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Jordan Nicholas Griffin

Age : 25

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/14/2023

Location : Montgomery Highway near Chinook Street

City : Denton

County : Houston

State : Alabama

Agency : Dothan Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/13/2023, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a Dothan Police Department officer observed 25-year-old Jordan Nicholas Griffin drive through a red traffic signal at the intersection of Denton Road and Montgomery Highway. The officer attempted to catch up to Griffin to conduct a traffic stop for the traffic violation. Griffin continued driving away as the officer closed the distance.
Griffin traveled south along Montgomery Highway and drove through the parking lot of a Family Dollar store. His vehicle left the roadway near Chinook Street, struck a utility pole and a tree, and caught fire. Officers and emergency medical personnel responded, but Griffin died at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash.
Dothan Police Captain Lynn Watkins stated that the department did not classify the incident as a police pursuit because the officer had not initiated a sustained chase before the collision. Watkins said Griffin may have been preparing to stop once the patrol vehicle got immediately behind him, but the crash occurred almost immediately afterward.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtvy.com/2023/08/14/dothan-man-who-police-said-ran-red-light-dies-moments-later/