Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Noah Joseph Ford
Age : 24
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 04/07/2021
Location : TX-56 & N Hwy 75
City : Sherman
County : Grayson
State : Texas
Agency : Sherman Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer Christopher Carson
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian bystander killed by off duty, police officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/07/2021 at approximately 4:00 a.m., Noah Joseph Ford, 24, of Sherman was attempting to cross U.S. Highway 75 near State Highway 56 and the Travelers Inn when he was struck by a southbound pickup truck driven by an off-duty Sherman Police Department officer. Ford was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The collision occurred in an area undergoing major highway construction where the pedestrian bridge had been removed. A witness told local media that pedestrians had been crossing highway barriers in the area to travel to and from the nearby motel.
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The off-duty officer immediately called 911 and remained at the scene. Sherman police closed the southbound lanes of U.S. 75 for approximately three hours while investigators processed the fatal crash.
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Sherman Police Sgt. Brett Mullen said the department would conduct a full investigation and hold the off-duty officer to the same standards applied in any other fatal motor-vehicle investigation.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The off-duty Sherman police officer driving the pickup was not publicly identified in the contemporaneous reporting.
