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Jaiden DeJarnett

Gender : Male

Age : 16

Race : Black

Date : 09/03/2023

Location : Jefferson St

City : Courtland

County : Lawrence

State : Alabama

Agency : Decatur PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Decatur PD attempted to conduct a traffic stop at 2:40 a.m. on a vehicle at 67 and Danville Road. The driver, 16-year-old Jaiden DeJarnett, did not stop. Police escalated a chase into Lawrence County. When reaching Jefferson Street with police still in pursuit, DeJarnett lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree and died during the chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.waff.com/2023/09/04/one-person-killed-lawrence-co-single-vehicle-crash-following-pursuit/

https://whnt.com/news/decatur/dpd-one-dead-after-police-pursuit-ends-in-lawrence-county/

https://www.waaytv.com/news/update-madison-county-teen-killed-in-pursuit-involving-decatur-police/article_db4e4adc-4b2d-11ee-8505-53098b719207.html