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Miles Murray

Age : 19

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/21/2023

Location : Route 202 / North Main Street near Route 9

City : Belchertown

County : Hampshire

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Massachusetts State Police

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/20/2023, at approximately 8:45 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police trooper attempted to stop 19-year-old Miles Murray of Henniker, New Hampshire, as Murray drove a 2011 Nissan Altima south on Route 202 in Belchertown. Police said the initiating reason for the attempted stop was that Murray was driving erratically and failing to remain within marked travel lanes.
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Murray continued driving away while the state trooper pursued. According to Massachusetts State Police, Murray accelerated away from the attempted stop and continued south on Route 202.
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Police alleged that Murray subsequently ran a red light at the intersection of Route 202 and Route 9. While negotiating a curve, the Nissan left the roadway and struck a mulch bed, which launched the vehicle into the air.
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The Nissan then struck a rock wall, a large tree and a light pole before crashing into a Jeep Wrangler parked in the driveway of a residence on North Main Street. The collision was so violent that the Nissan's engine was torn from the vehicle and launched through the exterior of a neighboring house, creating a large hole in the second floor. Additional wreckage damaged the first floor.
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Murray was ejected from the Nissan during the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities subsequently confirmed that Murray was the only person in the vehicle. No residents of the houses struck by the vehicle or debris were injured.
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Massachusetts State Police and the Belchertown Police Department investigated the fatal pursuit crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://dailyvoice.com/massachusetts/hampshire-franklin/teen-killed-in-crash-that-sent-cars-engine-through-belchertown-home-during-police-chase-cops/
https://www.wmur.com/article/19-year-old-from-henniker-killed-in-crash-during-police-chase-in-belchertown-massachusetts/44876051
https://www.wcvb.com/article/driver-fatal-belchertown-crash-identified-by-police/44880680
https://www.westernmassnews.com/2023/08/22/officials-identify-victim-deadly-belchertown-crash/