Death by Cop 2021-2025
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James Thigpen
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : White
Date : 12/19/2021
Location : W. Water Street and Larchmont Road
City : West Elmira
County : Chemung
State : New York
Agency : Chemung County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 19, 2021, at approximately 7:43 p.m., a deputy from the Chemung County Sheriff's Office observed a 2018 Honda motorcycle traveling east at a high rate of speed on W. Water Street in West Elmira, New York. The deputy attempted to stop the motorcycle, which had been reported stolen out of Ithaca. The motorcyclist, identified as 36-year-old James Thigpen, initially slowed down but then turned around and sped westbound on W. Water Street, driving against the flow of one-way traffic.
The deputy did not pursue the motorcycle further and radioed the Communications Center to report the situation. Shortly afterward, the motorcycle collided with a 2016 Ford Fusion. Thigpen was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.stargazette.com/news/crime/chemung-county-motorcycle-crash-pursuit-deputy/
• https://www.wetmtv.com/news/local-news/west-elmira-motorcycle-crash-fatality-chemung-county/
• https://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2021/12/19/ithaca-man-killed-west-elmira-motorcycle-crash/
