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Paula Kathern Kennedy

Gender : Female

Age : 58

Race : White

Date : 10/03/2021

Location : Intersection of Noe Bixby Road and Chatterton Road

City : Blacklick Estates

County : Franklin

State : Ohio

Agency : Madison Township Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 10/03/2021, Paula Kathern Kennedy, 58, was killed in a police chase crash at the intersection of Noe Bixby Road and Chatterton Road in Blacklick Estates, Ohio. The incident began when Madison Township Police pursued an allegedly stolen 2022 Mercedes SL at approximately 8:44 a.m. The driver of the stolen vehicle, identified as a 15-year-old boy, did not stop. Police escalated a high-speed chase through a red light at the intersection, where the stolen vehicle crashed head-on into Paula Kennedy's 2019 Nissan Rogue. Paula Kennedy died from her injuries. The teenage driver was seriously injured and hospitalized.
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Paula Kennedy had been a building secretary in the Groveport Madison School District and a beloved local figure.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
• Fatalities: 1 (Paula Kennedy)
• Injuries: 1 (driver of the pursued vehicle)
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Last Update: 12/30/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/groveport-madison-hs-remembers-longtime-secretary-who-died-after-crash/530-058ddd68-66c8-4053-9f8b-125c2605562b
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/woman-dies-man-injured-in-southeast-franklin-county-crash/530-1384404c-8d0d-4c6d-b34f-736673bf47a0
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/memorial-held-for-groveport-madison-high-school-secretary-paula-kennedy-killed-in-crash