Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Haidan B. Smallwood
Age : 18
Gender : Female
Race : White
Date : 08/02/2023
Location : Route 17 and Delaplane Grade Road railroad crossing
City : Delaplane
County : Fauquier
State : Virginia
Agency : Fauquier County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/02/2023, a Fauquier County Sheriff's Office deputy observed a stolen Honda Accord traveling 97 mph in a 55 mph zone on Route 17 and attempted a traffic stop. The driver continued driving away, reaching speeds of more than 115 mph. Deputies terminated the pursuit twice because of safety concerns, first near Marshall and again after the vehicle exited Interstate 66 onto Route 17. About one minute after the second pursuit was terminated, deputies located the Honda after it had crashed into a Norfolk Southern freight train at the Route 17 railroad crossing near Delaplane Grade Road.
Haidan B. Smallwood, an 18-year-old passenger from Berryville, suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where she died. The 19-year-old driver and another passenger survived. The Virginia State Police investigated the crash and later charged the driver, Jeremiah A.T. Greenfield, with second-degree murder and felony eluding.
Virginia Police had chased the vehicle at 115 mph until it crashed into an oncoming train.
Police had hunted the vehicle because their ALPR apparently reported it as stolen. Smallwood’s family said that their daughter had told them that he had recently bought the vehicle and the family were under the impression that there appeared to be a possible mixup reported to police.
Her boyfriend who had fled from the aggressive police hunt involving several law enforcement agencies in a panic, was charged with 2nd degree manslaughter in her death.
Haidan Smallwood had graduated from high school recently and was enrolled in a nursing program at a university and was looking forward to a productive life.
