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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/25/2021

Location : West Tennessee Street & Blountstown Highway

City : Tallahassee

County : Leon

State : Florida

Agency : Leon County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR POLICE ENCOUNTER:
Traffic violation. At approximately 12:30 a.m., Leon County Sheriff's Office deputies stopped a black Infiniti passenger car at West Tennessee Street and White Drive for an unspecified traffic violation. Deputies approached the vehicle and spoke with its driver and passenger.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 07/25/2021, an unidentified driver of a Chevrolet passenger car was killed when a black Infiniti that had fled a Leon County Sheriff's Office traffic stop crashed into the Chevrolet at West Tennessee Street and Blountstown Highway in Tallahassee. The Chevrolet driver was an uninvolved motorist with no connection to the preceding police encounter.
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The encounter began approximately a mile east of the eventual crash, at West Tennessee Street and White Drive. Deputies stopped the Infiniti for a traffic violation and made contact with its driver and passenger. After a brief interaction, the Infiniti suddenly accelerated westbound on West Tennessee Street.
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As the Infiniti drove away, it ran over a deputy's foot and dragged the deputy a short distance.
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A few moments later, authorities received a report of a two-vehicle collision approximately a mile away at West Tennessee Street and Blountstown Highway. Deputies responding to the collision recognized the Infiniti as the same vehicle that had fled the traffic stop.
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The Infiniti had crashed into a Chevrolet passenger car and also damaged several vehicles at a nearby automobile dealership. The Chevrolet's driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Infiniti's driver and passenger were transported to a hospital. The passenger subsequently died from injuries sustained in the crash. The driver survived the initial collision and remained hospitalized when LCSO released its preliminary account.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
The uninvolved Chevrolet driver and the Infiniti passenger were killed. The Infiniti driver was injured, and a Leon County sheriff's deputy suffered a foot injury when the Infiniti drove away from the traffic stop.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Leon County Sheriff's Office deputies involved in the traffic stop have not been publicly identified in the sources located.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2021/07/25/leon-lcso-pursuit-tallahassee-killed-crash-west-tennessee/8086212002/
https://www.wctv.tv/2021/07/25/2-dead-following-car-crash-tallahassee/
https://www.leoncountyso.com/portals/0/docs/news-releases/lcso-investigating-fatal-traffic-crash9b4a3f4a2c174e99b07cca01de15336e.pdf
https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2021-07-26/two-people-dead-following-traffic-stop-in-tallahassee
https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/2-dead-2-injured-including-lcso-deputy-in-crash-after-traffic-stop
https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/07/25/lcso-investigating-traffic-crash-that-claims-two-lives/