Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Roderick Jackson
Age : 36
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : Totten Pond Road near 166 Totten Pond Road
City : Waltham
County : Middlesex
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Waltham Police Department
Officer(s) :Paul Tracey
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Road worker bystander killed by police chase crash
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 road worker Roderick Jackson both died from the impact of the fleeing car.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcvb.com/article/crash-totten-pond-road-waltham-massachusetts/46057299
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/12/07/waltham-police-community-mourn-slain-officer-fatal-crash-claims-two-lives/
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/roderick-jackson-national-grid-worker-killed-waltham-police-officer-paul-tracey-suspect-peter-simon/
https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-orders-flags-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-officer-paul-tracey
