Vehicular Deaths
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Angel Enrique Lopez-Alvarado 2 of 2
Case # :335
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/08/2023
Location : Providence Road West near Lancaster Highway
City : Charlotte
County : Adams
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers were chasing a car for not stopping for a traffic stop. They escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed into a 2012 Ford Econoline van head-on, killing both drivers. A third vehicle was also involved in the crash. Police have not commented why this highly dangerous multi-fatality high-speed chase was undertaken.
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Mitchell Virgulty 1 of 2
Case # :334
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2023
Location : Providence Rd West near Lancaster Hwy
City : Charlotte
County : Adams
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD were chasing a car for not stopping for a traffic stop. Police escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed into a 2012 Ford Econoline van head-on, killing both drivers. A third vehicle was also involved in the crash. Police have not commented why this highly dangerous multi-fatality high-speed chase was undertaken.
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Mitchell Virgulty 1 of 2
Case # :333
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2023
Location : Providence Rd West near Lancaster Hwy
City : Charlotte
County : Adams
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD were chasing a car for not stopping for a traffic stop. Police escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed into a 2012 Ford Econoline van head-on, killing both drivers. A third vehicle was also involved in the crash. Police have not commented why this highly dangerous multi-fatality high-speed chase was undertaken.
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Alfred Fincher
Case # :332
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/08/2023
Location : E North Ave
City : Baltimore
County : Baltimore
State : Maryland
Agency : Baltimore PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase that also caused building collapse
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
At8:54 p.m. Wednesday night, officers reportedly chased a stolen vehicle in the E. North Avenue corridor of Baltimore until the vehicle struck another vehicle and both vehicles crashed into a building at the intersection of E. North Avenue and Wolfe Street causing the building to collapse. Before hitting the building, the vehicle killed pedestrian Alfred Fincher who was also hit by debris from the collapsed building and died.
Source links :
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/02/09/Baltimore-Fatal-Police-Chase-Investigation/1811675934985/
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/video-fatal-crash-building-collapse-east-baltimore-chase/43161709
Gary Stone
Case # :331
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/07/2023
Location : Grant County Rd 200 W+700 S
City : Alexandria
County : Grant
State : Indiana
Agency : Alexandria PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after failed traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Gary Stone, 62, riding a Harley, refused a traffic stop and a high-speed chase was escalated by Alexandria PD. His motorcycle crashed at the intersection of Grant County Roads 200 West and 700 South. During the chase, the motorcycle traveled off the road and into a field. Stone was ejected from the cycle and died.
Source links :
https://fox59.com/news/madison-county-man-dead-after-fatal-vehicle-pursuit/
Elsy Zapien-Vasquez
Case # :330
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/06/2023
Location : Hwy 4
City : Antioch
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CHP chased Elsy Zapien-Vasquez for undisclosed reasons until she crashed into a tanker truck and died. Police never said why they undertook this dangerous chase.
Source links :
https://news.yahoo.com/sheriff-coroner-hold-inquest-pittsburg-152825352.html
David VanWagner
Case # :329
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/06/2023
Location : 245th St+ 402nd Ave
City : Mitchell
County : Davidson
State : South Dakota
Agency : Mitchell PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Mitchell PD alleges that David Van Wagner was being sought for questioning about an alleged crime. They found the vehicle near Lake Mitchell, tried to stop the driver and when he did not stop, police escalated a chase. The vehicle fled west on 245th Street and was chased by the South Dakota Highway Patrol for about two-and-a-half hours escalating to 100 mph. Upon crashing, David VanWagner, the 42-year-old driver, was partially ejected when the vehicle rolled over into the ditch. He died. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :328
Age :49
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/06/2023
Location : EB Hwy 4
City : Antioch
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A BMW driver ran from police for unknown reasons in Contra Costa County, crashed into an Acura. The third party 49-year-old female driver of the Acura died. One other person was injured.
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James Griffin 3 of 3
Case # :327
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/05/2023
Location : State St+ Tweedy Blvd
City : Lynwood
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chased for catalytic converter theft, chasekilling 3 including 2 bystanders
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
LAPD chased James Griffin who they felt was stealing catalytic converters and escalated a chase at high speed, then called off the chase as crash was imminent. The car crashed into the Balderas family, killing Michaela Balderas, her husband Flavio Balderas and James Griffin whom police had been chasing.
Source links :
https://abc7.com/south-gate-car-crash-fatal-passengers/12773798/
Michaela Balderas 2 of 3
Case # :326
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/05/2023
Location : State St+ Tweedy Blvd
City : Lynwood
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chase for catalytic converter theft, chase killing 3 including 2 bystanders
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
LAPD chased after a young man they felt was stealing catalytic converters and escalated a chase at high speed, then “called off the chase” as crash was imminent. The car crashed into the Balderas family, killing Michaela Balderas, her husband Flavio Balderas and James Griffin whom police had been chasing.
Source links :
https://abc7.com/south-gate-car-crash-fatal-passengers/12773798/
Flavio Balderas 1 of 3
Case # :325
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/05/2023
Location : State St+ Tweedy Blvd
City : Lynwood
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chase for catalytic converter theft with 3 killed including 2 bystanders
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
LAPD chased after a young man they felt was stealing catalytic converters and escalated a chase at high speed, then “called off the chase” as a crash was imminent. The car crashed into the Balderas family, killing Michaela Balderas, her husband Flavio Balderas and James Griffin whom police had been chasing.
Source links :
https://abc7.com/south-gate-car-crash-fatal-passengers/12773798/
JawuanNalick Mullins
Case # :324
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/04/2023
Location : Interstate Hioghway+I-20
City : Eastland
County : Eastland
State : Texas
Agency : Cisco PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Vehicle Event: Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
JawuanNalick Mullins, 29, refused a traffic stop, was chased into fatal crash by police. Police did not accuse him of any crimes. He had had some negative experiences with police in the past which may explain why he would not stop for a traffic stop.
Source links :
https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/man-evading-police-causes-fatal-crash-in-eastland/
NameNot Disclosed
Case # :323
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Not Disclosed
Date : 02/04/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Wesley Chapel
County : Pasco
State : Florida
Agency : Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for “suspicious men in car”
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An FHP trooper saw "suspicious men" in Wesley Chapel, chased the car, causing a rollover crash with multiple injuries and an unnamed male who died.
Source links :
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/fhp-trooper-involved-shooting-in-wesley-chapel-leaves-1-dead
Jason S. Benn
Case # :322
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/02/2023
Location : Washington Ave Extension
City : Albany
County : Albany
State : New York
Agency : New York State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chasecrash, chased for “erratic driving”
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On February 1, 2023, at about 1:35 a.m. NY State Police observed a vehicle driving erratically on Washington Avenue Extension in Albany, NY. The vehicle matched a car from an earlier pursuit. Troopers had attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver Jason S. Benn, did not stop. A chase was escalated during which Benn hitseveral parked vehicles. Police claim to have “called off the chase” at 1:44 a.m. Shortly thereafter, troopers found Benn crashed in Knox, NY. He had sustained severe injuries and died in the hospital shortly thereafter. Police allege that Benn did not have the owner’s permission to drive the car and had some drugs in the car. Benn had had prior bad experience with the police which may help explain why he ran from police.
Source links :
https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-investigate-fatal-knox-crash.htm
https://wnyt.com/top-stories/man-killed-in-knox-crash-after-albany-police-chase/
Timothy Schultze 2 of 2
Case # :321
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2023
Location : Woodman Ave/Lanark St
City : Panorama City
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On 01/31/2023, 46-year-old Christopher Teagarden and 49-year-old Timothy Schultz were driving through Panorama City together on January 31, 2023 after getting some tacos. At the intersection of Woodman Avenue and Lanark Street in Panorama City, a truck slammed into them at high speed. Believed to be a stolen vehicle, LAPD had escalated a high-speed chase and the fleeing vehicle crashed into the vehicle of Teagarden and Schultz, killing both men. No officers were charged for initiating the high-risk chase in a densely populated area.
Source links :
https://abc7.com/police-chase-san-fernando-valley-panorama-city-deadly-crash/12758515/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/1-killed-after-stolen-car-pursuit-crash-in-panorama-city/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/suspect-in-deadly-pursuit-crash-had-extensive-criminal-past/
https://www.foxla.com/news/la-panorama-city-police-chase-crash
Christopher Teagarden 1 of 2
Case # :320
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2023
Location : Woodman Ave/Lanark St
City : Panorama City
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On 01/31/2023, 46-year-old Christopher Teagarden and 49-year-old Timothy Schultz were driving through Panorama City together on January 31, 2023 after getting some tacos. At the intersection of Woodman Avenue and Lanark Street in Panorama City, a truck slammed into them at high speed. Believed to be a stolen vehicle, LAPD had escalated a high-speed chase and the fleeing vehicle crashed into the vehicle of Teagarden and Schultz, killing both men. No officers were charged for initiating the high-risk chase in a densely populated area.
Source links :
https://abc7.com/police-chase-san-fernando-valley-panorama-city-deadly-crash/12758515/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/1-killed-after-stolen-car-pursuit-crash-in-panorama-city/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/suspect-in-deadly-pursuit-crash-had-extensive-criminal-past/
https://www.foxla.com/news/la-panorama-city-police-chase-crash
Lindsey Garmon
Case # :319
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/30/2023
Location : Hoover+Taftin
City : Wichita
County : Sedgwick
State : Kansas
Agency : Sedgwick County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Jan. 30, 2023, Lindsey Garmon, 38, of Wellington, was a passenger in a car Sedgwick County deputies tried to stop on Kellogg Avenue around 5:20 a.m. The car she was in did not stop and deputies escalated a chase, ending at Hoover and Taftin when the car crashed into a utility pole, killing passenger Lindsey Garmon. Police did not state why they attempted a traffic stop that led up to this death. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/man-charged-after-police-chase-ends-with-wellington-woman-killed/
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wellington-woman-dies-after-crash-in-west-wichita/
Laila Rose Houser
Case # :318
Age :17
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/30/2023
Location : Hwy 1+Richardson Blvd
City : Midlands
County : Kershaw
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Laila Rose Hauser was parked in a Dollar General parking lot at 1 a.m. An South Carolina Highway Patrol officer drove up next to her. Apparently feeling uncomfortable, she drove away. The officer followed and attempted a traffic stop. Laila Rose Hauser did not stop and the officer escalated a high-speed chase which caused her to run into a tree and die. She had committed no crime and seemed to be afraid of the police chase only. Houser’s father used to be an employee for the same Sheriff’s Office that chased Laila Houser to her death. Oddly, Laila Hauser did not seem to trust the officer from her father’s former PD and fled from him. No officers were charged.
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Lawrence Charles Williamson
Case # :317
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/29/2023
Location : MLK Blvd
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Michael Florio
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Michael Florio, a Metro corrections officer was driving southbound on Martin Luther King Boulevard on Jan. 29, 2023, night when he hit and killed a pedestrian. Police did notspecify if the officerwas on duty at the time of the incident.Pedestrian Charles Williamson, 35, was crossing MLK Blvd just north of Lowry Avenue when he was struck by Florio. Police did not comment on the speed of the officer. Officer Fiorio was not charged.
Source links :
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/jan/29/metro-corrections-officer-involved-in-fatal-pedest/
https://thenevadaglobe.com/702times/fatal-january-24-crash-victim-identified-as-north-las-vegas-man/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :316
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/29/2023
Location : I-45 NB between W Gulf Bank+Mt. Houston Rd
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed when wrong way driver collided with patrol car
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An unnamed person was apparently going the wrong way in the HOV lane where a Houston officer was on his way to work and crashed into them. The man in the other vehicle died. Houston Metro officials said several others were transported to the hospital. It is unclear how many people were involved in this major crash and what their condition is.
Source links :
https://abc13.com/houston-traffic-north-freeway-fatal-crash-i-45-at-gulf-bank-car/12747640/
Vladislav Alex Soden
Case # :315
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/28/2023
Location : 135th E. Pl
City : Glenpool
County : Tulsa
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Glenpool PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police said that 18-year-old Vladislav Soden on Saturdaydid not stop for police during a traffic stop. Glenpool PD escalated a chase andSodencrashed into the back of a home near 135th E. Place while being chased. The chase crash caused extensive damage to the home and killed Soden. Police state the chase was initiated for a traffic infraction.The occupants in the house were uninjured, according to police. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://sapulpaherald.com/police-pursuit-ends-in-fatal-crash-in-glenpool/
Waymon Swanegan
Case # :314
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/27/2023
Location : NE 23rd+Prospect
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
WaymonSwanegan was driving around 1:50 a.m. on Jan. 27, 2023 when Oklahoma Highway Patrol tried a traffic stop. He did not stop and the trooper escalated a “wild chase” causing Swanegan to lose control and crash into a building. He was killed and his passenger was critically injured. The passenger, 48-year-old Clayton Banks, was rushed to OU Medical Center in poor condition and his outcome is unknown. Police allege there were drugs in the car and speculate that this may be why Swanegan did not stop but it is unknown what the urgent reason was this dangerous chase was undertaken at all.No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://kfor.com/news/local/driver-killed-after-wild-chase-ends-in-ne-okc-building-crash/
James Mellenthin
Case # :313
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/27/2023
Location : U.S. Route 67
City : County Unincorporated
County : MacDonough
State : Illinois
Agency : McDonough County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
James Mellenthin, 35, was traveling south on U.S. Route 67 when his vehicle collided with a McDonough County deputy. Mellenthin died. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.wgem.com/2023/02/03/mcdonough-county-sheriff-deputy-involved-fatal-crash/
Davarius Travon Bynaum 3 of 3
Case # :312
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/26/2023
Location : CR 337+Hwy 36/US 190
City : Milano
County : Milam
State : Texas
Agency : Milam County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Traffic infraction
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
PhabianJyquezBynaum, Malik Ezekiel Thomas and Davarius Travon Bynaum were traveling southbound on US 190 and allegedly speeding when a Milam County deputy focused on them and began a chase for a traffic infraction. During the chase, the vehicle’s right tires came off and the driver lost control. The car crossed into the northbound lane, crashed into a tree, rolled upside down and caught on fire with the 3 young men trapped inside. The lethal chase was undertaken because the vehicle had been seen driving too fast. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/01/27/milam-county-high-speed-chase-ends-firey-crash-three-dead/
Malik Ezekiel Thomas 2 of 3
Case # :311
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/26/2023
Location : CR 337+Hwy 36/US 190
City : Milano
County : Milam
State : Texas
Agency : Milam County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
PhabianJyquezBynaum, Malik Ezekiel Thomas and Davarius Travon Bynaum were traveling southbound on US 190 and allegedly speeding when a Milam County deputy zeroed in on them and began a chase for a traffic infraction. During the chase, the vehicle’s right tires came off and the driver lost control. The car crossed into the northbound lane, crashed into a tree, rolled upside down and caught on fire with the 3 young men trapped inside. The lethal chase was undertaken because the vehicle had been driving too fast. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/01/27/milam-county-high-speed-chase-ends-firey-crash-three-dead/
https://www.kwtx.com/2023/01/27/dps-identifies-three-killed-fiery-wreck-during-pursuit-milam-county/
PhabianJyquezBynaum 1 of 3
Case # :310
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/26/2023
Location : Country Road 337 on Highway 36/US 190
City : Milano
County : Milam
State : Texas
Agency : Milam County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
PhabianJyquezBynaum, Malik Ezekiel Thomas and Davarius Travon Bynaum were traveling southbound on US 190 and allegedly speeding when a Milam County deputy focused on them and began a chase for a traffic infraction. During the chase, the vehicle’s right tires came off and the driver lost control. The car crossed into the northbound lane, crashed into a tree, rolled upside down and caught on fire with the 3 young men trapped inside. The lethal chase was undertaken because the vehicle had been seen driving too fast. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/01/27/milam-county-high-speed-chase-ends-firey-crash-three-dead/
https://www.kwtx.com/2023/01/27/dps-identifies-three-killed-fiery-wreck-during-pursuit-milam-county/
Verna White
Case # :309
Age :44
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 01/26/2023
Location : 1st+10th
City : Moultrie
County : Colquitt
State : Georgia
Agency : Colquitt County SO, Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Verna White, 44, was driving down the street in the residential area of First Avenue and 10th Street in Moultrie, had just returned from singing in her church and was just a few feet away from her home where she lived with her 2 sons when a car flew down the street at 95 mph, hit a house, telephone pole and then Verna White’s car with police after it. She was killed by the police chase crash by Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office that had ended with a car slamming into her at 95 mph with police racing behind it at around 10 p.m. The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team was then called to the scene after it was found that the accident was actually prosecutable. Despite this consideration of wrongdoing by officers responsible for this chase, no officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.walb.com/2023/01/27/1-killed-result-colquitt-co-high-speed-chase/
Kennedy J. Edmond
Case # :308
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/26/2023
Location : Osie + Washington
City : Wichita
County : Wichita
State : Kansas
Agency : Wichita PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Kennedy J. Edmond was allegedly driving down the street in Wichita when police saw him and felt that he matched a description of someone from a larceny in the area. They began following him, escalating a chase ending in a fatal crash in which Edmond crashed and rolled over at Osie and Washington around 8:30 a.m. January 26, 2023.
While the officer alleged that he had “called off the pursuit” just before the crash, the KHP did report that this incident was listed as a police pursuit at the time of the crash. The KHP ultimately changed its narrative to “not in pursuit”.
The officer had reportedly chased the car at a high rate of speed without lights and sirens most of the way and turned on his lights and sirens toward the end of the pursuit. He also called off the pursuit after about 15 seconds when the vehicle started driving at high speed.’No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-critical-after-south-wichita-rollover-crash/
https://www.kwch.com/2023/01/26/1-critical-1-serious-south-wichita-crash/
Jahnavi Kandula
Case # :307
Age :23
Gender :Female
Race : Asian
Date : 01/24/2023
Location : South Lake Union, Dexter Ave+Thomas St
City : Seattle
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Seattle PD
Officer(s) : Kevin Austin Dave
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by speeding police SUV without justification for speeding
Disposition : Charges against officer being considered in 5/2023
Open records summary :
A Seattle PD SUV driven by officer Kevin Austin Dave from Seattle PD hit and killed Ms. Kandula, a grad student in Seattle who had been crossing the street at a marked crossing. The officer was speeding at 74 mph in a 25 mph zone to a call as backup.Charges are being considered against the officer for his role in this avoidable death. He had apparently not activated his lights and siren when speeding. It is questionable whether the call he was on was urgent enough to warrant deadly speeds in one of the most crowded urban areas near downtown Seattle.
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Marquis Allen Hacket
Case # :306
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/23/2023
Location : 20th+North Ave
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Marquis Allen Hacket was a passenger in a car at 20th and North Avenue in Milwaukee when a high-speed police chase crashed into his vehicle, killing him. Officers had been chasing a stolen vehicle that had crashed into them. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/01/23/bystander-killed-milwaukee-police-chase/
https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/1-man-killed-5-teens-arrested-following-pursuit-crash
Matthew Laverne Holloman
Case # :305
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/23/2023
Location : McAllister Mill+Salem Rd
City : Scranton
County : Florence
State : South Carolina
Agency : Florence County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase for stolen car
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
When 34-year-old Matthew Laverne Holloman refused a traffic stop, it was determined the 2012 Honda Civic he was driving was stolen. Florence County deputies pursued the car which crashed, killing Holloman. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2023/01/23/coroner-ids-driver-killed-florence-county-car-chase/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :304
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Waldorf
County : Charles
State : Maryland
Agency : Charles County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) werechasinga man who had allegedly hit a parked car and driven off around 4 a.m. in Waldorf.When police attempted to stop him, he did not pull over and "within seconds" he "lost control of his truck and crashed" per deputies.He died on the one-year anniversary of the date when the same Waldorf PD had hunted Inga Person into a fatal crash. No officers were charged.
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Tilek Quailil Alston
Case # :303
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/22/2023
Location : I-64
City : Newport News
County : Warwick
State : Virginia
Agency : Chesapeake PD, Virginia State Police, Newport News PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A around midnight on Jan. 22, Chesapeake PD informed VSP that a CPD officer was chasing a Dodge Challenger on Interstate 664 towards the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel and the driver exited onto Interstate 64. While on I-64 near Jefferson Avenue, the driver lost control of the car and hit a jersey barrier, sending the car across all travel lanes and into another jersey barrier on the left side, endangering all traffic.TilekQuailil Alston, 21, was killed in the police chase. It is unknown why police undertook this dangerous chase. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.wric.com/news/tidewater/driver-killed-in-crash-during-police-chase-in-newport-news/
https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/police-chase-from-chesapeake-ends-in-newport-news-with-fatal-crash/
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/man-killed-in-crash-on-i-64-while-fleeing-from-chesapeake-police/291-f20396bf-62a7-4cd6-ac4b-ba1207a97e7f
Cheyenne N. Day
Case # :302
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/21/2023
Location : 2300 block of NW Topeka Blvd
City : Topeka
County : Shawnee
State : Kansas
Agency : Topeka PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : Pending Investigation
Open records summary :
Cheyenne Day was allegedly driving erratically for which Topeka PD began chasing her. The driving reportedly became much worse under duress and caused her to crash her car on the 2300 block of N.W. Topeka Boulevard.She died. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://sports.yahoo.com/cheyenne-day-dies-topeka-crash-163102424.html
Jimmy Mitchell
Case # :301
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/20/2023
Location : Broadway+River City Casino Blvd
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis County
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jimmy Mitchell, a third-party motorist driving a Camaro, was driving down the street in the Patch neighborhood when a police chase crashed into him, killing him. Hedied at the scene.Several witnesses stated that St. Louis County police were chasing the vehicle, a gray Hyundai, when it crashed at Broadway and River City Casino Boulevard.
Police deny this and claim that officers did not chase the vehicle.“Our officer did attempt to stop the Hyundai,” said St. Louis County spokesperson Sgt. Tracy Panus. “However, all efforts were immediately terminated when the driver failed to stop. There was no pursuit,” police stated in direct contrast to what eyewitnesses had reported seeing. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.kmov.com/2023/01/20/man-dead-two-car-crash-south-city/
Aimee Lynn Padgett-Youmans
Case # :300
Age :49
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2023
Location : Hwy 204
City : Savannah
County : Chatham County
State : Georgia
Agency : Chatham County PD
Officer(s) : C. Nusall
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police with PIT maneuver during chase for expired tags
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Chatham County Police saw a driver with an expired tag who refused to pull over during a traffic stop. Georgia State Patrol found it a short time later.State troopers chased the car and performed a PIT maneuver, resulting in a crash in which the driver’s car hit a concrete barrier and flipped over, killing 49-year-old Aimee Lynn Padgett. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.wjcl.com/article/state-police-investigate-fiery-crash-in-chatham-county/42571994
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :299
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/19/2023
Location : Bakersfield+Lamont
City : Bakersfield
County : Bakersfield
State : California
Agency : Bakersfield PD
Officer(s) :
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Bakersfield police patrol vehicle at South Vineland and Muller roads in Bakersfield crashed into a Honda Accord. The unnamed male driver in the Honda was killed and a female passenger was taken to a hospital with moderate to major injuries. Two Bakersfield police officers were also injured.
CHP did not identify the Bakersfield officers but said the officers were 23 and 24 years old. CHP said the unidentified deceased driver was a 30 -year-old man from Bakersfield.No officers were charged. It is unknown whether speed was a factor and why the crash occurred.
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Angela Luna
Case # :298
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/17/2023
Location : 11500 block of the SW Freeway access road
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Unhoused woman struck and killed by patrol car
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An unhousedLatinx woman believed to be in her 40s “stepped off the curb and was struck by the patrol car” 11500 block of the Southwest Freeway access roadnear Wilcrest Drive. TheHouston PD officer driving the vehiclewas traveling to assist with a case and had not activated his emergency lights or sirens, as required. This was the third pedestrian fatality from police vehicles in 30 days in Harris County. No officers were charged.
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Joseph Pritchett
Case # :297
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/16/2023
Location : Stanton Rd
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash initiated for traffic infraction
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased Joseph Pritchett at high speed, causing him to lose control and slam into a family's home off Stanton Road. The family was asleep at the time of impact. The home was heavily damaged. The driver, Joseph Pritchett, died. The deadly chase was initiated for speeding.No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2023/01/17/one-dead-after-car-crashes-into-house/
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/one-person-died-after-car-crashed-into-mobile-home
Miriam Schmid
Case # :296
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Peoria
County : Peoria
State : Illinois
Agency : Peoria PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Miriam Schmid was a third-party motorist on the road who died when Peoria PD chased a vehicle at high speed into the path of her car, killing her and seriously injuring 3 others. It is not known why police were conducting the high-risk chase. No officers were charged.