Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Robert D. McDermid
Gender : Male
Age : 66
Race : White
Date : 07/03/2021
Location : Intersection of 7th Street and Duquesne Road
City : Joplin
County : Jasper
State : Missouri
Agency : Duquesne Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 3, 2021, 66-year-old Robert D. McDermid of Joplin was a bystander killed during a police pursuit initiated by the Duquesne Police Department. Officers responded to a report of a male driver passed out in a vehicle blocking a driveway in the 800 block of South Rex Avenue. Upon arrival, they found the driver showing signs of intoxication. He drove away northbound on Rex Avenue. A Duquesne Police Department officer observed the vehicle and initiated a pursuit eastbound on 7th Street. Shortly thereafter, the vehicle collided with two other vehicles at the intersection of 7th Street and Duquesne Road. McDermid, the driver of one of the vehicles, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is conducting the crash investigation, while the Joplin Police Department is handling the criminal investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://rturner229.blogspot.com/2021/07/dwi-arrest-for-carthage-man-in-fatality.html
https://www.facebook.com/JoplinPD/posts/on-july-3rd-2021-at-823-am-the-joplin-police-department-received-a-report-of-a-m/1970608436428179/
