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Melvin Eugene Simpson
Gender : Male
Age : 51
Race : Black
Date : 10/22/2021
Location : I-240
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 22, 2021, at approximately 3:39 a.m., Oklahoma City Police officers responded to a reported robbery involving two men fleeing in a red Saturn. An officer spotted the vehicle minutes later and initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle initially pulled over in a parking lot but then sped away eastbound on a westbound service road. The vehicle entered the westbound lanes of I-240, driving against traffic. The pursuing officer paralleled the vehicle by driving eastbound in the eastbound lanes to maintain visual contact. The man vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle, resulting in the death of the driver, identified as Melvin Eugene Simpson, 51. His passenger sustained injuries from the crash.
