Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Zachary Lumpkin
Gender : Male
Age : 25
Race : White
Date : 03/20/2021
Location : Interstate 75 near mile marker 338
City : Dalton
County : Whitfield
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
In the early morning of March 20, 2021, Georgia State Patrol pursued a stolen silver Ford Fusion driven by Zachary Lumpkin in Whitfield County. The vehicle was traveling over 120 mph on I-75. A trooper performed a PIT maneuver near mile marker 338, causing the car to veer into the median, flip, and crash into a tree. Lumpkin and passenger Shadow Ridge Stanley were both killed. The use of the PIT maneuver drew scrutiny following the fatal outcome.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2021/mar/20/police-pursuit-tactic-under-scrutiny-after-more-deaths
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/whitfield-county-car-crash-on-thursday-leaves-two-dead-questions-still-left-unanswered
https://foxchattanooga.com/news/local/gdot-part-of-i75-closed-after-crash-in-whitfield-county
