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Andra Farnell Craig
Gender : Male
Age : 57
Race : Black
Date : 07/06/2023
Location : Rosedale St+Evans Ave
City : Fort Worth
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Fort Worth Police Department, Directed Response Unit
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Andra Farnell Craig was a third-party motorist driving on Rosedale Street and Evans Avenue where he had a green light when police chased a vehicle at high speeds into his path that crashed into his vehicle, ejecting and killing him. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Fort Worth PD in March 2024.
In October of 2023, the officer who had conducted the chase for a fleeing teenager, was cleared and will not be charged in the death of this bystander. His name was never released and remains protected by the department. Fort Worth PD has been under DOJ as well as public scrutiny over specifically the issue of rogue police pursuits and failure to disclose their pursuit policy during and beyond this time frame.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/1-dead-2-custody-fort-133713395.html