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Ahayna Elizabeth Oshay Sanders
Gender : Female
Age : 26
Race : Black
Date : 12/03/2023
Location : Interstate 94 and Marion Street
City : St. Paul
County : Ramsey
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minnesota State Patrol
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 10, 2024, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper attempted to stop a driver for speeding near Interstate 94 and Marion Street in St. Paul. The driver initially stopped but then drove away. Police escalated a "brief pursuit." The trooper allegedly discontinued the chase when the driver exited at Marion Street at high speed, crashing into a concrete wall. The driver, identified as 26-year-old Ahayna Elizabeth Sanders, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 Fatality
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Last update: 12/11/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/speeding-driver-killed-in-crash-in-st-paul-while-evading-traffic-stop-state-patrol-says/
https://www.startribune.com/one-dead-brief-pursuit-state-patrol-st-paul/600324106
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/police-identify-st-paul-man-killed-by-driver-fleeing-traffic-stop
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/bystander-dies-after-police-chase-leads-to-crash-in-st-paul/89-ff47bc7d-3c3c-4282-874c-49f71a751037
