Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Sally Bay Schultz
Gender : Female
Age : 85
Race : White
Date : 12/03/2021
Location : Solon Road and Erico Drive
City : Solon
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Solon Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/03/2021, a Ford Fusion reportedly carjacked in Cleveland was spotted traveling eastbound on Solon Road near Erico Drive. The driver accelerated, and police escalated a high-speed pursuit, reaching approximately 80 mph in a 35 mph zone. The chase extended into Bentleyville and Chagrin Falls before the officer allegedly "lost sight of the vehicle." Another officer later deployed stop sticks near Solon Road and Erico Drive.
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While attempting to avoid the stop sticks at high speed, the vehicle lost control and collided with two bystander vehicles. Sally Schultz, an 85-year-old passenger in one of the bystander vehicles, sustained critical injuries and later died. The drivers of the other bystander vehicles, a 37-year-old man from North Bloomfield and an 89-year-old man from Chagrin Falls, were also injured.
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Two occupants of the pursued vehicle, a 19-year-old man from Berea and a 20-year-old man from Cleveland, were hospitalized and subsequently arrested. The incident has been placed under internal investigation by the Solon Police Department.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 2 injuries
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Last Update: 12/30/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/solon-police-pursuit-vehicle-ends-crash-death-female-passenger/95-072e3c22-41fc-4c54-8734-ff2816cb91d7
• https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/solon-police-release-video-of-pursuit-that-turned-deadly
• https://fox8.com/news/police-pursuit-of-stolen-car-in-solon-ends-in-crash-85-year-old-woman-critically-injured/
• https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/charges-filed-in-fatal-solon-police-pursuit-that-left-an-85-year-old-woman-dead
• https://patch.com/ohio/solon/85-year-old-woman-killed-car-crash-solon-police