Vehicular Deaths
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Case # :1399
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/28/2024
Location : Lang and Lancaster
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : 2 occupants killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Houston PD chased a vehicle until it crashed, flipped several times, killing 2 people and critically injuring 2 others. Police did not disclose why they hunted the vehicle.
Source links :
https://cw39.com/news/2-pronounced-dead-in-police-pursuit-near-hobby-airport/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Case # :1398
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/28/2024
Location : Lang and Lancaster
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : 2 occupants killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Houston PD chased a vehicle until it crashed, flipped several times, killing 2 people and critically injuring 2 others. Police did not disclose why they hunted the vehicle.
Source links :
https://cw39.com/news/2-pronounced-dead-in-police-pursuit-near-hobby-airport/
Deanna D’Arco
Case # :1397
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/27/2024
Location : Route 23 and Walsh Road
City : Franklin Borough
County : Sussex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Franklin Borough Police
Officer(s) : Sgt. William Grissom
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with police vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An unnamed woman was killed when a Franklin Borough police
officer crashed into her vehicle.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1396
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/27/2024
Location : I-45
City : Galveston
County : Galveston
State : Texas
Agency : Galveston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A woman fell off a motorcycle and the driver left her and drove off. Galveston PD began chasing the driver who sped up and crashed in the back of a tow truck and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1395
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/27/2024
Location : I-710
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CHP chased a vehicle on the I-710 until it crashed and exploded in a fireball, killing the driver. It is unknown why police chased the vehicle
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/pursuit-leaves-suspect-dead-after-crash-in-long-beach/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1394
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/26/2024
Location :
City : Marion
County : Williamson
State : Illinois
Agency : Herrin Police Department, the Energy Police Department, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Herrin Police Department, the Energy Police Department, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Herrin Police Department, the Energy Police Department, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office jointly chased a motorcycle until it crashed into a squad car, killing the driver. Police did not explain why they undertook the fatal chase.
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/motorcyclist-dies-crash-williamson-county/
Kevin Luu
Case # :1393
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/26/2024
Location : Taft Street and Garden Grove Boulevard
City : Garden Grove
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : ND
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased an allegedly intoxicated juvenile until he slammed into 3 other vehicles, killing bystander Kevin Luu.
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Christopher Davis *COP
Case # :1392
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Jackson
County : Jackson
State : Michigan
Agency : Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Christopher Davis
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty officer killed in crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Christopher Davis was killed in an off-duty car crash.
Source links :
https://www.wkhm.com/2024/05/28/deputy-killed-in-off-duty-accident/
Juliana Torsiello*COP
Case # :1391
Age :24
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/25/2024
Location : County Road 51
City : Campbell Hall
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Juliana Torsiello
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Officer died in car crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Juliana Torsiello lost control of her vehicle in a curve and crashed and died. It is unknown how fast she had been driving.
Source links :
https://westchester.news12.com/state-police-female-nypd-officer-killed-in-campbell-hall-crash
Christopher Davis *COP
Case # :1390
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/25/2024
Location : U
City : Jackson
County : Jackson
State : Michigan
Agency : Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Christopher Davis
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty officer killed in crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Christopher Davis was killed in an off-duty car crash.
Source links :
https://www.wkhm.com/2024/05/28/deputy-killed-in-off-duty-accident/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1389
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/24/2024
Location :
City : Cullman
County : Cullman
State : Alabama
Agency : Cullman 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 :
Cullman County deputies chased a vehicle for undisclosed reasons until it crashed into several other vehicles and the driver died.
Source links :
https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/1-dead-after-vehicle-chase-ends-in-cullman/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1388
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/24/2024
Location : Shields and Valentine Avenues
City : Fresno
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Fresno 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 :
Fresno PD chased a motorcycle until it crashed, killing the driver and critically injuring a passenger. Police said the man had an open warrant
Source links :
https://www.fresnobee.com/latest-news/article288725820.html
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/3-hospitalized-after-speed-chase-crash-in-fresno/
Ellarea Dickson
Case # :1387
Age :77
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/24/2024
Location : Town Square Shopping Center
City : Hartselle
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Hartselle Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ellarea Dickson, 77, was a bystander in traffic killed by a police chase crash when police chased a vehicle into her path.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/high-speed-pursuit-leaves-one-221900465.html
Name Not Disclosed 1 of 3
Case # :1386
Age :18
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/23/2024
Location : 600 block of Davis Avenue
City : Des Moines
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Des Moines Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Des Moines PD chased a vehicle they believed to be stolen that was occupied and driven by several teenagers until the vehicle crashed, killing two 15-year-olds and one 18-year-old occupant. Police allege they had lost sight of the vehicle just before it crashed.
Source links :
https://www.aol.com/2-more-people-died-stolen-142328994.html
Name Not Disclosed 23
Case # :1385
Age :15
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/23/2024
Location : 600 block of Davis Avenue
City : Des Moines
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Des Moines Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Des Moines PD chased a vehicle they believed to be stolen that was occupied and driven by several teenagers until the vehicle crashed, killing two 15-year-olds and one 18-year-old occupant. Police allege they had lost sight of the vehicle just before it crashed.
Source links :
https://www.aol.com/2-more-people-died-stolen-142328994.html
Name Not Disclosed 3 of 3
Case # :1384
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/23/2024
Location : 600 block of Davis Avenue
City : County
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Des Moines Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Des Moines PD chased a vehicle they believed to be stolen that was occupied and driven by several teenagers until the vehicle crashed, killing two 15-year-olds and one 18-year-old occupant. Police allege they had lost sight of the vehicle just before it crashed.
Source links :
https://www.aol.com/2-more-people-died-stolen-142328994.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1383
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/23/2024
Location : 2300 block of Shenandoah Avenue NW
City : Roanoke
County : Roankoe
State : Virginia
Agency : Roanoke 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 Roanoke PD patrol officer saw a vehicle without headlights or tail lights and escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed and the driver died.
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Miguel Antonio Moreno
Case # :1382
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 05/23/2024
Location : U.S. 1 and Shores Boulevard
City : St. Johns
County : St. Johns
State : Florida
Agency : Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, St. Johns 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 :
A man accused of peeping and video-recording a little girl was chased by police until he crashed after hitting spike strips and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1381
Age :11
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/22/2024
Location : I-75 at marker 455
City : Lowndes County
County : Lowndes
State : Georgia
Agency : Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Child passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a woman with six passengers, 4 of whom were children, across 2 states at high speed. Police placed spike strips, causing the vehicle to lose control and crash into 2 other vehicles. An 11-year-old girl passenger was ejected and died as the vehicle burst into flames. Three other children were critically injured including two 5-month-olds.
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Lukas Lyons *COP
Case # :1380
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/21/2024
Location : Route 15
City : Jefferson Township
County : Morris
State : New Jersey
Agency : Millburn Police Department
Officer(s) : Lukas Lyons
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed in crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Lukas Lyons of the Millburn PD died in a car crash.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1379
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/21/2024
Location : Folsom and Mabini
City : San Francisco
County : San Francisco
State : California
Agency : San Francisco 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 a white utility truck belonging to the city which had either been stolen or carjacked until the truck hit a bus stop and a number of pedestrians. One bystander was killed and several injured.
Source links :
https://www.aol.com/1-dead-carjacked-vehicle-chased-031908555.html
Ashlee Price 1 of 2
Case # :1378
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/20/2024
Location : Augusta Road near the National Wild Turkey Federation
City : Edgefield County
County : Edgefield
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
South Carolina Highway patrol chased 2 teenagers in a car until they crashed into a logging truck, killing both.
Source links :
https://www.wjbf.com/top-stories/one-person-dead-after-pursuit-on-augusta-road-in-edgefield-county/
Joshua Brooks 2 of 2
Case # :1377
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/20/2024
Location : Augusta Road near the National Wild Turkey Federation
City : Edgefield County
County : Edgefield
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
South Carolina Highway Patrol chased 2 teenagers in a car until they crashed into a logging truck, killing both.
Source links :
https://www.wjbf.com/top-stories/one-person-dead-after-pursuit-on-augusta-road-in-edgefield-county/
Joe W. Williams
Case # :1376
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/19/2024
Location : East 31st Street and Wabash Avenue
City : Kansas City
County : Wyandotte
State : Kansas
Agency : Independence Police Department, Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Independence PD chased a vehicle at high speeds for undisclosed reasons until it hit 2 other vehicles, crashed through a fence and came to a stop. The driver of one of the bystander vehicles that was hit by the police chase crash died.
Source links :
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article288576911.html
https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-kc/60834430#
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1375
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/18/2024
Location : Main and Townsend Streets
City : Ada
County : Pontotoc
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Ada Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ada PD responded to a burglary in progress, saw a car full of teenagers leaving in a Dodge Charger and escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed and a passenger was ejected and died. Three other minors were taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1374
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/18/2024
Location : Van Wyck Expressway
City : New York
County : Queens
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Pedestrian killed by NYPD cruiser
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An unnamed male pedestrian was killed by an NYPD cruiser on the Van Wyk Expressway.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pedestrian-fatally-struck-nypd-vehicle-113512816.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1373
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/17/2024
Location : 16th Street and Southern Avenue
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bicyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Phoenix PD arrived at a domestic violence call and engaged in an altercation with an allegedly intoxicated man who then fled by vehicle. Police escalated a chase and the man ran over a bicyclist who died at the scene. The man was arrested.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1372
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/16/2024
Location : 200 block of Douglas Street near Calhoun Street
City : Woodstock
County : Windham
State : Connecticut
Agency : Woodstock Police Department
Officer(s) : ND
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A person fired a shot inside of a home and fled from police who chased him until he crashed and died.
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Cleve Arnold Leach Jr.
Case # :1371
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/16/2024
Location : Freedom Boulevard
City : Florence
County : Florence
State : South Carolina
Agency : Florence 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 :
Florence County deputies chased a speeding driver until the vehicle crashed and the driver died.
Source links :
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/driver-led-deputies-high-speed-164422131.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mullins-man-killed-following-florence-150806422.html
Louis Mazzola
Case # :1370
Age :67
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/16/2024
Location :
City : Baldwin County
County : Baldwin
State : Alabama
Agency : Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Officer Reed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A false 911 call was made, reporting that someone was murdered. When police arrived, the call turned out to be false as the man was found alive and well. Baldwin County deputies raced to the location and along the way hit and killed bystander motorist Louis Mazzola.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1369
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2024
Location : Tillotson and McGalliard
City : Muncie
County : Henry
State : Indiana
Agency : Henry County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Tanner Strelecky
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Tanner Strelecky, a recent graduate without full training, chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed into another car, killing the passenger in the fleeing vehicle. The chase was not supervised by any supervisors.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1368
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2024
Location : Outer Drive
City : Warren
County : Macomb
State : Michigan
Agency : Warren Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Warren PD chased a vehicle for a traffic infraction, escalated the speed to above 100 mph until the car crashed, rolled over 10-12 times, killing the driver.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Case # :1367
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 05/15/2024
Location : Farm to Market Road 133
City : Cotulla
County : LaSalle
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : 2 migrant passengers killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CBP saw a vehicle they felt may be smuggling migrants, escalated a chase, placed spike strips, causing the vehicle to roll over, killing 2 passengers.
Source links :
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crashes/2024-05-16/two-dead-suspected-human-smuggling-crash
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Case # :1366
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latinx
Date : 05/15/2024
Location : Farm to Market Road 133
City : Cotulla
County : LaSalle
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : 2 migrant passengers killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CBP saw a vehicle they felt may be smuggling migrants, escalated a chase, placed spike strips, causing the vehicle to roll over, killing 2 passengers.
Source links :
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crashes/2024-05-16/two-dead-suspected-human-smuggling-crash
Robert Scaggs
Case # :1365
Age :67
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/15/2024
Location : Tift Park area
City : Vermillion
County : Dougherty
State : Georgia
Agency : Albany Police Department
Officer(s) :
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash with school bus
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An Albany PD cruiser traveling at unknown speeds crashed into a Crisp County school bus and sent the bus careening into 67-year-old Robert Skaggs who was on the corner waiting to cross the street. Skaggs was killed. Two officers were “severely injured.”
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1364
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/14/2024
Location : I-710
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Juvenile driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CHP chased a Kia believed to be stolen at high speed until it crashed into a semi truck and caught on fire, killing the 15-year-old driver.
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Gaylord Angst
Case # :1363
Age :81
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/14/2024
Location : Highway 93, marker 80
City : Missoula
County : Missoula
State : Montana
Agency : Missoula County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorist killed by crash with patrol vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Gaylord Angst was making a turn when a Missoula County deputy ran into him at unknown speed, killing him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1362
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/13/2024
Location : Birdsville Road and Solomons Island Road
City : Harwood
County : Anne Arundel
State : Maryland
Agency : Calvert County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Juvenile passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputies chased a vehicle they felt may have been tied to prior vehicle burglaries. The pursuit spanned 25 miles and 2 counties until the vehicle crashed into a pickup truck, killing a juvenile female passenger and injuring 3 others in the vehicle.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1361
Age :12
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/11/2024
Location : Westheimer near Blue Willow
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Child passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Houston PD chased a car full of 12- and 13-year-old boys in a stolen car until the vehicle crashed. One boy died and 3 injured children were arrested.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1360
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/11/2024
Location : West Cliff Drive
City : Santa Cruz
County : Santa Cruz
State : California
Agency : Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A California State Parks officer spotted expired registration and escalated a chase of an SUV until it crashed off a cliff and the driver died.