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Leo Alan Ray

Gender : Male

Age : 35

Race : White

Date : 09/08/2021

Location : Highway 151 near 300 block

City : Walford

County : Linn

State : Iowa

Agency : Linn County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On September 8, 2021, around 12:04 p.m., a Linn County deputy attempted to stop a blue Nissan Altima reported in a domestic disturbance. The driver, Leo Alan Ray, refused to stop. A pursuit began but was called off near Highway 151 and Wright Brothers Boulevard due to safety concerns. Shortly afterward, Ray’s vehicle crossed the center line on Highway 151 near the 300 block and collided nearly head-on with a northbound Kenworth dump truck. Ray and his female passenger were ejected and died at the scene. The truck driver was not injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thegazette.com/crashes/2-cedar-rapids-residents-killed-in-walford-accident-following-police-chase/
https://www.kcrg.com/2021/09/08/two-killed-walford-crash-collision-happened-shortly-after-deputy-quit-chase-vehicle/
https://apnews.com/article/police-iowa-e4dee22543693c596c1bdb8b0c46d44b
https://www.kimt.com/news/iowa/sheriffs-office-says-two-people-killed-after-police-pursuit/article_03e37ebc-48c3-11ec-b1bb-2f3a1fc68d19.html
https://who13.com/news/2-dead-in-walford-crash-following-domestic-disturbanc