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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/31/2023
Location : SE 29th St
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/31/2023, shortly before 8:00 p.m., Oklahoma City Police officers attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation in southeast Oklahoma City. The driver continued driving while police pursued through city streets. According to police, supervisors called off the chase before the vehicle reached Southeast 29th Street because of the danger posed by the driver's actions. Moments later, the vehicle crossed railroad tracks at a high rate of speed, became airborne, left the roadway, and struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian died at the scene. The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot before officers arrived.
Police deployed a K-9 unit and searched the surrounding area but were unable to locate the driver that night. Several days later, investigators identified and arrested the alleged driver after receiving information from the public. He was booked on complaints that included first-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene of a fatal collision, and attempting to elude police. Authorities continued to state that the police pursuit had already been terminated before the fatal collision occurred.
Despite subsequent reporting, I found no public identification of the pedestrian, no public release identifying the pursuing officers, and no publicly reported civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the pedestrian arising from the incident.
