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Around 11:15 p.m. on October 21, 2023, Bay PD Officer Shull informed dispatch that he was “in pursuit of a side-by-side.” Several minutes into it, Shull informed dispatch that he had hit the driver. In his next radio call, Shull mused that the vehicle “may be stolen” and he justified this assumption by stating that “it is brand new.” It is not known what type of vehicle it had been. Only 26 seconds later, Officer Shull again radio’d dispatch and announced “I just hit him. Dispatch. He wrecked out.”
Less than a minute later, Officer Shull was back on the radio, requesting an ambulance and then asking for a medical helicopter because McMasters was “bleeding from the nose and mouth.” A total of 80 seconds after the crash, he announced that McMasters was “10-7”, the code for deceased.
The family of Steven Kyle McMasters disputes the officer’s remarks that the vehicle may be stolen which was the assumption that led Officer Shull to make the fatal decision to chase the vehicle on a maybe apparently. Officer Shull then announced beer “near” the side-by-side, formulating the next accusation against the deceased motorist. The family strongly denies the claims about intoxication and has hired a lawyer.
Bay Police Chief declined to release information about the incident. The City of Bay has cited an ongoing investigation into their inability to remove the incident’s body and dash camera footage. The Arkansas State Police are currently involved in the investigation.

Bay PD Police Chief Keith Milam declined giving more information about the crash. He also refused to allow the City of Bay to investigate the bodycam and dashcam footage.

Chief Milam initially stated the officer would not be placed on leave for this incident. This was changed later when the case began being dissected in the media and Shull was then placed on paid administrative leave.

Chief Milam stated he could not comment because Arkansas State Police were investigating the critical incident. Arkansas State Police were questioned about this by media and said they were not aware of any investigation. Bodycam and dashcam allegedly exist and have again been requested by media but so far were met with the unwillingness of the Police Chief to share these records. This summary will be updated when more details become available.

https://www.kait8.com/2023/10/23/officers-radio-traffic-reveals-his-perspective-tragic-pursuit-ending-death/

Cleveland PD admitted that they escalated a car chase in Cleveland with Willowick PD at high speeds until the vehicle crashed on 92nd Street and St. Clair Avenue. One person died in the massive crash with a third-party vehicle as a result of the police chase. Police did not say why they escalated this deadly chase.

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/10/21/1-dead-after-willowick-police-chase-ends-cleveland-crash/

https://fox8.com/news/wickliffe-police-video-chase-leads-to-deadly-crash/

A Baton Rouge officer crashed into eight vehicles while racing to Government Street where someone had allegedly fired at police. The officer involved in this wreck was traveling at unknown speed, hit a Domino’s delivery driver and 7 other cars. The impact ejected the engine of the pizza delivery vehicle and sent it airborne. Caleb James Chapetta, a third-party motorist who was on the road when the police cruiser crashed into multiple cars at once, was ejected from his vehicle from the high-speed impact and died. The exact speed of the officer is unknown. Also unknown is the necessity of the racing cruiser as multiple vehicles typically respond to a “shots fired” call and the need for numerous police cars to race through town commonly presents duplicate efforts and risks.

https://www.brproud.com/news/brpd-vehicle-in-wreck-on-government-street-police-exchanged-fire-with-suspects-at-second-location/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcaI6qp9hmY

Renton PD and Washington State Police chased a vehicle at high speed for undisclosed reasons until the driver crashed into an SUV on the highway at 154th Pl. SE at around 10:16 p.m. The fleeing driver died and the third-party SUV driver was critically injured with current condition unknown.

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-dies-after-crashing-in-high-speed-chase-through-renton

Miami PD attempted a traffic stop and police from the interventional robbery unit allegedly chased the vehicle. The driver allegedly closed the door and the detective’s hand was caught in the door. The car fled and police escalated a chase until the vehicle rolled over and crashed into a house, causing significant damage to the home. Police allege that a gun flew out of the vehicle when it rolled over and was found nearby. Police state that the vehicle was a rental car and that it was not clear whether it was stolen or if the teenager had been permitted to drive it at this time. It is unclear why police created this deadly chase as no reason was given when Miami PD reported the death.

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/driver-17-killed-following-chase-crash-in-florida-city-miami-dade-police-say/

Kerrville PD saw a white Honda sedan when they were looking for a stolen vehicle fitting that description. Police escalated a high-speed chase which ended when the vehicle being chased crashed into a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup was transferred to a hospital and a second hospital in unknown condition. The driver of the white Honda that had been chased died. The person was only identified as male without disclosure of his identity. Police initially stated they chased the vehicle because it “fit a description” of a stolen vehicle and police also initially also claimed the vehicle was stolen during an “armed carjacking” but have not followed up and given any details under which circumstances or alleged weapons threat the vehicle had been stolen and if this was indeed the same vehicle police hunted into this wreck.

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/alleged-carjacker-dies-following-high-speed-police-chase-in-kerrville-crime-victim-suspect-gunpoint-investigation

Detention officer David DJ Carter of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office died in a crash on the way to work on 10/18/2023.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/walton-county/walton-county-deputy-killed-crash-while-heading-work-extra-shift/R3ZMMZ6OVZBRLAVV6YILBQ2BRY/

An unnamed 63-year-old cyclist was riding east on State Road 200 around 3 a.m. near On Top of the World, a retirement community. East of the intersection with Southwest 80 Avenue, a sheriff’s office SUV hit the cyclist from the rear. The deputy told troopers he could not see the cyclist before hitting them. The 63-year-old unnamed victim died at the scene.

https://www.wcjb.com/2023/10/18/marion-county-deputy-hits-kills-63-year-old-cyclist/

Vallejo PD chased a car they believed was stolen at 60 mph in a quiet neighborhood. The vehicle crashed during the chase, pinning a 76-year-old local neighbor between 2 cars in his yard. The man had severe leg injuries and died.

https://www.vallejosun.com/bystander-seriously-injured-in-crash-following-vallejo-police-pursuit/

Police hunted Joshua Simmons for unknown reasons at nearly 1 a.m. until he crashed head-on into a 16-year-old uninvolved driver. Simmons died and the teen driver was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/bessemer-pursuit-deadly-alea/45547133

https://www.wbrc.com/2023/10/13/man-dies-bessemer-crash-after-leading-vestavia-hills-officer-chase/

On October 16, 2023, Cullman County deputies hunted a vehicle into Jefferson County for undisclosed reasons. Police allege that there was a shootout between them and the fleeing vehicle. Police kept up the chase until the vehicle crashed in the Kimberly/Morris area. Police state that a “suspect” is dead without explaining what this person described with this criminalizing word is allegedly guilty of, also only vaguely admitting his death without clarifying whether they shot or hunted them to death or if this was perhaps yet another coercive suicide under police duress.

https://www.cullmantribune.com/2023/10/16/cullman-county-sheriffs-deputies-fired-upon-in-multi-county-pursuit-one-suspect-dead/

https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-law-enforcement-agency-jefferson-county-morris-crash-cullman-county-sheriffs-office-bremen-chase-deputies-shooting-highway-31

Brady Hanna was driving on Route 41 when hit and killed by a police chase crash caused by a lengthy police pursuit of a stolen Ford F-150. Brady Hanna was a firefighter at the Nettie Fire Department. The police chase continued after his death when the man being hunted stole a police cruiser and desperately tried to escape in it, was chased into Craigsville where he stopped and surrendered to police.

https://www.firehouse.com/safety-health/video/53075457/offduty-nettie-wv-firefighter-killed-in-crash-during-police-pursuit-of-stolen-vehicle

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/10/16/man-accused-stealing-multiple-vehicles-including-police-cruiser-causing-fatal-crash/

Chaves County deputies were chasing a vehicle at high speed until it collided with a semi-truck and the driver died. Police did not disclose why they undertook this dangerous hunt.

Photo Credit: Chaves County FB page

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/roswell-pursuit-ends-in-fatal-crash/

El Paso PD chased a young man accused of driving too fast only. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the chase crashed him into a family vehicle, killing an 8-year-old girl and two women ages 27 and 37 in the vehicle. Police communicated so far that the only reason they undertook this multi-fatality chase was for what should have been a speeding ticket instead of a high-risk fatal chase.

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/traffic/2023/10/15/fatal-el-paso-traffic-crashes-far-east-side-zaragoza-lower-valley/71194908007/

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/friends-mourn-tragic-loss-of-three-in-crash-involving-high-speed-police-chase-call-on-community-for-responsibility

El Paso PD chased a young man accused of driving too fast only. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the chase crashed him into a family vehicle, killing an 8-year-old girl and two women ages 27 and 37 in the vehicle. Police communicated so far that the only reason they undertook this multi-fatality chase was for what should have been a speeding ticket instead of a high-risk fatal chase.

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/traffic/2023/10/15/fatal-el-paso-traffic-crashes-far-east-side-zaragoza-lower-valley/71194908007/

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/friends-mourn-tragic-loss-of-three-in-crash-involving-high-speed-police-chase-call-on-community-for-responsibility

El Paso PD chased a young man accused of driving too fast only. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the chase crashed him into a family vehicle, killing an 8-year-old girl and two women ages 27 and 37 in the vehicle. Police communicated so far that the only reason they undertook this multi-fatality chase was for what should have been a speeding ticket instead of a high-risk fatal chase.

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/traffic/2023/10/15/fatal-el-paso-traffic-crashes-far-east-side-zaragoza-lower-valley/71194908007/

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/friends-mourn-tragic-loss-of-three-in-crash-involving-high-speed-police-chase-call-on-community-for-responsibility

Pendleton PD officers were involved in a high-speed police chase shortly after noon on 10/15/2023 that ended in a massive crash that killed both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. Police have not identified them yet and have not said why they undertook this fatal chase.

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/2-dead-in-anderson-crash-during-pendleton-police-chase/

https://localaccidentreports.com/anderson-in-john-and-karol-lewellen-killed-in-3-vehicle-pursuit-crash/

https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/docs-double-fatality-crash-in-anderson-was-result-of-100-mph-police-chase/

Pendleton PD officers were involved in a high-speed police chase shortly after noon on 10/15/2023 that ended in a massive crash that killed both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. Police have not identified them yet and have not said why they undertook this fatal chase.

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/2-dead-in-anderson-crash-during-pendleton-police-chase/

https://localaccidentreports.com/anderson-in-john-and-karol-lewellen-killed-in-3-vehicle-pursuit-crash/

https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/docs-double-fatality-crash-in-anderson-was-result-of-100-mph-police-chase/

Pendleton PD officers were involved in a high-speed police chase shortly after noon on 10/15/2023 that ended in a massive crash that killed both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. Police have not identified them yet and have not said why they undertook this fatal chase.

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/2-dead-in-anderson-crash-during-pendleton-police-chase/

https://localaccidentreports.com/anderson-in-john-and-karol-lewellen-killed-in-3-vehicle-pursuit-crash/

https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/docs-double-fatality-crash-in-anderson-was-result-of-100-mph-police-chase/

Pendleton PD officers were involved in a high-speed police chase shortly after noon on 10/15/2023 that ended in a massive crash that killed both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. Police have not identified them yet and have not said why they undertook this fatal chase.

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/2-dead-in-anderson-crash-during-pendleton-police-chase/

https://localaccidentreports.com/anderson-in-john-and-karol-lewellen-killed-in-3-vehicle-pursuit-crash/

https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/docs-double-fatality-crash-in-anderson-was-result-of-100-mph-police-chase/

Pendleton PD officers were involved in a high-speed police chase shortly after noon on 10/15/2023 that ended in a massive crash that killed both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. Police have not identified them yet and have not said why they undertook this fatal chase.

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/2-dead-in-anderson-crash-during-pendleton-police-chase/

https://localaccidentreports.com/anderson-in-john-and-karol-lewellen-killed-in-3-vehicle-pursuit-crash/

https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/docs-double-fatality-crash-in-anderson-was-result-of-100-mph-police-chase/

Georgia State Police said they “saw a Golf Infinity SUV speeding without a driver’s license,” also allegedly running a red light. It is unclear how police knew the driver was unlicensed unless they had been targeting and following him and this detail needs clarification from police. The vehicle slowed down, dropped off a passenger and kept driving. Georgia State troopers hunted the vehicle at high speed until it crashed into a Honda Civic at high speed, instantly killing a woman who had been driving down through Memorial Drive and Hairston Road when hit by the massive police chase crash. She has not been publicly identified yet.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/woman-killed-driver-flees-from-troopers-crashes-into-car-dekalb-county/85-812c4354-1798-4968-8082-c8ce9b5b7dde

Sacramento PD chased a stolen Tesla through the city into the turf of Sacramento Sheriff’s Office where deputies joined the hunt. The chase was escalated to high speeds until the Tesla slammed into a minivan of a third-party motorist. Two people had to be extricated from the van. One of them died. One third-party person in the Tesla died also.

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-county-crash-stolen-vehicle-tesla/45538410#

Sacramento PD chased a stolen Tesla through the city into the turf of Sacramento Sheriff’s Office where deputies joined the hunt. The chase was escalated to high speeds until the Tesla slammed into a minivan of a third-party motorist. Two people had to be extricated from the van. One of them died. One third-party person in the Tesla died also.

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-county-crash-stolen-vehicle-tesla/45538410#

A Hyundai Sonata driven by Tessa Hicks crossed the center line and crashed into a Washington Court House cruiser at 1:20 a.m. Hicks died in the crash.

https://news.yahoo.com/1-dead-crash-involving-area-171640933.html

A Pima County deputy drove through wide open desert at 5 a.m. on State Route 86 and somehow missed seeing a man in the road and hit and killed him while he was allegedly lying in the roadway. The man’s identity and further details have been withheld by police.

https://tucson.com/news/local/man-struck-killed-pcsd-patrol-vehicle-pima-county-sheriff/article_6e5f2180-6ab8-11ee-9b56-8b650098497b.html

Christopher Newport University’s police chief was the driver involved in a fatal pedestrian crash in James City County on Friday evening, a university spokesperson confirmed.

The police chief, Daniel F. “Wojo” Woloszynowski, was driving west of Route 60, east of Route 199, at about 7:45 p.m. when he struck a pedestrian.

The pedestrian, Shaine Deeleeoan Henderson, 48, of Williamsburg, was seriously injured and later died at the scene.

https://www.pilotonline.com/2023/10/16/off-duty-cnu-police-chief-involved-in-james-city-county-crash-that-killed-man/

https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/virginia/williamsburg/pedestrian-struck-killed-in-williamsburg-crash/291-868bfdd0-2299-4048-a353-e35dd6ee24f4

Vestavia Hills PD escalated a chase against a vehicle because they believed the driver may be impaired. The driver did not stop and was chased until it hit a curb, another vehicle and rolled over. The driver was ejected and died.

https://abc3340.com/news/local/one-killed-in-crash-during-pursuit-with-vestavia-hills-pd-bessemer-chase-morgan-road-greenwood-dui-intoxicated-suspect

https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/bessemer-man-crashes-dies-during-overnight-police-chase/

Dallas PD saw a vehicle they felt may be stolen and escalated a chase. The vehicle did not stop and police claim that when it did stop, they tried to ram a patrol vehicle. The vehicle being chased at high speed crashed into an allegedly uninvolved city marshal's vehicle who per police narrative was coincidentally there and the crash also hit another third party driver in the 10900 block of Elam. The driver of the vehicle that had been chased was ejected in the crash and died. Neither the city marshal nor the other driver were injured. A man was killed, at least 3 cars are smashed and the stolen vehicle was not recovered as it was destroyed in the high-speed chase.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/driver-trying-to-elude-police-dies-after-being-thrown-from-a-stolen-car-during-a-chase/3359161/

Bartow County deputies were chasing a pickup truck, performed a PIT maneuver and caused a fatal crash with it. The pickup truck was attacked by deputies and hit a patrol vehicle when losing control, then rolled over, ejecting the driver who died. Bartow County launched a deliberate maneuver known to be lethal above 35 mph and killed a person because they suspected them to be driving a stolen vehicle.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/bartow-county/man-driving-stolen-car-killed-pursuit-after-deputies-perform-pit-maneuver-gsp-says/67EQBNAGJRBA3H5NT5LLEBFGAQ/

Multiple law enforcement agencies hunted a vehicle from Marion, Arkansas into Hernando, Mississippi, ending in Crittenden County in a crash and fireball on the I-55 when the vehicle that had been hunted extensively lost control at high speed and crashed into a semi-truck head-on, killing the third-party driver of the truck.

This chase had begun as a domestic violence incident when a woman who had a no-contact order against a former partner was followed and rammed by his car on the road. She hit a concrete wall and survived but this triggered a multi-state manhunt and very long dangerous chase that ended in the death of an uninvolved truck driver who was on the road when the police chase crashed head-on into him.

https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-police-chase-ends-in-fiery-crash-in-mississippi-two-severely-injured/

US Marshals were looking for Tyler Coy Smelcer for alleged past drug sales. They located him along with a female in the car and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed near Hendron Chapel Road. Smelcer and his passenger Ashley Marie Warren both died as a result. US Marshals allege that they” terminated the pursuit” just before the crash, a common declaration by police who “call off a pursuit” when a crash is imminent. Civilians who are being chased by police are actually considered to be “in custody” during the chase which carries some responsibility by police for their well-being while in custody. During chases that are “called off” on the radio to secure a date/time stamp just prior to crash, police often argue that the person was no longer “in custody” after a chase is called off, even if this occurs mere moments before a crash which is common.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/12/tennessee-crash-kills-tyler-smelcer-passenger-after-u-s-marshals-chase/71152100007/

US Marshals were looking for Tyler Coy Smelcer for alleged past drug sales. They located him along with a female in the car and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed near Hendron Chapel Road. Smelcer and his passenger Ashley Marie Warren both died as a result. US Marshals allege that they” terminated the pursuit” just before the crash, a common declaration by police who “call off a pursuit” when a crash is imminent. Civilians who are being chased by police are actually considered to be “in custody” during the chase which carries some responsibility by police for their well-being while in custody. During chases that are “called off” on the radio to secure a date/time stamp just prior to crash, police often argue that the person was no longer “in custody” after a chase is called off, even if this occurs mere moments before a crash which is common.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/12/tennessee-crash-kills-tyler-smelcer-passenger-after-u-s-marshals-chase/71152100007/

Meridian PD saw a vehicle they felt may have been stolen and activated a chase. A female driver did not stop. Oregon State Police joined the high-speed chase and police escalated a chase up to 90 mph. the driver veered into oncoming traffic while fleeing. She crashed and died as a result of the police chase.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article280378949.html

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/crime/local-car-chase-in-meridian-ends-in-fatality/277-a7331c77-2d69-47a9-8c17-d72141bfdd44

A Riverside County deputy hit and killed a bicyclist on 10/10/2023. It is unknown how fast the deputy was driving and whether on emergency call or not. He did not have his lights and sirens activated when he hit the bicyclist.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/on-duty-riverside-county-sheriffs-deputy-involved-in-deadly-bicycle-crash/

Danville PD saw a vehicle being driven by a man whose license was revoked. Police claim they saw the man driving erratically, bump a curb and police escalated a chase. The vehicle fled and police allege the driver threw a handgun out of the window. The vehicle crashed into a pickup truck driven by third party motorist William J. Marietta, 74, who was critically injured and later died in the hospital.

https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/danville-man-dies-after-september-crash/article_35fa0212-67a0-11ee-8516-f71f77c8e97c.html

https://www.wcia.com/news/danville-man-dies-after-police-chase-turned-crash/

An Illinois State trooper pulled over a Kia being driven by Bryan Flores. As the trooper returned to his car, the vehicle drove away. The trooper escalated a high-speed pursuit but allegedly called it off and passed the chase to the Indiana State Police as the car was near the state line. The car crashed into a semi truck and Flores died. He had cannabis in his trunk, the likely reason for fleeing.

https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/illinois-man-dies-following-lake-county-crash-with-semi-after-fleeing-police-during-traffic-stop/

LASD chased a Range Rover believed stolen at high speed until it slammed into a total of 5 cars in a massive collision, killing one still unnamed third-party driver. The allegedly stolen car was destroyed and a civilian died as a result of this police chase crash.

https://www.foxla.com/news/police-chase-ends-in-horrific-wreck-near-south-la (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNiJX2vHgjc

A DeWitt Township officer was driving and hit and killed a pedestrian who was allegedly lying in the street.

https://www.thelegaladvocate.com/news/breaking/steven-zalewski-east-syracuse-pedestrian-crash-bridge-street

Salt Lake City PD received a call about shots fired. When they arrived to investigate, they saw a vehicle driving away from the location and escalated a chase that ended when the car crashed at high speed at a roundabout, killing the driver, with police in hot pursuit.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/10/08/police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash/