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Dakota Radriquez Gray

Gender : Male

Age : 18

Race : Black

Date : 12/01/2023

Location : 13th+Jefferson

City : Laurel

County : Jones

State : Mississippi

Agency : Laurel PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Laurel PD set up a “safe checkpoint” and stopped 18-year-old Dakota Gray. Police felt they smelled marijuana and the driver fled with police chasing the vehicle at high speeds until it crashed into a tree, killing Dakota Gray. Police allege that they called off the chase just before impact, a very common police action when a fatal crash is likely. During a chase, a person is considered “in custody” with the PD bearing responsibility for the chase. If a crash is imminent at high speeds and the chase is “called off” moments prior, it is just an accident and no longer the result of a pursuit. This pattern is so repetitive that numerous cases can be found in this database by searching for the words “called off.” Dakota Gray, an 18-year-old driver died in such a called-off chase and a cannabis odor.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.leader-call.com/news/free_news/laurel-teen-killed-in-crash-eluding-lpd/article_1b1d8d3e-92e7-11ee-85e2-67cdc58eabac.html