Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jahsani Jean-Baptiste
Gender : Male
Age : 18
Race : Black
Date : 07/18/2021
Location : I-64
City : Chesapeake
County : Chesapeake
State : Virginia
Agency : Chesapeake Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 18, 2021, at 12:34 a.m., an officer patrolling near the I-64 and I-464 interchange noticed a 2016 Chrysler 200 speeding with its headlights off. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, which stopped briefly before speeding away on I-64 East. At 12:47 a.m., traffic was slowed due to a prior crash at the 299-mile marker on eastbound I-64, and the Chrysler struck a 2005 Honda Accord from behind. The force of the crash caused the Honda to strike another vehicle and catch fire, killing the driver, Jahsani Jean-Baptiste, and injuring the driver and passenger of the vehicle it struck.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality, 2 injuries
