Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Travonte Eugene Harris

Age : 30

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/30/2022

Location : Highway 25E near Kincaid Farm Road

City : Thorn Hill

County : Grainger

State : Tennessee

Agency : Not Disclosed

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE:
Not disclosed.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/30/2022, 30-year-old Travonte Eugene Harris of Xenia, Ohio, was killed when his vehicle crashed during a law-enforcement pursuit on Highway 25E in Grainger County, Tennessee.
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At approximately 3:44 p.m., Harris was driving a 2008 Pontiac G6 northbound on Highway 25E near Kincaid Farm Road while being pursued by law enforcement. Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeffrey Poore confirmed the pursuit but the publicly available account did not identify the agency pursuing Harris or state what caused officers to initiate the pursuit.
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While attempting to negotiate a left-hand curve, Harris lost control of the Pontiac. The vehicle left the right side of the highway, struck a guardrail and utility pole, continued over an embankment and overturned before coming to rest against a rock wall.
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Harris was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash. The Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the fatal collision. Public reporting located for this review does not provide the pursuit speed, duration or distance.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thebig1063.com/post/ohio-man-dies-in-tennessee-vehicle-crash-while-fleeing-from-police