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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