Vehicular Deaths
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Anthony Ward *COP
Case # :1255
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/20/2024
Location : I-695
City : Baltimore
County : Baltimore
State : Maryland
Agency : Baltimore Police Department SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in vehicle crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Baltimore SWAT Officer Anthony Ward was killed in a freeway crash.
Source links :
https://dailyvoice.com/maryland/baltimore/baltimore-swat-police-anthony-ward-crash/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1254
Age :76
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/19/2024
Location : US-1
City : Waldo
County : Stuart
State : Florida
Agency : Stuart Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An unnamed 76-year-old bystander was killed when Stuart Police escalated a chase that crashed into the bystander’s vehicle.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1253
Age :76
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/19/2024
Location : US 1
City : Stuart
County : Martin
State : Florida
Agency : Stuart Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An unnamed 76-year-old bystander was killed when Stuart Police escalated a chase that crashed into the bystander’s vehicle.
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Samuel Sterling
Case # :1252
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/17/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Kentwood
County : Kent
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian running from police killed by unmarked cruiser
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Samuel Sterling was running from police on foot for unknown reasons when a special police unit ran over him with an unmarked cruiser, killing him.
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Samuel Sterling
Case # :1251
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/17/2024
Location :
City : Kentwood
County : Kent
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian running from police killed by unmarked cruiser
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Samuel Sterling was running from police on foot for unknown reasons when a special police unit ran over him with an unmarked cruiser, killing him.
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Anthony Lee
Case # :1250
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/16/2024
Location : Interstate 40 and Agnew
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Oklahoma Police chased a Mustang that did not stop for a traffic stop, escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed, killing 32-year-old Anthony Lee and severely injuring a 23-year-old passenger.
Source links :
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-deadly-rollover-crash-i40-agnew/60497671
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1249
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/16/2024
Location : Unknown
City : New York
County : Bronx
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The driver of a moped fled a traffic stop, was chased by police, crashed and died. Reason for the fatal chase was a missing license plate.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1248
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/16/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Escondido
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
During a traffic stop, a person drove away, was chased by CHP and crashed and died on the I-15.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1247
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/15/2024
Location : Route 35 South
City : Ocean Township
County : Monmouth
State : New Jersey
Agency : Ocean Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Scooter operator killed by off-duty officer
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A man on a scooter was run over and killed by an off-duty Ocean Township officer.
Source links :
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-officer-scooter-crash-new-jersey/3833972/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1246
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/15/2024
Location : Route 35 South
City : Ocean Township
County :
State : New Jersey
Agency : Ocean Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Scooter operator killed by off-duty officer
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A man on a scooter was run over and killed by an off-duty Ocean Township officer.
Source links :
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-officer-scooter-crash-new-jersey/3833972/
Ignacio Cuanus Morales, Jr.
Case # :1245
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/15/2024
Location : Gowanda
City : Gowanda
County : Butler
State : Kansas
Agency : Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Butler County deputies chased Ignacio Morales on his motorcycle until he crashed until a bystander’s vehicle and died.
Source links :
https://hayspost.com/posts/85ba49dd-94f5-4916-bf17-ae38a065fe86
Tonnie Leon Lawson Jr.
Case # :1244
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/15/2024
Location : Luke Godwin Roadand Wash Davis Road
City : Midlands
County : Clarendon
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
South Carolina Highway Patrol chased Tonnie Leon Lawson Jr. for unknown reasons at high speed until he crashed the vehicle and died.
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Dwayne Afonso Reed Jr.
Case # :1243
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/14/2024
Location : I-20
City : Unknown
County : Lexington
State : South Carolina
Agency : Lexington County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lexington County deputies chased Dwayne Afonso Reed Jr. for unknown reasons until he crashed and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1242
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/14/2024
Location : I-40 and Agnew
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A woman had allegedly been robbed at gunpoint in her garage. Police pursued the vehicle and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed, rolled, ejected a passenger. The driver died.
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Ross Bartlett *COP
Case # :1241
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/13/2024
Location : Highway 77
City : Ceresco
County : Saunders
State : Nebraska
Agency : Ceresco Police Department
Officer(s) : Ross Bartlett
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Ross Bartlett of the Ceresco PD had just parked his vehicle on the freeway shoulder while making a traffic stop when a pickup rear-ended the parked cruiser, pushed it into the traffic-stopped vehicle, killing Officer Bartlett.
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Jonathan Williams
Case # :1240
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/13/2024
Location : LA-1
City : Port Allen
County : Plaquemine
State : Louisiana
Agency : Plaquemine Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Plaquemine Police chased a man accused of domestic violence, escalated speeds until a crash in which the fleeing driver was killed, his passenger injured and a third-party driver also injured. At least one victim is critically injured. Police claim that the chase was called off just prior to impact.
Source links :
https://www.wafb.com/video/2024/04/14/troopers-release-name-suspect-killed-chase-that-ended-crash/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1239
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/12/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Brenham
County : Washington
State : Texas
Agency : Brenham
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by semi crashing into DPS office while chased by police
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Clenard Parker arrived at the DPS office and was told he would not have his commercial trucking license renewed. He stole an 18-wheeler and allegedly deliberately crashed it into the DPS office while being chased by Washington County deputies, killing 1 person on the ground and injuring 14. He was arrested by DPS.
Source links :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/brenham-dps-office-crash-multiple-injuries-reported
Trudy Slanger
Case # :1238
Age :83
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/11/2024
Location : State Route 525
City : Lynnwood
County : Snohomish
State : Washington
Agency : Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Snohomish County deputies chased a vehicle connected to a domestic violence case and alleged kidnapping and claim to have abandoned the chase just before the vehicle hit a vehicle head-on, killing an 83-year-old female bystander on her way home from church.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sr-525-lynnwood-shut-down-035729657.html
James Nowak *COP
Case # :1237
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Oak Creek
City : Oak Creek
County : Sheboygan
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee Police Department
Officer(s) : James Nowak
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with semi
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer James Nowak of the Milwaukee PD ran into a semi and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1236
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Burrs Mill Road
City : Southampton
County : Hampshire
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by NJ State trooper on duty
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A New Jersey State Police trooper collided with a motorcyclist, killing the motorcyclist.
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Ashley Michelle Brown
Case # :1235
Age :34
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : North Main Street and Prescott Road
City : Columbia
County :
State : South Carolina
Agency : Columbia Police Department
Officer(s) : Derian Davis
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in crash with speeding police cruiser
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ashley Brown was a pregnant mother, 1 day short of her 35th birthday, 6 months pregnant with a pending baby shower who was on the road when Columbia officer Derian Davis was speeding down the street to a call hit and killed her.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 3
Case # :1234
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : John Dennis
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 3
Case # :1233
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : John Dennis
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Joshua Scott 3 of 3
Case # :1232
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : John Dennis
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1231
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/08/2024
Location : US 21
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Columbia Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased another person for a previous offense when the police chase hit an uninvolved motorist, killing him.
Source links :
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/2-dead-trooper-injured-in-crash-near-shelton-wsp-says/281-b6b6b126-179c-479a-b39d-74666b10e0c7 https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/washington-state-patrol-officer-involved-in-fatal-crash-that-kills-two-people/article_715deaf8-f472-11ee-b347-db7949b5f49a.html
Case # :1230
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/08/2024
Location : St. Marie Road
City : Olney
County :
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois Department of Corrections
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in traffic during frontal passing maneuver
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Correctional Sergeant Drew Faught was killed in a vehicle collision on St. Marie Road in Olney en route to a tactical call at the Lawrence Correctional Center. As he passed another vehicle in heavy fog, he crashed into another car.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26995-correctional-sergeant-andrew-john-faught
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1229
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/07/2024
Location : Highway 160
City : Independence
County : Montgomery
State : Kansas
Agency : Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in crash with deputy
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Montgomery County deputy collided with a teenage driver head-on when the other vehicle veered into their lane. The teen driver was killed and the deputy hospitalized.
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Deolia Blandford 1 of 2
Case # :1228
Age :49
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/06/2024
Location : Highway 101 and SE Lynch Road
City : Shelton
County : Mason
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by speeding police vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Charles Ferree was making a turn when he and his passenger were hit and killed by a speeding police vehicle.
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Charles Ferree 2 of 2
Case # :1227
Age :72
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/06/2024
Location : Highway 101 and SE Lynch Road
City : Shelton
County : Mason
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by speeding police vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Charles Ferree was making a turn when he and his passenger were hit and killed by a speeding police vehicle.
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Deolia Blandford 1 of 2
Case # :1226
Age :49
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/06/2024
Location : Highway 101 and SE Lynch Road
City : Shelton
County : Mason
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by speeding police vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Charles Ferree was making a turn when he and his passenger were hit and killed by a speeding police vehicle.
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Charles Ferree 2 of 2
Case # :1225
Age :72
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/06/2024
Location : Highway 101 and SE Lynch Road
City : Shelton
County : Mason
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by speeding police vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Charles Ferree was making a turn when he and his passenger were hit and killed by a speeding police vehicle.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1224
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/06/2024
Location : 19145 Sherman Way
City : Reseda
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD/Los Angeles Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
LAPD chased an allegedly stolen vehicle into a crash, killing the driver.
Source links :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-dies-in-crash-after-leading-police-on-pursuit-in-reseda/
Christopher Sherer *COP
Case # :1223
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/05/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Jasper
County : Jasper
State : Texas
Agency : Jasper County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Christopher Sherer
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in car crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
SRO Officer Christopher Sherer died in a car crash under unknown circumstances.
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Tamara Taylor
Case # :1222
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/05/2024
Location : Campbellton Road and Barge Road
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Georgia State Patrol chased a vehicle at high speeds until it crashed into a bystander killing him. There were no reports of warrants or crimes that triggered the deadly chase that was undertaken for a nonemergent reason. Police chased a driver who had eluded them in prior days.
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Antoine Pierre
Case # :1221
Age :79
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/04/2024
Location : Des Plaines River
City : Gurnee
County : Lake
State : Illinois
Agency : Lake County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lake County deputies chased an elderly man in a pickup truck who fled and crashed into the Des Plaines River and died from blunt force trauma of the crash while submerged in water. The reason for the lethal chase was stated as erratic driving.
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/driver-killed-crashes-pickup-truck-into-des-plaines-river/
Jermyius Young *COP
Case # :1220
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/04/2024
Location : 4500 block of Hobbie Road
City : South Montgomery County
County : Montgomery
State : Alabama
Agency : Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Jermyius Young
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Jermyius Young of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office was killed in an on-duty crash.
Source links :
https://www.13abc.com/2024/04/06/deputy-dies-2-days-after-on-duty-crash-sheriff-announces/
Molly Miller
Case # :1219
Age :20
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/03/2024
Location : Interstate 80
City : Omaha
County : Omaha
State : Nebraska
Agency : Omaha Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police followed a “shots fired” call to a residence and began chasing a vehicle they felt was responsible. Police escalated a chase on the interstate and chased the vehicle until it crashed into a tree, rolled over, a woman driver was ejected and died.
Source links :
https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-woman-dies-interstate-pursuit-police-officers/60382324
Adam Buckner *COP
Case # :1218
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/01/2024
Location : North Campbell + East 6th
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : Tucson Police Department
Officer(s) : Adam Buckner
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Buckner of the Tucson PD died during a crash on duty.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Case # :1217
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/01/2024
Location : SR 140, Folsom Road, near mile marker 304
City : Bartow County
County : Bartow
State : Georgia
Agency : Calhoun Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Calhoun PD chased an allegedly stolen vehicle at high speeds until it crashed into a bystander’s vehicle. The fleeing driver was killed and the third party driver was airlifted to a hospital. This police chase crash caused a secondary fatality accident by vehicles trying to avoid the first chase crash. A total of 2 died and 1 person was life-flighted with 1 dead and 1 gravely injured person being bystanders in different vehicles.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Case # :1216
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/01/2024
Location : SR 140, Folsom Road, near mile marker 304
City : Bartow County
County : Bartow
State : Georgia
Agency : Calhoun Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Calhoun PD chased an allegedly stolen vehicle at high speeds until it crashed into a bystander’s vehicle. The fleeing driver was killed and the third party driver was airlifted to a hospital. This police chase crash caused a secondary fatality accident by vehicles trying to avoid the first chase crash. A total of 2 died and 1 person was life-flighted with 1 dead and 1 gravely injured person being bystanders in different vehicles.