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Lafe Benjamin Parsley

Age : 35

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 04/16/2021

Location : Marengo County Road 54, approximately three miles south of Demopolis

City : Demopolis

County : Marengo

State : Alabama

Agency : Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

Officer(s) :Not Applicable

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver reported by FARS as killed in police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Identified by FARS governmental database as having died in police pursuit crash.
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/16/2021, 35-year-old Lafe Benjamin Parsley of Linden was killed when the 2003 Toyota Camry he was driving left Marengo County Road 54 and struck a tree approximately three miles south of Demopolis, Alabama.
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The crash occurred late Friday night, shortly before 11:00 p.m., as Parsley traveled on Marengo County Road 54 just south of the Demopolis city limits.
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According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers, Parsley's Toyota Camry left the roadway and struck a tree. The collision caused fatal injuries, and Parsley was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Reginal King publicly identified Parsley and provided details of the fatal crash. ALEA's Highway Patrol Division investigated the collision.
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Contemporaneous newspaper coverage independently documents Parsley's death. Tuscaloosa Thread published a report on 04/17/2021 identifying him as Lafe Benjamin Parsley, 35, of Linden, and Tuscaloosa Patch separately reported his identity, the approximate time, the crash into the tree and the location approximately three miles south of Demopolis.
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No public reporting located during this review states that police were pursuing Parsley, attempting to stop him, following him, or otherwise involved in the sequence leading to the fatal crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://tuscaloosathread.com/marengo-county-traffic-fatality/
https://patch.com/alabama/tuscaloosa/bryce-young-shines-day-ichiban-announces-new-location
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars