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Brittany Michelle Ingram

Age : 30

Gender : Female

Race : Black

Date : 08/29/2021

Location : Highway 36 and Henderson Mill Road

City : Covington

County : Newton

State : Georgia

Agency : Newton County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/28/2021, Newton County Sheriff’s Office deputies pursued a reportedly stolen vehicle through Newton County. The pursuit continued at high speed on Highway 81 as deputies followed the vehicle toward the Covington area.
Thirty-year-old Brittany Michelle Ingram, who was pregnant, was traveling in an uninvolved vehicle when the police pursuit approached her location. The pursued vehicle crossed into opposing traffic and collided with Ingram’s vehicle.
The impact severely damaged Ingram’s vehicle and left her critically injured. Emergency personnel transported her to Piedmont Newton Hospital, where she died from injuries sustained in the collision. Her unborn child also died.
The Georgia State Patrol investigated the fatal collision. The crash was a direct consequence of the vehicle pursuit initiated by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office over a reportedly stolen vehicle.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/1-dead-following-police-pursuit-of-stolen-vehicle/85-c53057e3-db64-44d2-b2ea-04db2b236520
https://www.covnews.com/news/crime/pregnant-woman-dies-crash-after-pursuit/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/newton-county/pregnant-woman-dies-after-suspect-leading-police-chase-crashes-into-car/N5NLFZZRYZGHXJS2W3VWVFKJBE/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/innocent-bystander-killed-in-newton-county-crash-following-police-pursuit
https://www.wgxa.tv/news/local/pregnant-woman-killed-in-newton-county-crash-after-police-chase-of-stolen-car