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Zane Daniel Hadden

Age : 17

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 09/10/2021

Location : Oak Lawn Road, approximately two miles east of Seymour

City : Seymour

County : Webster

State : Missouri

Agency : Seymour Police Department; Webster County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: A Seymour Police Department officer observed Hadden leaving the Signal Food Store near U.S. Highway 60 and Loveland Street and alleged that his Chevrolet truck was failing to maintain its lane. The officer activated emergency lights and attempted to stop Hadden. Hadden continued driving and turned onto Oak Lawn Road. Police alleged they discontinued the pursuit because the gravel road, dust and fog made continued pursuit unsafe.
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NARRATIVE:
On 09/10/2021, 17-year-old Zane Daniel Hadden of Seymour was killed when his 2002 Chevrolet truck crashed on Oak Lawn Road approximately two miles east of Seymour following an attempted traffic stop by a Seymour Police Department officer.
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At approximately 1:00 a.m., a Seymour police officer observed Hadden leaving the Signal Food Store near U.S. Highway 60 and Loveland Street and alleged that his truck was failing to maintain its lane. The officer activated the patrol vehicle's emergency lights and attempted to stop him. Hadden continued driving and turned onto Oak Lawn Road.
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Police alleged they discontinued the pursuit after Hadden entered the gravel road. Seymour Police Chief Steven Pogue said the officer considered continued pursuit unsafe because dust from the gravel combined with fog substantially reduced visibility. The Marshfield Mail subsequently reported that approximately 17 minutes elapsed between the original attempted traffic stop and the crash.
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A Webster County sheriff's deputy subsequently located a vehicle matching the description of Hadden's truck. The deputy and Seymour officer traveled down Oak Lawn Road and discovered the Chevrolet engulfed in flames approximately two miles east of Seymour.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol determined that Hadden had failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway and struck a fence and large tree. Webster County Coroner Michael Taylor pronounced Hadden dead at approximately 2:30 a.m.
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Hadden was born on 07/16/2004 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to Seymour in 2017. He attended Seymour schools and worked at the Ozark Hardwood Pellet Factory. His family remembered him for riding dirt bikes, working on his truck and helping friends, relatives and elderly neighbors. His mother, Tina Hadden, said he frequently helped other people without expecting anything in return.
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DISPOSITION:
The available reporting identifies the Seymour Police Department as the agency that initiated the attempted traffic stop. Police alleged they discontinued the pursuit after Hadden turned onto Oak Lawn Road because of unsafe visibility and road conditions. No criminal charges against the officer for initiating the attempted stop or pursuit were located.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Seymour Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated the traffic stop and pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ky3.com/2021/09/16/seymour-mo-teenager-remembered-after-deadly-crash/
https://marshfieldmail.com/stories/tragic-death-of-seymour-17-year-old-leaves-lasting-legacy,64523
https://www.craighurttfuneralhome.com/obituaries/zane-daniel-hadden
https://www.ozarkradionews.com/obits/zane-daniel-hadden