Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jody Dean Eisenbarth
Gender : Male
Age : 53
Race : White
Date : 07/06/2025
Location : Highway 3 near mile marker 12
City : Billings
County : Yellowstone
State : Montana
Agency : Montana Highway Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/06/2025, a Montana Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on Highway 3 north of Billings. The driver refused to stop, and officers escalated a pursuit. Near mile marker 12, the driver’s vehicle collided head-on with a semi-truck. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The trooper avoided the semi but rolled his patrol vehicle and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The semi-truck driver was also hospitalized. The crash started a grass fire that burned about 110 acres. The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/police-pursuit-leaves-1-dead-2-hospitalized-north-of-billings
https://www.kulr8.com/news/pursuit-on-highway-3-near-billings-ends-in-fatal-crash-trooper-injured/article_c7d7ca69-1985-4ac8-8157-f2e8c66f476f.html
https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/trooper-injured-in-high-speed-pursuit-north-of-billings-crash-sparks-grass-fire
