Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Roderick Jackson 1 of 2

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : Black

Date : 12/06/2023

Location : Totten Pond Rd

City : Waltham

County : Middlesex

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Waltham PD

Officer(s) :Paul Tracey

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Road worker killed by fleeing motorist

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officer Paul Tracey was working at a road construction site when a vehicle made a U-turn on the road, hit a vehicle, kept driving, hit and killed Officer Paul Tracey and a 36-year-old construction worker on the road, then pulled a knife and at knife point stole a police cruiser and drove away in it. He abandoned the cruiser and fled on foot and was arrested. Officer Paul Tracey and the unnamed 36-year-old road worker both died from the impact of the fleeing car.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/12/06/police-suspect-stole-waltham-police-cruiser-after-crash-that-injured-officer-utility-workers/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/crash-totten-pond-road-waltham-massachusetts/46057299