Death by Cop – 2023
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Regina Rutledge 1 of 2
Case # :34
Gender : Female
Age : 64
Race : White
Date : 12/28/2023
Location : I-85
City : Valley
County : Chambers
State : Alabama
Agency : Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Valley Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lee County deputies and Valley Police officers chased an allegedly stolen Kia across 2 counties into the town of valley where the vehicle collided with a third party bystander, killing 98-year-old Aron C. Hayes and also killing an unnamed 18-year-old passenger in the vehicle that had been chased into the crash. Regina Rutledge died on January 5, 2024 from her injuries.
Source links :
https://www.valleytimes-news.com/2023/12/two-dead-in-valley-crash-during-police-chase/