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Ashley Irvin was driving down Thomas Lane in Augusta when a high-sped police chase slammed into her the car, killing her. She had been a mother of two. Her family complained that nobody from police contacted them nor explained what happened for a prolonged period and demand transparency and accountability.

Violating a Hands Free law, the person being chased possibly holding a cell phone in one’s hand while driving was given as the reason why this deadly high-speed chase was escalated. Irvin’s parents said that they were never notified of her death, had to find out on their own and police never provided them with information what happened.

https://www.wrdw.com/2022/11/28/i-team-new-details-deadly-police-chase-that-killed-mother-2/

Colby Bell, 23, of Little Rock was driving 55 in a 30 zone and Little Rock PD began chasing him for it. He fled. Police escalated a chase. He crashed into a utility pole and died.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/01/little-rock-police-id-victim-in-fatal-police-pursuit/

A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a collision with a Sacramento police vehicle shortly after 8:10 p.m. on 11/01/2022 as the officer driving the vehicle was responding to call. “The officer did not have their emergency lights nor siren activated,” the department said.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2022-11-01/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-with-sacramento-police-vehicle

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/denzil-broadhurst-collision-police-cruiser/103-3bd96813-6122-492d-b54f-5f2d4a2221d2

An officer was on the way to a call without lights and siren, admittedly watched homes instead of the roadway and ran over and killed a pedestrian. Neither the officer nor the pedestrian were identified by the PD.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/10/msp-investigating-after-pedestrian-is-hit-killed-by-police-vehicle-in-taylor.html

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/taylor-police-hit-and-kill-pedestrian-in-fatal-crash-monday-morning

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/10/31/michigan-state-police-on-duty-taylor-police-officer-fatally-hit-pedestrian/#:~:text=TAYLOR%2C%20Mich.&text=The%20officer%20was%20reportedly%20driving,pronounced%20dead%20on%20the%20scene.

Cedar Rapids officers tried to stop a black Chevy Tahoe for traffic violations on 33rd Avenue Southwest. They said the driver, Jamie Hill, didn’t stop. Cedar Rapids PD escalated a chase onto I-380 southbound when Hill took the Highway 30 West exit ramp, lost control and rolled the vehicle several times. He died at the scene.

https://www.kcrg.com/2022/10/31/cedar-rapids-police-investigating-crash-that-closed-highway-ramp/

Officer Logan K. Medlock of the London PD was hit and killed by a DUI driver in his patrol car.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26437-police-officer-logan-k-medlock

Tina Keeley was walking through Monson when she was hit by a motorcycle that had been escalated to high speeds by a police cruiser chasing it. Tina Keeley died. The motorcyclist was charged in her death. No officer was charged.

https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/24/police-chase-safety-addressed-following-fatal-pedestrian-accident-monson/

Police tried to pull over a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a prior crime. The driver did not stop. Police escalated a chase and the driver turned onto lee Drive, lost control in the turn, hit a tree and died. One other occupant of the vehicle also died. Charles Boone and Jovann Paige are the deceased. The other three occupants were transported to Mary Washington Hospital in critical condition. Their final outcome was not reported by police.

https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-chase-ends-with-fatal-crash-in-fredericksburg/article_9f6217c6-53e2-11ed-813e-a7a8a13154c7.html

https://www.wric.com/news/northern-virginia/two-dead-three-hospitalized-in-crash-following-police-chase-in-fredericksburg/

Police tried to pull over a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a prior crime. The driver did not stop. Police escalated a chase and the driver turned onto lee Drive, lost control in the turn, hit a tree and died. One other occupant of the vehicle also died. Charles Boone and Jovann Paige are the deceased. The other three occupants were transported to Mary Washington Hospital in critical condition. Their final outcome was not reported by police.

https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-chase-ends-with-fatal-crash-in-fredericksburg/article_9f6217c6-53e2-11ed-813e-a7a8a13154c7.html

https://www.wric.com/news/northern-virginia/two-dead-three-hospitalized-in-crash-following-police-chase-in-fredericksburg/

Gemini Jerome Jackson was a passenger in a car being hunted by Atlanta PD. The vehicle ran a red light and hit another vehicle, killing Jackson. Three backseat passengers were also injured. Police never explained why they undertook this dangerous and fatal hunt.

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/10/20/early-morning-police-chase-ends-fatal-crash-midtown-atlanta/

https://www.fox19.com/video/2022/10/20/police-chase-ends-deadly-crash-midtown-atlanta/

Carrollton police officer Steve Nothem was hit and killed Tuesday night after arriving to back up a fellow officer at 1905 E. President George Bush Turnpike when his squad car was hit at 10:24 p.m. while he was still inside. The driver who hit him, 82-year-old Phillip Parker of Carrollton, was pronounced dead at the scene.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2022/10/19/carrollton-police-officer-dies-in-car-crash

Carrollton police officer Steve Nothem was hit and killed Tuesday night after arriving to back up a fellow officer at 1905 E. President George Bush Turnpike when his squad car was hit at 10:24 p.m. while he was still inside. The driver who hit him, 82-year-old Phillip Parker of Carrollton, was pronounced dead at the scene.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2022/10/19/carrollton-police-officer-dies-in-car-crash

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26428-police-officer-steven-r-nothem-ii

Oakland PD confirmed they were chasing a young man who had flashed a gun around elsewhere. Police escalated a chase against the driver until he slammed into Agustin Coyotl who was just seconds away from arriving at his job.

https://abc7news.com/oakland-police-chase-crash-pursuit-car-accident-fatal-agustin-coyotl/12343356/

Chauncy Grayson was driving a truck Erie PD felt may be stolen. They escalated a chase that ended when he lost control of the truck, rolled it and crashed into several parked cars. He died.

https://www.yourerie.com/news/breaking-news/erie-police-identify-man-killed-in-crash-following-high-speed-chase-in-erie/

Memphis Police officers were chasing a Dodge Avenger that had been reported stolen. Memphis PD deployed stop sticks and moments later, the driver of the Dodge Avenger ran a red light and crashed into four vehicles. Elbert Hayes III, the driver of the Dodge Avenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Five others were taken to local hospitals in non-critical condition.

https://wreg.com/news/local/one-dead-five-hurt-in-hickory-hill-crash/

https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/10/14/2-mpd-officers-relieved-duty-after-fatal-crash/

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-killed-after-police-chase-involving-memphis-police-identified/article_e0e3face-dc73-5cd8-af97-e55b34337660.html

Richmond County deputies and the Georgia State Patrol escalated a chase that ended near Warren Baptist Church in the 3200 block of Washington Road after the vehicle crashed into a tree and the driver Kenneth Thomas Paige was ejected and died. Police claim the vehicle had been stolen. Police claim the driver had robbed someone earlier in the week.

https://www.wrdw.com/2022/10/14/1-dead-following-high-speed-chase-washington-road/

Dallas Police officer Jacob Arellano died after his SUV was hit by a wrong way driver on Spur 408, pushed into another lane and was hit again by a tractor trailer.

https://www.keranews.org/news/2022-10-12/dallas-police-officer-dies-following-head-on-collision

Officer Kirrman’s vehicle veered off the road and crashed, killing him for unknown reasons.

https://www.police1.com/officer-down/tenn-pd-mourns-loss-of-deputy-killed-in-solo-vehicle-car-crash-R65usa3Kd2LXyVdo/

Hui Zhang was involved in a vehicle accident and police claim that he was seen fleeing the car with a handgun. Paterson PD arrived and shot and killed him. The “gun” had been a plastic replica. He had been unarmed.

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/paterson/sections/police-and-fire/articles/attorney-general-s-office-conducting-investigation-of-police-involved-shooting-in-paterson

https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/lyndhurst/news/carjacker-shot-by-paterson-detective-was-armed-with-blank-pistol-nj-attorney-general/847123/

https://patch.com/new-jersey/wayne/imitation-gun-wielded-man-shot-police-nj-attorney-general

Las Vegas Metro PD initiated a chase after a traffic stop for unknown reasons. Police chased the vehicle around 12:30 a.m. in the 8300 block of West Charleston Boulevard after he drove away from the traffic stop. The chase led to a fatal crash, killing Angel Ortega. Police did not answer any questions why the car was chased and how the fatal crash during their chase occurred. Three other occupants of the vehicle were injured also.

https://www.fox5vegas.com/video/2022/10/10/lvmpd-says-dead-injured-after-police-chase-monday-morning/

Georgia State Police troopers were patrolling I-75 in Clayton County when a Ford Fusion was seen speeding and not using a turn signal. Troopers escalated a chase and the Fusion fled. Troopers continued chasing the vehicle at high speeds into Fulton County when the took an exit ramp onto State Route 166. As he was entering the ramp, the vehicle drove off the road and went down and embankment where it ultimately flipped over, killing the driver. The man’s identity was not released, nor were dashcam videos or other evidence.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/driver-killed-high-speed-chase-gsp/85-35bb2bed-b66a-446a-8987-2f9c7dd68286

Milwaukee PD initiated a high-speed police chase for an alleged small drug transaction, chasing a vehicle that hit and injured a pedestrian before it crashed through a safety fence and fell off a bridge onto West Canal Street, bursting into flames and killing 28-year-old Corey Owens, 34-year-old Johnny Brown-Witherspoon and 44-year-old Kendrick L. Miller.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2022-10-08/police-identify-3-people-who-died-when-car-drove-off-viaduct

Milwaukee PD initiated a high-speed police chase for an alleged small drug transaction, chasing a vehicle that hit and injured a pedestrian before it crashed through a safety fence and fell off a bridge onto West Canal Street, bursting into flames and killing 28-year-old Corey Owens, 34-year-old Johnny Brown-Witherspoon and 44-year-old Kendrick L. Miller.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2022-10-08/police-identify-3-people-who-died-when-car-drove-off-viaduct

Milwaukee PD initiated a high-speed police chase for an alleged small drug transaction, chasing a vehicle that hit and injured a pedestrian before it crashed through a safety fence and fell off a bridge onto West Canal Street, bursting into flames and killing 28-year-old Corey Owens, 34-year-old Johnny Brown-Witherspoon and 44-year-old Kendrick L. Miller.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2022-10-08/police-identify-3-people-who-died-when-car-drove-off-viaduct

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2022-10-08/police-identify-3-people-who-died-when-car-drove-off-viaduct

https://www.fox23.com/trending_archives/3-people-dead-after-car-falls-off-bridge-in-wisconsin-allegedly-involved-in-police-chase/article_27754fab-348b-5cde-8e59-4a9d42508e15.html

Sedgwick County deputy Sidnee Carter was involved in a vehicle crash and died on duty.

https://www.kwch.com/2022/10/08/1-dead-another-seriously-injured-w-wichita-crash/

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26413-deputy-sheriff-sidnee-carter

Bradley Michael Swink was the driver of a Honda Accord chased by Hickory PD because the Honda was reported stolen, police said. When an officer tried to stop the vehicle on Wednesday, the driver did not stop and Hickory PD escalated a chase that ended shortly before 10 p.m., when it crashed into another vehicle at Springs Road near the intersection with McDonald Parkway. The Honda had struck a Jeep Wrangler that had four passengers between the ages of 15-17. All four were taken to an area hospital.
Bradley Michael Swink, 30, of Conover, was ejected from the vehicle he was driving and was pronounced dead at the scene. No video, dashcam footage or other evidence can be found by open search.

https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/update-car-chase-ends-in-crash-death-in-hickory/article_011dbc3e-4562-11ed-96df-0fc9f8c6bcbc.html

https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/update-driver-who-died-in-hickory-car-chase-crash-identified-4-teens-injured-in-crash/article_011dbc3e-4562-11ed-96df-0fc9f8c6bcbc.html

https://www.qcnews.com/crime-and-public-safety/man-dies-4-teens-hurt-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-hickory-police-say/

Milwaukee PD chased a vehicle until it drove off the viaduct and burst into flames, killing 3 people. Police did not identify the victims publicly and did not provide an explanation why the highly dangerous chase was undertaken, also did not provide dashcam or other evidence. Three people were killed.

https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2022/10/07/police-chase-ends-fatal-car-crash/8203237001/

Milwaukee PD chased a vehicle until it drove off the viaduct and burst into flames, killing 3 people. Police did not identify the victims publicly and did not provide an explanation why the highly dangerous chase was undertaken, also did not provide dashcam or other evidence. Three people were killed.

https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2022/10/07/police-chase-ends-fatal-car-crash/8203237001/

Milwaukee PD chased a vehicle until it drove off the viaduct and burst into flames, killing 3 people. Police did not identify the victims publicly and did not provide an explanation why the highly dangerous chase was undertaken, also did not provide dashcam or other evidence. Three people were killed.

https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2022/10/07/police-chase-ends-fatal-car-crash/8203237001/

Killed by police chase crash over stolen car
Around 11:56 p.m. on 10/05/2023, deputies were called to the 5000 block of Majors Drive in the town of Onondaga for reports of a burglary that occurred while a resident was at home. Onondaga deputies called in their Air 1 helicopter as well as Syracuse PD. Police saw two vehicles speeding away that were later determined to be stolen in another burglary.
Deputies attempted a traffic stop on both vehicles but both vehicles failed to stop and police escalated a chase. During the chase, the first vehicle crashed in the 300 block of East Seneca Turnpike after running off the road, hitting a tree and rolling over several times. The driver was ejected from the car and died. Police did not publicly identify him nor provide video evidence.

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2022/10/one-man-dead-after-police-chase-involving-two-stolen-cars-deputies-say.html

A Morgan County deputy chased Daniel Staten for a traffic violation on Hadley Road near Mooresville. Police escalated a chase that ended 4 miles later when Staten slammed into the back of a pickup truck while being chased by police. He died. Two females in his car were unharmed. The driver of the pickup truck was also injured. No dashcam or other footage or evidence can be found on open records search.

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/man-chased-by-police-dies-after-head-on-collision-with-another-driver-in-morgan-county

https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/sheriff-suspect-of-traffic-violation-dies-in-police-chase-in-eastern-morgan-county/

Three juveniles were filmed finding a Maserati with the keys left in the ignition and allegedly stole it in Pinellas County. Deputies escalated a chase to over 100 mph, resulting in a crash during which the Maserati exploded. One of the passengers, 15-year-old Mario Bonilla was killed. Two other occupants were taken to the hospital and were to face charges for the pursuit death of Bonilla.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GRbuqEcT1U

Glynn County deputies escalated a chase for undisclosed reasons against Joseph Allen Hodge. Hodge crashed at Johnston Street and 2nd Street in Brunswick, city police said. Police did not disclose why they were chasing him.

https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/gbi-investigating-fatal-crash-after-county-police-pursuit/article_6a803066-bfc9-51ab-9d07-876b4167d27d.html

Yakima PD arrived to find two UTVs racing each other near River Road from 40th Avenue. When police escalated a chase, the UTV flipped, went down the embankment, landing on its roof, killing the driver.

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/two-killed-in-utv-crash-following-yakima-police-pursuit/article_e3191812-4379-11ed-ba75-47e2eaea665f.html

Yakima PD arrived to find two UTVs racing each other near River Road from 40th Avenue. When police escalated a chase, the UTV flipped, went down the embankment, landing on its roof, killing the driver.

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/two-killed-in-utv-crash-following-yakima-police-pursuit/article_e3191812-4379-11ed-ba75-47e2eaea665f.html

Broderick Dunn was the driver in a car that was driving too fast. Georgia State Patrol attacked the driver with a PIT maneuver and Dunn was predictably ejected from the car onto the highway where he died. For speeding. The officers were not charged.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/mother-of-teen-ejected-killed-in-police-chase-says-he-was-helping-a-wounded-friend-now-hes-gone

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/two-people-ejected-from-vehicle-killed-police-chase/85-8b628293-acc9-4d0c-8605-b6608d59b3dd

https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/men-who-died-atlanta-police-chase-identified-reports

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/state-patrol-identifies-two-men-killed-in-atlanta-chase

Broderick Dunn was the driver in a car that was driving too fast. Georgia State Patrol attacked the driver with a PIT maneuver and Dunn was predictably ejected from the car onto the highway where he died. For speeding. The officers were not charged.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/mother-of-teen-ejected-killed-in-police-chase-says-he-was-helping-a-wounded-friend-now-hes-gone

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/two-people-ejected-from-vehicle-killed-police-chase/85-8b628293-acc9-4d0c-8605-b6608d59b3dd

https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/men-who-died-atlanta-police-chase-identified-reports

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/state-patrol-identifies-two-men-killed-in-atlanta-chase

Janesha Harris, 35, and Jamarea Keyes, 38, were third parties driving down the street who were killed by a police chase crash when their BMW was struck by a 2006 Cadillac STS that was “speeding” due to being hunted by police.
Police claim they called off the chase and turned off their lights and sirens. The crash occurred less than five seconds after the sirens and lights were turned off, as is commonly the case.
Jasmine Mines, an attorney representing the Keyes and Harris families, said the newly released video shows inconsistencies with LAPD’s initial account of events.
“Even though the sirens were off, the officers were clearly still in pursuit. Initially, the LAPD officers stated they retreated and there were 15 seconds from the time they retreated to the time of the collision that ended in fatality. LAPD stated they were not engaged in any chase,” Mines said.
The dashcam video shows the officers chasing the Cadillac through at least four intersections with their lights and sirens on.

https://ktla.com/news/victims-families-highlight-inconsistencies-after-lapd-releases-dash-cam-footage-of-south-l-a-fatal-crash-involving-chase-suspect/

Janesha Harris, 35, and Jamarea Keyes, 38, were third parties driving down the street who were killed by a police chase crash when their BMW was struck by a 2006 Cadillac STS that was “speeding” due to being hunted by police.
LAPD claim they called off the chase and turned off their lights and sirens. The crash occurred less than five seconds after the sirens and lights were turned off, as is commonly the case.
Jasmine Mines, an attorney representing the Keyes and Harris families, said the newly released video shows inconsistencies with LAPD’s initial account of events.
“Even though the sirens were off, the officers were clearly still in pursuit. Initially, the LAPD officers stated they retreated and there were 15 seconds from the time they retreated to the time of the collision that ended in fatality. LAPD stated they were not engaged in any chase,” Mines said.
The dashcam video shows the officers chasing the Cadillac through at least four intersections with their lights and sirens on.

https://ktla.com/news/victims-families-highlight-inconsistencies-after-lapd-releases-dash-cam-footage-of-south-l-a-fatal-crash-involving-chase-suspect/

Sergeant Meagan Burke was killed in an on-duty vehicle crash on I-44 at about 12:34 am. She was traveling northbound when a southbound vehicle crossed the median and struck her vehicle. She was killed instantly in the collision.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26410-sergeant-meagan-burke