Search fatalities

Michelle Wall

Age : 44

Gender : Female

Race : Black

Date : 03/17/2024

Location : East 156th Street and Calcutta Avenue

City : Cleveland

County : Cuyahoga

State : Ohio

Agency : Euclid Police Department

Officer(s) :Benjamin Wilcox; Vashon Williams

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 03/17/2024, Michelle Wall, 44, was driving to church when police chased a stolen Jeep into her vehicle at East 156th Street and Calcutta Avenue in Cleveland, killing her. According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her mother, Elizabeth Wall, former Euclid officer Benjamin Wilcox initiated the pursuit and Lt. Vashon Williams authorized it, despite dangerous conditions and speeds alleged to have reached up to 120 mph. The lawsuit states the chase violated department policy and continued across jurisdictional boundaries. After the crash, officers allegedly continued pursuing the occupants of the stolen vehicle on foot instead of providing medical assistance to Wall, and a nurse who attempted to help was reportedly instructed to step away. The City of Euclid has stated its internal review found the officers did nothing wrong.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/mother-of-woman-killed-in-euclid-high-speed-chase-and-crash-sues-officers-for-wrongful-death
https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/02/06/sentencing-18-year-old-guilty-causing-deadly-crash-during-chase-with-euclid-police/
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2024/03/mother-of-woman-killed-in-euclid-police-chase-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit.html