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Donald C. Williamson

Age : 32

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/19/2021

Location : Alabama Highway 143, approximately 2 miles south of Millbrook

City : Millbrook

County : Elmore

State : Alabama

Agency : Wetumpka Police Department

Officer(s) :Wetumpka Police Department; Elmore County Sheriff’s Office

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 07/15/2021, 32-year-old Donald C. Williamson of Wetumpka was critically injured when the 1989 Chevrolet Blazer he was driving crashed during a multi-jurisdictional police pursuit that began in Wetumpka and continued through Montgomery and back into Elmore County. Williamson died from his injuries on 07/19/2021. His passenger, 39-year-old Katie S. Foshee of Montgomery, also died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Wetumpka police initially attempted to stop the Blazer after receiving reports of reckless driving. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin also said officers had identified a person of interest connected to an ongoing investigation, but authorities did not publicly disclose the underlying investigation or clarify which person in the Blazer was the person of interest.
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The Blazer continued away from Wetumpka while police pursued. Elmore County sheriff’s deputies joined after the pursuit left Wetumpka, and the chase traveled into Montgomery along Northern Boulevard before reaching Interstate 65 northbound.
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The pursuit then continued north on I-65 toward Elmore County. Sheriff Franklin said deputies made several attempts to stop the Blazer as the pursuit continued. Williamson eventually took the Millbrook/Coosada exit at mile marker 176 and traveled toward Alabama Highway 143.
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Elmore County deputies deployed spike strips near Cobbs Ford Road in an effort to stop the Blazer. As Williamson approached the spike strips, he maneuvered to avoid them. The Blazer left the roadway, entered a ditch and then re-entered Alabama 143, where it collided with a 2020 International MV607 commercial vehicle.
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The collision critically injured Williamson and Foshee. Emergency personnel had to extricate Williamson from the wreckage. Both were transported to Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery in serious condition.
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Foshee died first from her injuries. Williamson remained hospitalized but subsequently died overnight before ALEA confirmed his death on 07/19/2021.
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Highway Patrol Division investigated the fatal collision. ALEA troopers and Millbrook police also assisted during the incident, while Wetumpka police and Elmore County deputies were the agencies specifically identified as initiating and continuing the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Wetumpka Police Department officers who initiated the attempted stop and the Elmore County sheriff’s deputies who joined the pursuit and deployed the spike strips have not been publicly identified.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtvm.com/2021/07/19/second-person-dies-following-thursday-police-pursuit/
https://www.wsfa.com/2021/07/19/second-person-dies-following-thursday-police-pursuit/
https://www.wsfa.com/2021/07/15/2-suspects-injured-after-multi-county-police-pursuit/
https://elmoreautauganews.com/2021/07/19/both-occupants-of-vehicle-involved-in-police-pursuit-crash-thursday-have-died-alea-reports/