Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Tristan Carter
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/23/2023
Location : State Route 111 near mile marker 16
City : Spencer area
County : Van Buren
State : Tennessee
Agency : Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office; Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Excessive speeding.
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NARRATIVE:
On 10/23/2023, Tristan Carter was killed when a fleeing Camaro crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into Carter’s vehicle on State Route 111 near mile marker 16 in Van Buren County.
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A Van Buren County sheriff’s deputy detected the Camaro by radar and attempted to catch up to it to make a traffic stop. Deputies were unable to catch the vehicle because of its speed. The Camaro continued northbound at high speed, passing other vehicles before crossing into the southbound lanes and continuing northbound against traffic.
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The Camaro narrowly missed a school bus before colliding with Carter’s vehicle near mile marker 16. Carter was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the fatal crash. The fleeing driver was later charged with reckless vehicular homicide, felony evading arrest involving risk of death to others, two counts of felony reckless endangerment, and DUI.
