Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Marva Ilene Ackles
Gender : Female
Age : 47
Race : Black
Date : 10/26/2021
Location : Koop Road and N Eastown Road
City : Lima
County : Allen
State : Ohio
Agency : Lima Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/26/2021, Lima Police Department officers escalated a chase to speeds exceeding 100 mph while traveling westbound on Koop Road following a reported shoplifting incident at Walmart. Police then alleged that they "called off the chase" just before the vehicle missed a curve on West Koop Road and crashed into a tree at Koop Road and N Eastown Road.
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The driver, Marva Ackles, was killed in the crash. A passenger in the vehicle was injured and transported to a nearby hospital in unknown condition. The incident is under internal self-investigation by the Lima Police Department.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 1 injury
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Last Update: 12/30/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.limaohio.com/archive/2021/10/27/lima-woman-dies-in-crash-after-lima-police-pursuit/
• https://mercercountyoutlook.net/2021/10/26/lima-woman-dies-in-single-car-crash-earlier-was-involved-in-a-police-pursuit/
• https://thecount.com/2021/10/26/marva-ackles-killed-car-crash-lima/
• https://www.jonesclarkfh.com/obituary/Marva-Ackles
• https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/limaohio/name/marva-ackles-obituary?id=31210910
