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Jarrell Dewand Newman III

Gender : Male

Age : 19

Race : Black

Date : 02/13/2024

Location : Evergreen between Westhampton and Westover

City : Southfield

County : Oakland

State : Michigan

Agency : Southfield Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On February 13, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Southfield Police officers received an ALPR alert on a white 2003 Kia sedan reported stolen out of Detroit on February 5. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Jarrell Dewand Newman III of Taylor, Michigan, did not stop. Police escalated a chase, accelerating speeds northbound on Evergreen Road. Newman lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a reinforced fence near a DTE substation between Westhampton and Westover. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Two teenage female passengers were injured and also taken to a hospital. One of the passengers stated that she believed the vehicle was an Uber and was unaware that it had been listed as stolen by police.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS INCIDENT: 1 fatality: Jarrell Dewand Newman III

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/pursuit-of-stolen-kia-ends-with-19-year-old-driver-dying-after-fleeing-southfield-police
https://patch.com/michigan/farmington-mi/girl-thought-car-was-uber-chase-fatal-southfield-crash-police
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/02/14/19-year-old-dies-after-crashing-into-fence-during-police-chase-in-southfield/