Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/26/2025
Location : South Redbud Trail and Hobart Street
City : Buchanan
County : Berrien
State : Michigan
Agency : Buchanan Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 2:45 a.m., Buchanan Police attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle driving in the wrong lane on Front Street. The driver did not stop. Police escalated a chase onto South Redbud Trail. After crossing railroad tracks, the vehicle went airborne, hit a tree, and crashed into a house near Hobart Street. The male driver was pronounced dead at the scene. No one in the home was injured. The Michigan State Police Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating.
