Vehicular Deaths
“Pursuits” at such speeds that they are likely to result in the death of someone are hunts for humans. Our police state accepts our deaths and reprimands our language when we notice. My word for it is not incorrect. https://t.co/oYG5jBrOJx
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Matthew Reed
Case # :15
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/21/2022
Location : NB Hwy 25E
City : Bean Station
County : Grainger
State : Tennessee
Agency : Bean Station PD
Officer(s) : Tristan Pettiecord
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Matthew Reed, 27, Was chased aggressively by Bean Station Police Department (BSPD) Officer Tristan Pettiecord who observed two motorcycles traveling on Hwy. 25E at 96 mph. The officer claims that he attempted to conduct a traffic stop and the motorcycles refused to stop. The officer escalated the chase to more than 100 mph until the motorcycle crashed, and Matthew Reid died. According to police, this fatal chase was undertaken for the sole reason of failing to stop on command. Police apparently found several joints, totaling a small amount of weed and dramatized this as the only crime they could accuse him of after his death. No officer was ever held accountable for what seems like a senseless death.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :14
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/13/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Menomonee Falls
County : Washington
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Menomonee Falls PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash for invalid drivers’ license
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff's Office were pursuing a vehicle and escalated the chase and the pursuit was allegedly called off just before the vehicle crashed near Mill Road. The driver, a 27-year-old male, had non-life-threatening injuries and the 18-year-old passenger had died.
Source links :
https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/police-chase-leads-to-deadly-crash-in-menomonee-falls
Bobby Wayne Gammons
Case # :13
Age :81
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/08/2022
Location : WB Route 58
City : County road
County : Patrick
State : Virginia
Agency : Staunton River State Park Police, Halifax County Sheriff’s
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Staunton River State Park and Halifax County Sheriff’s Office were chasing a woman found trespassing in a cabin. Police chased her at high speed until she crashed into 81-year-old Bobby Wayne Gammons, killing him.
Source links :
https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/04/08/police-chase-ends-fatal-patrick-county-crash/
Samartra Doyne 2 of 2
Case # :12
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/08/2022
Location : Locust Street and Bishop Lindsey Avenue
City : North Little Rock
County :
State : Arkansas
Agency : North Little Rock PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Keyvon White was a teenage passenger in a vehicle chased into a high-speed crash by North Little Rock PD. White died along with 15-year-old Samartra Doyne.
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Keyvon White 1 of 2
Case # :11
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/08/2022
Location : Locust Street and Bishop Lindsey Avenue
City : North Little Rock
County : Pulaski
State : Arkansas
Agency : North Little Rock PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Keyvon White was a teenage passenger in a vehicle chased into a high-speed crash by North Little Rock PD. White died along with 15-year-old Samartra Doyne.
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Joshua K. Hazzard
Case # :10
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/08/2022
Location : Route 172
City : Tuscarawas Township
County : Stark
State : Ohio
Agency : Masillon PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Joshua Hazzard was on his way to work according to family members when police took up chase for unknown reasons. Police chased him until he crashed and died.
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Tracey Williams 1 of 2
Case # :9
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/07/2022
Location : Castlewood Rd/Bells Rd
City : Richmond
County : Richmond
State : Virginia
Agency : Richmond PD
Officer(s) : Richard D. Johnson
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorists killed by speeding police car
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Richmond PD officer Richard Johnson was speeding to a burglary call, crashed into the vehicle of Jeremiah Ruffin and Tracey Williams, killing both. The need for speeding was questionable. The officer was charged, convicted and sentenced to serve a 6-month home detention for the double manslaughter.
Source links :
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2593523118485/what-prosecutors-will-consider-in-fatal-police-crash
Jeremiah Ruffin 2 of 2
Case # :8
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/07/2022
Location : Castlewood Rd/Bells Rd
City : Richmond
County : Richmond
State : Virginia
Agency : Richmond PD
Officer(s) : Richard D. Johnson
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander motorists killed by speeding police car
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Richmond PD officer Richard Johnson was speeding to a burglary call, crashed into the vehicle of Jeremiah Ruffin and Tracey Williams, killing both. The need for speeding was questionable. The officer was charged, convicted and sentenced to serve a 6-month home detention for the double manslaughter.
Source links :
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2593523118485/what-prosecutors-will-consider-in-fatal-police-crash
Ronald Anthony Smith
Case # :7
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/07/2022
Location : Eastern Pkwy/Schenectady Ave
City : New York
County : Kings
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Orkhan Mamedov, Eval Siegel
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Unhoused pedestrian killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ronald Smith was an unhoused man in New York who was killed by a speeding NYPD van. Police were accused of not even trying to help him after hitting him. A lawsuit was filed.
Source links :
https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/nypd-van-fatally-hits-man-crown-heights-cops-say
Josefa Blandon
Case # :6
Age :82
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/07/2022
Location : G St/! 16th St
City : Merced
County : Merced
State : California
Agency : Merced PD
Officer(s) : Chase Wilson
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Pedestrian Josefa Blandon was walking when she was hit and killed by a police vehicle.
Source links :
https://www.whsv.com/2022/04/09/grandmother-struck-killed-by-police-patrol-car/
https://www.kalb.com/2022/04/09/grandmother-struck-killed-by-police-patrol-car/
Alicia Whisler
Case # :5
Age :32
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/05/2022
Location : 2700 block of Main Street
City : Caernarvon Township
County : Charles
State : Maryland
Agency : Maryland State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : zBystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
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Minnesota State Police chased a ehicle until it crashed into the car driven by 32-year-old Alicia Whisler, in the 2700 block of Main Street (Route 23) at 9:08 a.m., killing her. A 5-year-old girl was with her in her vehicle. She had been a local teacher.
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Irene Jaramillo 1 of 2
Case # :4
Age :30
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/03/2022
Location : 1200 block of W Randall Ave
City : Rialto
County :
State : California
Agency : Rialto PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Rialto PD escalated a chase against a vehicle that ran a red light at Cedar and Randall Avenue, then crashed into a car and a house in the 1200 block of W. Randall Ave. Two people died in the crash. They were identified as Aaron McDonald, 31, of Bloomington and Irene Jaramillo, 30, of Rialto.
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Aaron McDonald 2 of 2
Case # :3
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/03/2022
Location : 1200 block of W Randall Ave
City : Rialto
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Rialto 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 :
Rialto PD escalated a chase against a vehicle that ran a red light at Cedar and Randall Avenue, then crashed into a car and a house in the 1200 block of W. Randall Ave. Two people died in the crash. They were identified as Aaron McDonald, 31, of Bloomington and Irene Jaramillo, 30, of Rialto.
Source links :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/2-killed-in-pursuit-crash-in-rialto-police-say/
Jennifer Lauren Chavis *COP
Case # :2
Age :32
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/02/2022
Location : Beltway 8/Fondren Rd
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Constable’s Office Precinct 7
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Constable Jennifer Chavis was killed when her patrol car was struck by a drunk driver on Beltway 8 near Fondren Road after she positioned her patrol car on the shoulder of Beltway 8 and waited to intercept an erratic driver. The vehicle struck the back of her SUV while it was parked on the shoulder, causing it to burst into flames.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26110-deputy-constable-jennifer-lauren-chavis
Michael Saavedra-Fernandez
Case # :1
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date :
Location :
City : Maringouin
County : Pointe Coupee Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Iberville Parish SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Iberville deputies chased a vehicle from Iberville to Pointe Coupee Parish until it crashed. The 16-year-old driver died as he could allegedly not be extricated when the vehicle caught on fire. A 13-year-old girl was rescued and was injured.
Source links :
https://www.wafb.com/2023/12/27/teen-driver-dead-after-2-parish-pursuit/