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Amber French
Gender : Female
Age : 31
Race : White
Date : 01/05/2023
Location : 6000 block of Bonlee Bennett Rt
City : Pittsboro
County : Chatham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Chatham County SO
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase for driving a “suspicious car”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/05/2023, Chatham County deputies saw a “suspicious car” and felt people inside may be using drugs. Deputies escalated a high-speed chase and the fleeing driver lost control in the 6000 block of Bonlee Bennett Road and smashed into a telephone pole in the front yard of a home. Amber French was killed. Police were not charged.