Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Hajsun Jermale Hudson Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 18

Race : Black

Date : 02/16/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Lipscomb

County : Hamilton

State : Alabama

Agency : Lipscomb Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lipscomb Police attempted a traffic stop on a speeding Dodge Challenger on February 16, 2024. The driver fled, and police escalated a chase. Police soon "called off the chase," but the vehicle crashed into a tree and overturned at the intersection of 6th Avenue North and 5th Street North. Unfortunately, the specific time or location when the chase was called off, as well as the exact distance between the point where the pursuit ended and the crash site, has not been released by police sources​.
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Hajsun Jermale Hudson Jr., who was a passenger in the vehicle, was critically injured in the crash. He was transported to UAB Hospital, where he was later declared dead after being removed from life support. A second juvenile passenger was critically injured but survived, while another juvenile passenger sustained no injuries. The investigation into the crash is being handled by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
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Last update: November 26, 2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mentonealabama.org/bessemer-teen-killed-in-lipscomb-police-chase-crash-another-juvenile-critically-injured/
https://abc3340.com/news/local/18-year-old-killed-in-crash-during-police-pursuit-in-lipscomb-hajsun-jermale-hudson-dodge-challenger-chase-wreck-collision-tree
https://mentonealabama.org/bessemer-teen-killed-in-lipscomb-police-chase-crash-another-juvenile-critically-injured/