Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Richard O. Wells Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 26
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/07/2025
Location : Peachtree Road Northeast and Piedmont Road Northeast
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A person fled the scene of a robbery in a stolen vehicle. Atlanta Police later spotted the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver did not stop. Police escalated a high-speed chase that ran a red light at the intersection of Peachtree Road Northeast and Piedmont Road Northeast in Buckhead and crashed into another vehicle. The bystander driver, Richard O. Wells Jr., was pronounced dead at the crash site.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/high-speed-chase-ends-buckhead-crash-driver-tied-armed-robberies
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/04/08/man-custody-after-accident-atlantas-buckhead-neighborhood-police-say/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/suspect-crashes-during-police-chase-following-chick-fil-a-robbery-dekalb-county/SNSX6EOGVBAKRAXFB6QY55IJJ4/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/pursuit-of-dekalb-chick-fil-a-robbery-suspect-ends-in-deadly-buckhead-crash/PQIEQWTB6FD2HCXRJ6NIBCVRXA/
https://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/26-year-old-man-who-died-buckhead-crash-identified/HZV6KWJ6TNGR3PHMAKCWKCBP3E/
