Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Ashley Vailes

Gender : Female

Age : 19

Race : Black

Date : 12/23/2023

Location : 35th Ave+Thunderbird

City : Phoenix

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Phoenix PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police car crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Phoenix PD was transporting an inmate in their vehicle when the vehicle crashed and the other vehicle went up in flames, killing the third-party driver. The extent of injuries to the officer and prisoner is unknown. Cars generally explode only upon high-speed impact. A prisoner transfer is not usually a dire emergency warranting speed. It is unknown how fast the officer had been driving to have caused such a massive crash. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN9Y5FbRLUQ

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mother-19-year-old-killed-in-crash-h-phoenix-police-creates-memorial-for-daughter/75-ef5122ad-c1a7-4018-8f4d-ecc4c14caf75