Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Kenya Reed
Gender : Female
Age : 18
Race : Black
Date : 01/10/2021
Location : Near Interstate 65 and Craft Highway
City : Chickasaw
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Chickasaw Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer Joseph Hand
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 10, 2021, Chickasaw Police Officer Joseph Hand pursued a vehicle that crashed near Interstate 65 and Craft Highway in Chickasaw, killing 18-year-old Kenya Reed, a McIntosh High School senior, who was a passenger in the car. Reed’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit, stating that Officer Hand’s conduct was part of “multiple cases” of reckless driving and pursuit behavior. Hand was later indicted for criminally negligent homicide in connection with Reed’s death. In a separate 2024 incident, while working for the Semmes Police Department, Hand was again accused of causing another catastrophic crash that left a passenger paralyzed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mynbc15.com/news/local/family-of-18-year-old-killed-in-2021-crash-with-chickasaw-pd-officer-announces-lawsuits
https://www.fox10tv.com/2022/03/25/former-chickasaw-police-officer-indicted-after-2021-fatal-crash-that-killed-mcintosh-teen/
https://www.mynbc15.com/news/local/officer-accused-in-2021-fatal-crash-now-blamed-for-wreck-that-left-passenger-paralyzed
