Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Melanie Rebecca Painter
Gender : Female
Age : 53
Race : White
Date : 03/31/2021
Location : TX-94 and Dean Creek Hunting Club Rd
City : Trinity
County : Trinity
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety
Officer(s) :Trooper Brady Germeroth
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At approximately 6:45 p.m., a 2003 Mack truck tractor towing a pole trailer was traveling east on Highway 94. A 2017 DPS Chevrolet patrol vehicle was traveling westbound. The DPS Trooper, Trooper Brady Germeroth, identified a traffic violation on another eastbound vehicle and made a U-turn. As the patrol vehicle re-entered the eastbound lane, the Mack truck driver swerved into the westbound lane, striking a 2019 Jeep Wrangler head-on. The truck continued to swerve and struck the back right side of the DPS vehicle, which then overturned and caught fire. The driver of the truck and the trooper were not injured. Melanie Painter, the driver of the Jeep, was killed in the crash.
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https://kicks105.com/dps-trooper-involved-in-fatal-accident-on-hwy-94-near-groveton/
