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Ja’Marrius A. Rucker

Age : 25

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/04/2021

Location : Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE:
Georgia State Patrol attempted to stop the Toyota Camry after a trooper alleged the vehicle was traveling more than 100 mph as it exited Interstate 20 East onto Interstate 75 South.
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NARRATIVE:
On 11/04/2021, 25-year-old Ja’Marrius A. Rucker of Atlanta was killed while riding as a passenger in a Toyota Camry that crashed during a Georgia State Patrol pursuit in northwest Atlanta. Eighteen-year-old passenger Nadiyah S. McCants was also killed. The driver, 18-year-old La’Montez D. Winkfield, and another passenger, 19-year-old Tyreke M. Brookings, survived and were transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
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At approximately 1:30 a.m., a Georgia State Patrol trooper encountered the Camry as it exited I-20 East onto I-75 South. GSP spokesperson Franka Young said the trooper clocked the car traveling more than 100 mph and attempted a traffic stop. Winkfield continued driving away and the trooper pursued the Camry through multiple Atlanta streets and along I-75.
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The trooper eventually lost sight of the Camry on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. Investigators said Winkfield subsequently attempted to turn left from Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard onto Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard, lost control of the car and crashed into a concrete barrier and light pole. Rucker and McCants were killed.
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Georgia State Patrol reported that none of the four occupants was wearing a seat belt. Police also reported recovering firearms and illegal narcotics from the crash scene.
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The surviving public reporting documents a speed of more than 100 mph before the pursuit began but does not provide a reliable total pursuit mileage or duration.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
2 Fatalities, 2 Injuries.
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DISPOSITION:
No publicly documented criminal charge or disciplinary disposition involving the Georgia State Patrol trooper for initiating or continuing the pursuit was located. GSP reported after the crash that charges against the surviving occupants were pending.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Georgia State Patrol did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated and participated in the pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-chase-ends-with-deadly-crash-joseph-lowery-boulevard
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/crash-leaves-2-dead-near-joseph-e-lowery-blvd/85-d10ff36b-4720-4eae-9938-8f0de8420200