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Chassadee Chy Ann Costales

Age : 22

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/13/2021

Location : Bush Creek Road (near US 412)

City : Tontitown

County : Washington

State : Arkansas

Agency : Tontitown Police Department

Officer(s) :Rebecca Martis; Garrett Henry

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Stolen vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/10/2021, Chassadee Chy Ann Costales, 22, of Springdale was driving a Toyota 4Runner in Tontitown when Officer Rebecca Martis checked the vehicle's license plate and learned that the SUV had been reported stolen in Fayetteville approximately one month earlier. Martis attempted a traffic stop, and Costales continued driving while police pursued her onto Bush Creek Road.
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Costales failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Bush Creek Road and crashed the 4Runner into a tree. The vehicle erupted in flames. Witness James Larson, who lived nearby, described seeing a large fireball and went to the crash site to help as neighbors arrived with fire extinguishers.
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Officer Garrett Henry climbed into the burning vehicle to reach Costales while Martis fought the fire with an extinguisher. Henry suffered minor injuries during the rescue. The officers and responding residents succeeded in pulling Costales from the wreckage. She suffered third- and fourth-degree burns and multiple broken bones and was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Costales died from her injuries on 04/13/2021, three days after the crash. She was born in Galveston, Texas, and had participated in marching band and wrestling in high school. After her death, her family donated her organs; her mother later reported that Costales's heart went to a 35-year-old woman and that other organs were donated to additional recipients.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Rebecca Martis was the Tontitown officer who initiated the traffic stop and pursuit. Garrett Henry participated in the pursuit and entered the burning vehicle after the crash. Tontitown later formally honored Henry for the rescue, declaring April 10 “Garrett Henry Day.” He also received a citation from the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 2022, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge recognized Henry as Washington County Officer of the Year.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.4029tv.com/article/chassadee-costales-tontitown-chase-wreck/36111235
https://www.facebook.com/DougWarner.Journalist/posts/update-this-was-the-end-of-a-high-speed-chase-video-httpswwwfacebookcomsharev176/1329285585221915/
https://houmatimes.com/crime/lsp-body-discovered-in-des-allemands-was-driver-of-stolen-vehicle-in-lafourche-parish-pursuit/