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Joshua Day

Gender : Male

Age : 34

Race : White

Date : 05/02/2021

Location : North Point Boulevard and Norris Lane

City : Dundalk

County : Baltimore

State : Maryland

Agency : Baltimore County Police Department

Officer(s) :Off-duty Officer William Collazo-Brown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/02/2021, around 2 a.m., Joshua Day was crossing North Point Boulevard in Dundalk when he was initially struck by a car. The driver of this car stopped at the scene. Shortly after, Berlynn Matthews, 21, stopped to assist Day. Tragically, off-duty Officer William Collazo-Brown on a motorcycle then struck both individuals, leading to their deaths. Collazo-Brown was subsequently arrested and charged with DUI-related offenses.He was found guilty of criminally negligent manslaughter, driving under the influence, homicide with a motor vehicle, and negligently operating a vehicle under the influence.
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He was sentenced to 18 months in jail with additional probation conditions, including home detention, after his release from incarceration.

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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities

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Last Update: 12/26/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/20989239/Joshua-John-Day/
https://patch.com/maryland/dundalk/duty-officer-faces-dui-charges-after-hitting-people-police
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/2-killed-in-dundalk-pedestrian-crash-off-duty-police-officer-charged-with-dui/
https://demo.cms.oovvuu.com/2023/07/18/bs-md-co-william-collazo-brown-sentencing-20230718-rzxhw4fvtnb55hksb5b2r6qkmu-story-html/
https://accidentdatacenter.com/us/maryland/baltimore-md/dundalk/21/05/02/joshua-day-34-and-berlynn-matthews-21-both-dead-after-car-strikes-day-matthews-offers-aid-and-both
https://www.scottshellenberger.com/post/off-duty-baltimore-county-police-officer-guilty-of-criminally-negligent-manslaughter-in-deaths
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/officer-fired-from-baltimore-co-police-after-allegedly-striking-killing-2-pedestrians
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/off-duty-police-officer-charged-in-double-fatal-pedestrian-crash