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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/19/2021

Location : 300 block of Goff Mountain Road

City : Cross Lanes

County : Kanawha

State : West Virginia

Agency : Dunbar Police Department; Kanawha County Sheriff's Office; South Charleston Police Department; Nitro Police Department; Charleston Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Multiple law-enforcement agencies pursued the motorcyclist for an undisclosed reason until he crashed in Cross Lanes.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/19/2021, a male motorcyclist was critically injured when he crashed during a multi-agency police pursuit that began in Dunbar and ended on Goff Mountain Road in Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
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The pursuit began shortly after 2:20 p.m. in the 1600 block of Dunbar Avenue. Dunbar Police Department, Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, South Charleston Police Department, Nitro Police Department and Charleston Police Department participated as the pursuit continued through local back roads toward Cross Lanes.
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The motorcyclist crashed near the Subway restaurant in the 300 block of Goff Mountain Road. Emergency medical personnel responded and transported him to a hospital with injuries described as life-threatening. The crash scene remained closed until approximately 4:35 p.m.
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Contemporary reporting did not identify the motorcyclist or disclose why police initially attempted to stop him. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System subsequently records the corresponding 06/19/2021 Kanawha County police-related traffic fatality in the data being reviewed for this database.
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The police pursuit itself is independently confirmed by contemporary reporting. The deceased motorcyclist's identity and the circumstances prompting the initial police action remain unresolved.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit were not publicly identified in the reporting located.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsaz.com/2021/06/19/police-pursuit-motorcyle/
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars