Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Ryan Quinney

Gender : Male

Age : 20

Race : Black

Date : 11/11/2024

Location : Jerry Clower Boulevard near 20th Street

City : Yazoo City

County : Yazoo

State : Mississippi

Agency : Yazoo City Police Department

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On November 8, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers attempted to stop a vehicle in Flora, Mississippi, for an alleged traffic violation. The driver did not stop. Officers escalated a chase that continued into Yazoo City, during which the driver lost control on Jerry Clower Boulevard. The vehicle left the road, traversed a ditch, struck a parked car, and became airborne.
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The car then collided with a light pole and overturned multiple times before coming to rest in a yard on Talbert Drive. Emergency responders used the Jaws of Life to extricate the driver, who was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in unknown condition.
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The passenger, 20-year-old Mississippi Valley State University junior linebacker Ryan Quinney from Mobile, Alabama, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. Police have not explained why they pursued the vehicle at high speed.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Ryan Quinney)
Injuries: 1 (Driver, condition unknown)

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wapt.com/article/mvsu-football-player-killed-in-chase-that-ended-in-a-crash-another-injured/62859074
https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-valley-state-football-quinney-police-chase-07a25a0feaba12b94696cf839634eca1
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42334408/mvsu-lb-ryan-quinney-killed-car-crash-police-chase