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Zachary Carson

Age : 33

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 11/05/2023

Location : State Route 7 near milepost 3

City : Middleport

County : Meigs

State : Ohio

Agency : Meigs County Sheriff’s Office; Mason County Sheriff’s Office; Point Pleasant Police Department

Officer(s) :Deputy Kyle Calendine; Deputy Cody Gilbraith

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Police were responding to a reported domestic incident involving a weapon.
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NARRATIVE: On 11/05/2023, 33-year-old Zachary Carson of Athens was killed when a vehicle fleeing a multi-agency police pursuit crashed head-on into his vehicle on State Route 7 near milepost 3 in Meigs County. Carson was driving southbound below the speed limit when Meigs County deputies deployed stop sticks against the northbound fleeing vehicle. After striking the stop sticks, the fleeing vehicle lost control, crossed the center line and struck Carson’s vehicle head-on. Carson was pronounced dead at the scene. The fleeing driver also died from his injuries.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND: Deputy Kyle Calendine directed Deputy Cody Gilbraith to deploy the stop sticks. Carson’s family later filed a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging the deployment created a dangerous situation and violated stop-stick safety guidelines. The lawsuit alleges body-camera footage captured Calendine describing Carson’s death as “the price of business.”

SOURCE LINKS :

https://athensindependent.com/meigs-wrongful-death-lawsuit/
https://www.wtap.com/2023/11/06/fatal-crash-route-7-meigs-county/
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/11/06/police-chase-ends-deadly-crash-2-dead/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/two-people-killed-in-crash-during-meigs-county-pursuit-troopers-say
https://irontontribune.com/2023/11/08/fatal-crash-under-investigation/