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Lucy Yates
Gender : Female
Age : 18
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2024
Location : Interstate 29
City : Watson
County : Fremont
State : Missouri
Agency : Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystanders killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police escalated a pursuit that began in Iowa following a report of kidnapping and domestic assault ended in Missouri with a wrong-way crash that claimed the lives of four individuals, including two Kearney High School students and the driver under pursuit. A third teen was seriously injured, and a 1-year-old child, who was also in the fleeing driver’s vehicle, survived after being rescued.
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Fremont County deputies and Iowa State Patrol troopers pursued a man who , who drove southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 29. The Iowa trooper ended the chase at the Missouri state line, but a Fremont County deputy continued.
The crash involved the fleeing driver’s 2023 Kia Sorento, a 2013 Ford Focus carrying the teens, and a 2024 Volvo semi-truck. The Sorento burst into flames after the crash. Three teens in the Ford Focus, all from Kearney, Missouri, were involved; two lost their lives. The fleeing driver also died, while the 1-year-old child in the Sorento survived.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 3 dead, 3 injured including 2 children.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article295740949.html#storylink=cpy
