Death by Cop – 2023
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Thomas G Conyers
Case # :2240
Gender : Male
Age : 35
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : U.S. Hwy 27
City : Fruitland Park
County : Lake
State : Florida
Agency : Lady Lake PD, Fruitland Park PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for shoplifting
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lake PD state that theychased a vehicle into Fruitland Park around 4 p.m. because the driver of the vehicle had possibly committed a theft at Home Depot in Lady Lake. During the chase, the vehicle crossed over the center median and continued southbound in the northbound lanes U.S. Highway 27 at an estimated 110 mph. Police state that the fleeing driving driving the wrong direction on U.S. Highway 27 crashed into a northbound vehicle. Thomas Conyers, the driver of the fleeing vehicle,died and three occupants of the vehicle that he struck sustained serious injuries and were flown to a local hospital where Conyers later also died. This deadly chase was initiated because Thomas Conyers allegedly stole $240 worth of electronics at Home Depot.