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Vinnie Hamlet
Gender : Male
Age : 17
Race : White
Date : 01/13/2021
Location : 5800 Southwest 119th Street
City : Oklahoma City
County : Cleveland
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD)
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 13, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) troopers and Oklahoma City Police Department officers escalated a chase of a stolen Lincoln Navigator up to 115 mph. The vehicle was driven by 17-year-old Vinnie Hamlet, the twin brother of Chris Hamlet, with Chris and a 17-year-old female passenger. Troopers used a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver, directly causing the SUV to flip multiple times and land in a field near Southwest 119th Street and South Meridian Avenue. Vinnie Hamlet was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Chris Hamlet and the female passenger sustained injuries but survived.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol conducted an internal self-investigation. The findings were presented to the District Attorney's Office, which determined that the deadly pursuit was justified.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kfor.com/news/local/ohp-car-pursuit-policies-are-challenged-after-mondays-death/
