Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Tishara Pugh
Gender : Female
Age : 36
Race : Black
Date : 10/18/2021
Location : Seward Street and Whittlesey Street
City : Rochester
County : Monroe
State : New York
Agency : Rochester Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 18, 2021, a Rochester Police Department officer observed a stolen vehicle on Bartlett Street in Rochester, New York. The officer reportedly did not activate emergency lights or engage in a pursuit, but the vehicle left the area.
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Shortly afterward, the fleeing vehicle collided with another car at the intersection of Seward Street and Whittlesey Street. The occupants of the struck vehicle, a man and a woman, sustained severe injuries. The woman, identified as 36-year-old Tishara Pugh, was killed as a result of the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2021/10/18/rochester-police-involved-fatal-crash-stolen-vehicle/84567912/
• https://www.whec.com/rochester-ny-news/stolen-vehicle-crash-rochester-woman-killed-police-not-pursuing/6276372/
• https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/fatal-crash-involving-stolen-vehicle-rochester-police-investigation/
