Vehicular Deaths
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Dominga Flores
Case # :175
Age :55
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 09/29/2022
Location : 3100 block of South Kedzie
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
After reports of two separate carjackings, Chicago PD were then dispatched to a call of multiple people attempting to set a white pickup truck on fire on the 3400 block of South Leavitt. The group then got into a black Honda and fled the area. Chicago PD said they located the black Honda and attempted to traffic-stop it but the vehicle fled and crashed into a Toyota.
The driver of the Toyota, a 55-year-old woman, was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Source links :
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/woman-55-killed-in-crash-with-carjackers-fleeing-chicago-police/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :174
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/26/2022
Location : 8200 block of Caravelle Dr
City : Jacksonville
County : Duval
State : Florida
Agency : Jacksonville SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Killed by police chase crash
A Jacksonville deputy allegedly recognized a man who had warrants, escalated a chase, activating their lights and the Camaro fled. The man hit a tree and died.
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Joseph Lee Eugene Duncan
Case # :173
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/24/2022
Location : Route 8+Ashby Dr
City : Stuart
County : Patrick
State : Virginia
Agency : Patrick County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash over car believed stolen
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A stolen 1987 Jeep Comanche was being chased, missed a turn and crashed, killing Joseph Lee Eugene Duncan.
Source links :
https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/09/24/patrick-co-pursuit-ends-fatal-crash/
https://www.btw21.com/post/28-year-old-man-dead-after-vehicle-pursuit-ends-in-crash
Anthony Martin *COP
Case # :172
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/23/2022
Location : SH 29+RM 1869
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in motorcycle crash on duty
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Anthony Martin of the Austin PD died in a motorcycle crash on duty.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26397-senior-patrol-officer-anthony-martin
Grant Grable
Case # :171
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/23/2022
Location :
City : Michigan City
County : LaPorte
State : Indiana
Agency : Michigan City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A juvenile reported a domestic battery to an officer at the Michigan City PD. Police initiated an investigation into the domestic violence allegation and an 18-year-old male met with officers in the front lobby of the Michigan City PD. Police attempted to gather information from him but he ran away from them, got into a vehicle and drove away. Police tried to traffic-stop him but Grant Grable did not stop. Police escalated the chase to a high rate of speed and he drove through an intersection and struck the concrete pillars that provide a barrier to Ames Field, went airborne into the brick wall of the bleachers and through that wall coming to rest under the bleachers. Grable died.
Source links :
https://www.wane.com/news/driver-killed-after-crashing-through-stadium-wall-in-michigan-city/
Michael Hartwick *COP
Case # :170
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/23/2022
Location : I-275+Roosevelt
City : St. Petersburg
County : Pinellas
State : Florida
Agency : Pinellas County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in accident
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Michael Hartwick pulled over to direct traffic at a construction site on Interstate 275 near Roosevelt Boulevard, guiding traffic away from the crews. He was struck by a front-end loader driven by one of the construction workers. He died instantly.
Source links :
https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2022/09/23/pinellas-deputy-killed-hit-run-sheriff-says/
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26387-deputy-sheriff-michael-hartwick
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :169
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/22/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
D Dawg (real name Derian Bailey) was being chased by Baton Rouge PD when they crashed, killing the passenger. Police did not disclose their name.
Source links :
https://snbc13.com/d-dawg-nba-youngboy-homie-4kt-hitta-involved-in-car-accident-1-dead/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :168
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/21/2022
Location : Hwy 92 + Edgewater Blvd
City : San Mateo
County : San Mateo
State : California
Agency : San Mateo County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
One person died Wednesday morning being chased by police on the San Mateo Bridge just after 4:30 a.m. San Mateo County deputies chased the man’s vehicle and claim that they “lost sight of the vehicle” around Black Mountain Road. Police did not say why they were chasing the person. Moments later, a vehicle hit the man on the San Mateo Bridge. During the chase, the vehicle may have run out of gas, causing the man to abandon it and flee on foot before being struck by a vehicle.
Source links :
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/09/21/pursuit-ends-with-deadly-collision-on-san-mateo-bridge/
Alecia M. Garcia
Case # :167
Age :24
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 09/21/2022
Location : Eastern Ave+Pleasant St
City : Davenport
County : Scott
State : Iowa
Agency : Iowa State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Iowa State troopers were involved in a chase with a 2002 Chevy Avalanche pickup truck that lost control and hit an embankment, rolled before coming to a stop at Eastern Avenue and Pleasant Street.
Alecia M. Garcia, 24, inside the truck and was pronounced dead on scene.
Source links :
https://www.kwqc.com/2022/09/22/1-dead-1-seriously-injured-after-vehicle-chase-ends-davenport-crash/
Larry Harris
Case # :166
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/20/2022
Location : N Acadian Thruway+Winbourne Avenue
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event :
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A car was being chased by Baton Rouge PD until it ended in deadly crash just outside Baton Rouge Community College's Acadian campus near the intersection of N Acadian Thruway and Winbourne Avenue. One person was killed and at least two others were hurt.
The man killed was identified as 25-year-old Larry Harris, a passenger inside that fleeing car.
Witnesses said multiple unmarked police units were chasing the car just moments before the crash.
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Vondreece Wany’a Davis
Case # :165
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/19/2022
Location : Pierson Rd near MLK
City : Flint
County : Genesee
State : Michigan
Agency : Flint PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Vondreece Davis died early Saturday when his vehicle crashed head-on with another car on Pierson Road east of Martin Luther King Avenue in Flint as a result of a police chase. While police did not notify the family, they learned of the fatal crash from what they call “a block of witnesses” who told Davis that her son was at a local nightclub Friday night when police were clearing the lot. Vondreece pulled out of the parking lot and several Flint police cars followed. Three police cars began chasing him until he crashed into another vehicle and died. Some time after the accident, his mother complained that she was never contacted by police, could not get any answers and her car had vanished in the accident and police did not answer questions.
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Stephanie L. Roberts
Case # :164
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : United Community Bank
City : Morganfield
County : Union
State : Kentucky
Agency : Morgantown PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Morganfield Police arrived on the scene at United Community Bank in Morganfield, to investigate a possible fraud attempt in the drive-through line. While police were gathering information from the driver, he reportedly took off. Morganfield PD escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle missed a turn, ran into a wall, and flipped over. Stephanie L. Roberts died.
Photo: Union County SO
Source links :
https://www.witn.com/video/2022/09/17/ucso-fraud-suspect-leads-police-chase-dies-crash/
Cory Lemasters 1 of 3
Case # :163
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : I-465 SB marker 12
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a vehicle that began driving the wrong way at mile marker 12. Police allege that the chase was “called off” just before the crash that killed Georgia Tetmeyer, 12; William Tetmeyer, 40; Cory Lemasters, 35. Police never explained why they undertook this extremely dangerous chase, endangering the public.
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Cory Lemasters 3 of 3
Case # :162
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : I-465 SB marker 12
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a vehicle that began driving the wrong way at mile marker 12. Police allege that the chase was “called off” just before the crash that killed Georgia Tetmeyer, 12; William Tetmeyer, 40; Cory Lemasters, 35. Police never explained why they undertook this extremely dangerous chase, endangering the public.
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William Alan Tetmeyer 2 of 3
Case # :161
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : I-465 SB marker 12
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a vehicle that began driving the wrong way at mile marker 12. Police allege that the chase was “called off” just before the crash that killed Georgia Tetmeyer, 12; William Tetmeyer, 40; Cory Lemasters, 35. Police never explained why they undertook this extremely dangerous chase, endangering the public.
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Georgia Tetmeyer 3 of 3
Case # :160
Age :12
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : I-465 SB marker 12
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a vehicle that began driving the wrong way at mile marker 12. Police allege that the chase was “called off” just before the crash that killed Georgia Tetmeyer, 12; William Tetmeyer, 40; Cory Lemasters, 35. Police never explained why they undertook this extremely dangerous chase, endangering the public.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :159
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/16/2022
Location : I-435
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Missouri Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after traffic stop for registration issue
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Missouri Highway Patrol escalated a chase to 95 mph against this driver for possible registration violation. The driver fled, made a sharp turn and the vehicle rolled over, ejecting the driver and a passenger. The driver died. The passenger landed on the roadway and was run over by a semi truck and was in critical condition at the crash site. Their survival is unknown.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :158
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : Chatham+Veterans Parkway
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for traffic violation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A driver didn’t stop after troopers tried to pull them over for a traffic violation at Chatham and Veterans parkways for driving carelessly and was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Ogeechee Road before crashing at the I-516 interchange.
The male driver crashed into two other vehicles and died as a result of the crash. Police did not publicly identify him.
Source links :
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/09/14/driver-killed-crash-after-leading-police-chase-driving-wrong-lanes/
Damarius Sentell Williams
Case # :157
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : 2500 block of Cooper Store Rd
City : Moncks Corner
County : Berkeley
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Damarius Sentell Williams was chased by South Carolina troopers who felt the car he was driving was stolen. The chase escalated until he crashed and died at the scene of the crash in the 2500 block of Cooper Store Road. The chase had been escalated to 110 mph and the vehicle crashed against a tree, broke into 2 parts and Williams died.
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Terrill W. Underwood 1 of 2
Case # :156
Age :70
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : Marker 34.7/ US Hwy 281
City : Sawyer
County : Pratt
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash with stolen grain truck
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ahlvers had been driving a truck stolen from Skyland Grain in Pratt Co. which had been in use to make deliveries. Police escalated a chase. Ahlvers intentionally drove toward the vehicle of Terrill Underwood who attempted to avoid the collision by driving off the highway but he was hit and killed. Ahlvers was also pronounced dead at the scene.
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Johnathan Lee Ahlvers 2 of 2
Case # :155
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : mile marker 34.7 on US Hwy 281
City : Sawyer
County : Pratt
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash with stolen grain truck
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ahlvers had been driving a truck stolen from Skyland Grain in Pratt Co. which had been in use to make deliveries. Police escalated a chase. Ahlvers intentionally drove toward the vehicle of Terrill Underwood who attempted to avoid the collision by driving off the highway but he was hit and killed. Ahlvers was also pronounced dead at the scene.
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James Lee Holley
Case # :154
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/13/2022
Location : Route 29
City : Pittsylvania
County : Pittsylvania
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Virginia State Police Trooper in Campbell County on Route 29 attempted to stop a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle for reckless driving. The motorcycle sped away. The trooper chased the motorcycle into Pittsylvania County, where the motorcycle crossed into the northbound lanes of Route 29 at a high rate of speed, when it struck a 2018 International tractor-trailer, head-on. James Lee Holley, 37, of Graham, N.C., was wearing his helmet and died at the scene.
Source links :
https://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_4fc6dee0-34f7-11ed-af12-c7b36794c9d8.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :153
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/11/2022
Location : I-8 onramp+Main St
City : El Cajon
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
California Highway Patrol had attempted to stop a male who had been speeding at Mission Gorge Road and state Route 52 but he fled in a black Mercedes convertible at a high rate of speed, exceeding 100 mph. It continued speeding to an I-8 on-ramp before leaving the roadway and flipping upside down after hitting the curb.
Source links :
https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2022/09/11/motorist-not-ex -sustained-in-crpected-to-survive-injuriesash-following-chp-pursuit/
Samual Ervin Jr. *COP 2 of 2
Case # :152
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/09/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Atlanta
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Shot and killed while serving warrant
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Two Cobb County sheriff's deputies in Georgia have been killed while serving a warrant and were "ambushed" when they went to deliver the warrant.
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Jonathan Randall Koleski *COP 1 of 2
Case # :151
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/09/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Atlanta
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Shot and killed while serving warrant
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Two Cobb County sheriff's deputies in Georgia have been killed while serving a warrant and were "ambushed" when they went to deliver the warrant.
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Maurice Taylor
Case # :150
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/08/2022
Location : Flag Chapel Rd
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Capitol Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Stolen catalytic converters
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Maurice Taylor, 37, was chased at high speed by Capitol Police for allegedly driving recklessly and fast without a tag, refusing a traffic stop. Police escalated a chase until he crashed into an embankment surrounding a culvert. He died at the scene. The vehicle was stolen.
Source links :
https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/08/man-dies-crash-after-leading-capitol-police-pursuit-through-jackson/
Linda Childs
Case # :149
Age :71
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/06/2022
Location : Highway 45 SB+County Rd 512
City : Corinth
County : Alcorn
State : Mississippi
Agency : Mississippi Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Cody McGee
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Linda Childs was killed when an officer's vehicle struck her in her car as she was attempting to cross the highway. It is unknown what the officer’s speed was and why this accident occurred. The officer was cleared.
Source links :
https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/07/71-year-old-corinth-woman-killed-wreck-with-state-trooper/
Robert James Samuel
Case # :148
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/05/2022
Location : 2100 block of Oldham Ln
City : Abilene
County : Taylor
State : Texas
Agency : DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for traffic violation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) chased a person who fled on a motorcycle and crashed and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :147
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/04/2022
Location : Beltway 8 Frontage Rd
City : Pasadena
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Webster PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Webster PD chased a teenager in a stolen car, escalated the chase to over 100 mph until the vehicle crashed into 3 other vehicles, killing 1 other third-party driver whose name was not released.
Source links :
https://abc13.com/innocent-driver-killed-multivehicle-crash-webster-police-chase-pasadena/12196581/
Kaitlyn Breanne Ritnour *COP
Case # :146
Age :23
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/03/2022
Location : 125 Private Rd
City : Hondo
County : Medina
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in car crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Correctional Officer III Kaitlyn Ritnour was killed on duty in a vehicle crash while leaving the Ruben M. Torres Unit at 125 Private Road 4303 in Hondo.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26369-correctional-officer-iii-kaitlyn-breanne-ritnour
Joshua Butler
Case # :145
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/02/2022
Location : Parmer Ln+McAllen Pass
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Pflugerville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event :
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Pflugerville PD allege they were trying to arrest Joshua Butler during a narcotics investigation. They claim that he fled. Police escalated a chase and he eventually crashed his car. Police claim he fired shots at them. They shot and killed him..
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Hector “Tito” Ruiz
Case # :144
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/30/2022
Location : New York Ave+Arkansas Ln
City : Arlington
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Arlington PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Two friends Flores and Ruiz had gone in search of a cake for Flores’ daughter’s quinceañera. At the intersection of New York Avenue and Arkansas Lane, a wild car chase by police crashed into them, pushing them into the intersection where other cars hit them. Tito Ruiz died. Police quite pointlessly pointed out that it had been a “very short chase.” Ruiz left behind a family greatly struggling to care for themselves without him. His body was sent to Mexico for burial.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :143
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/29/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Kalamazoo
County : Kalamazoo
State : Michigan
Agency : Kalamazoo PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
One person died after an allegedly stolen vehicle crashed into a pole during a police chase on Monday, Aug. 29 by Kalamazoo PD.
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers said the driver of the stolen vehicle died and two others in the vehicle were injured. Police did not state what speed they were chasing this vehicle at but the velocity of the crash split the power pole in half. The deceased driver was not publicly identified. Their gender, age, race, location of death were all withheld by police.
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Reginald Brannan *COP
Case # :142
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/29/2022
Location : Highway 21
City : Garden City
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Reginald Brannan
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in car crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Savannah Police officer died in a car crash while driving home from work overnight.
Source links :
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/08/29/spd-mourns-officer-who-dies-car-crash/
https://www.wrdw.com/2022/08/29/georgia-police-officer-killed-crash-while-driving-home-work/
Jeremy S. Baumer
Case # :141
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/29/2022
Location : Fairmount St+River Dr
City : Davenport
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Iowa State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Iowa State police were chasing Jeremy S. Baumer who was driving a motorcycle eastbound on West River Drive. The chase escalated to high speeds of over 100 mph. During the chase, the motorcycle crashed into the back of a white Ford Fusion near the intersection of Fairmount Street and River Drive, killing Baumer. Police did not say why they felt this dangerous chase was necessary and accused Jeremy Baumer of no crimes.
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Brian Heath
Case # :140
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/26/2022
Location : Old Savannah Rd+Roselle St
City : Augusta
County : Richmond
State : Georgia
Agency : Richmond County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Brian Heath, 28 was driving on Old Savannah Road near the intersection of Roselle Street in Augusta when he was hit and killed by a vehicle being chased by Richmond County deputies. Reasons for the chase were given as driving too fast for conditions, open container liquor violation, no seat belt violation, failure to maintain lane, wrong side of the roadway, expired tag, failure to show proof of insurance and driving under the influence.
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Heather Marie Dahlberg
Case # :139
Age :46
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 08/23/2022
Location : Dellwood St S+11th Ave SW
City : Cambridge
County :
State : Minnesota
Agency : Isanti County SO, Isanti PD, Minnesota State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An officer from the Cambridge Police Department was patrolling City Park when he ran the license plate of a car leaving the park and learned the registered owner of the vehicle had a canceled driver’s license. The officer tried to traffic-stop the vehicle but it drove away.
The officer officially escalated a chase at 11:38 p.m., with the vehicle rapidly accelerating south on Fern Street. Police allege that the officer “called off the pursuit” at 11:39 and immediately, the vehicle crashed and burst into flames. Heather Marie Dahlberg died in the car chase
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Ivan Mauricio Lopez *COP
Case # :138
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/22/2022
Location : Hwy 59+County Rd 36
City : Mt. Vernon
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : MT. Vernon PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty by vehicle crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police Officer Ivan Lopez was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Alabama Highway 59 and County Road 36, in Summerdale, at about 7:30 pm.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26355-police-officer-ivan-mauricio-lopez
Unnamed Passenger 1 of 2
Case # :137
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/22/2022
Location : Queensboro Bridge Lower Roadway
City : Long Island
County :
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Niketas Janios, Marya Cardona Quintero
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event :
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A police chase conducted by Officers Niketas Janios and Marya Cardona Quintero caused the ATV riders smashing their ATV into a Freightliner tractor trailer on the Queensboro Bridge Lower Roadway at around 1:40 a.m. Police escalated a chase until they hit the truck causing them to fall to the roadway.
The driver, Angel Lopez, 22, was then run over by the rear tire of the truck, causing severe head and body trauma.
The passenger, who has yet to be identified, sustained severe head and body trauma and was transported by EMS to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center where he later died.
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Angel Lopez 2 of 2
Case # :136
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/22/2022
Location : Queensboro Bridge Lower Roadway
City : Long Island
County :
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Niketas Janios, Marya Cardona Quintero
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Killed by police chase crash
A police chase conducted by Officers Niketas Janios and Marya Cardona Quintero caused the ATV riders smashing their ATV into a Freightliner tractor trailer on the Queensboro Bridge Lower Roadway at around 1:40 a.m. Police escalated a chase until they hit the truck causing them to fall to the roadway.
The driver, Angel Lopez, 22, was then run over by the rear tire of the truck, causing severe head and body trauma.
The passenger, who has yet to be identified, sustained severe head and body trauma and was transported by EMS to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center where he later died.