Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Tamya Westmoreland
Gender : Female
Age : 48
Race : Black
Date : 03/28/2025
Location : Intersection of I-90 off-ramp and Eddy Road
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 28, 2025, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s deputies attempted a traffic stop on East 9th Street. Police chased the vehicle that exited the freeway onto Eddy Road until it collided with another car driven by 48-year-old Tamya Westmoreland. Her vehicle flipped over a guardrail and caught fire. She was transported to University Hospitals and died from her injuries on April 13, 2025.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2025/03/1-dead-after-police-chase-ends-in-cleveland-crash-that-sends-car-off-bridge.html
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/woman-dies-weeks-after-cleveland-crash-involving-deputies-pursuing-erratic-driver
