Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Lawrence Richard Edwards
Gender : Male
Age : 43
Race : White
Date : 12/30/2024
Location : Oak Avenue and East Poplar Avenue
City : Carrboro
County : Orange
State : North Carolina
Agency : Chapel Hill Police Department and Carrboro Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 30, 2024, Chapel Hill police officers attempted to stop a vehicle allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash earlier in Chapel Hill. The driver was identified as 43-year-old Lawrence Richard Edwards of Chapel Hill. Police chased the vehicle into Carrboro and escalated a high-speed chase that ended at the intersection of Oak Avenue and East Poplar Avenue, where the vehicle crashed. Edwards and his passenger, 43-year-old Jonathan Lynn Blansett of Durham, both died. Police have so far not explained why they conducted the high-speed chase.
.Fatalities and Injuries:
• Lawrence Richard Edwards (Fatality)
• Jonathan Lynn Blansett (Fatality)
SOURCE LINKS:
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://abc11.com/post/carrboro-crash-2-dead-after-police-chase-linked-hit-run-ends-say/15733047/
