Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Curtis Armstead Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 24
Race : Black
Date : 03/28/2021
Location : Interstate 495 near Route 123 interchange
City : McLean
County : Fairfax
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince William County Police Department, Virginia State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/28/2021, Prince William County police initiated a pursuit of a vehicle that refused to stop for speeding. The chase continued north on Interstate 95 and into Fairfax County, where the fleeing driver, 24-year-old Curtis Armstead Jr., lost control of the car on Interstate 495 near the Route 123 interchange. The vehicle struck a barrier and burst into flames. Armstead died at the scene.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wjla.com/news/local/fatal-crash-prince-william-county-i-95-police-pursuit-virginia
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/police-pursuit-in-prince-william-county-ends-in-firey-crash-two-dead-virginia-i-495/65-cbe40c16-ec3f-4658-8091-518f435fe95a
https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/two-dead-after-police-chase-from-prince-william-to-fairfax/article_1e68cb02-9072-11eb-b69b-07e7cf40cc47.html
