Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Anita Benz
Age : 45
Gender : Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/06/2021
Location : NW Paramore and Lyman Road
City : Topeka
County : Shawnee
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) :Trooper(s) Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed in law enforcement pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/06/2021, 45-year-old Anita Benz was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a pursuit initiated by the Kansas Highway Patrol near NW Paramore and Lyman Road in Topeka. Troopers pursued the vehicle after alleging it was stolen and that it refused to stop. A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper conducted a pursuit intervention (pit maneuver), causing the vehicle to collide with a utility pole. Benz sustained fatal injuries in the crash. Investigators subsequently cleared the troopers involved. Benz’s family later filed a civil lawsuit challenging the pursuit tactics, and the state settled the case, awarding money to the family.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-highway-patrol-pay-500-153032916.html
https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2023/08/17/state-settles-in-kansas-highway-patrol-chase-that-killed-topeka-woman/70598824007/
