Vehicular Deaths
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Cesar “Echy” Echaverry *COP
Case # :159
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/17/2022
Location : NW 62nd St
City : Miami
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during foot chase on duty
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police Officer Echy Echaverry succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two nights earlier near the intersection of NW 62nd Street and NW 7th Avenue while chasing someone.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26340-police-officer-cesar-echy-echaverry
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :158
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/16/2022
Location : I-35
City : Norman
County : Cleveland
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A trooper pulled over a stolen vehicle near I-35 and S.E. Grand when a pickup truck fled from troopers after being chased for undisclosed reasons. Police escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed, 1 person were ejected and died while a third passenger was critically injured.
Source links :
https://kfor.com/news/local/one-killed-after-high-speed-chase-with-troopers/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :157
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/16/2022
Location : Chalmers+Wilfred
City : Detroit
County : Wayne
State : Michigan
Agency : Detroit PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver ID’d by Green Light Shotspotter, set off chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Shotspotter alerted police to a possibly stolen car and police started a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed into a USPS 18-wheeler, sheared off its top and ended under the truck, killing the unidentified driver.
Source links :
https://www.wxyz.com/news/police-chase-suspect-dies-after-crashing-under-semi-on-detroits-east-side
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :156
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/16/2022
Location : 10500 block of W Montgomery Rd
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event :
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Houston police were driving around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday when they saw a red Nissan Altima without any lights on.
The officers tried to traffic-stop the vehicle, but the car sped away.
During the chase, the driver struck a curb in the 10500 block of West Montgomery, crossed over the median, and struck a pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Ethan Mestes 1 of 2
Case # :155
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/15/2022
Location : I-35
City : Norman
County : Cleveland
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle, PIT maneuver
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An officer attempted a traffic stop and allege the driver failed to stop. After a pursuit, the officer performed a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, causing the vehicle to crash. The officer initially denied having caused the fatal accident but it was determined that dashcam video proved otherwise. Mercedes Martinez and Ethan Mestes both died. Both had been unarmed. Despite evidence that the officer had caused the double fatality, Officer Nick Mills was not charged. Instead, the driver who had been hunted by Mills, Alex Carpenter, husband of Mercedes Martinez was sentenced to 20 years in Oklahoma prison.
Source links :
https://kfor.com/news/local/second-passenger-dies-following-pursuit-crash/
Mercedes Martinez 2 of 2
Case # :154
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/15/2022
Location : I-35
City : Norman
County : Cleveland
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Nick Mills
Cause of death : Vehicle, PIT maneuver
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An officer attempted a traffic stop and allege the driver failed to stop. After a pursuit, the officer performed a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, causing the vehicle to crash. The officer initially denied having caused the fatal accident but it was determined that dashcam video proved otherwise. Mercedes Martinez and Ethan Mestes both died. Both had been unarmed. Despite evidence that the officer had caused the double fatality, Officer Nick Mills was not charged. Instead, the driver who had been hunted by Mills, Alex Carpenter, husband of Mercedes Martinez was sentenced to 20 years in Oklahoma prison.
Source links :
https://kfor.com/news/local/second-passenger-dies-following-pursuit-crash/
https://www.reddit.com/r/oklahoma/comments/152715j/trooper_denies_causing_doublefatal_crash_while/
Steven Pearson
Case # :153
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/15/2022
Location : Old Fannin Rd+Flowood Dr
City : Flowood
County : Rankin
State : Mississippi
Agency : Flowood PD, Rankin County SO, Pearl PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Flowood PD, Rankin County deputies and Pearl PD officers escalated a chase against a driver for unknown reasons. The chase continued until the party being chased crashed into a third party motorcycle, killing Steven Pearson.
Source links :
https://www.wtok.com/2022/08/15/bystander-killed-police-chase-2nd-time-4-weeks/
Divinity Cureton
Case # :152
Age :30
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/14/2022
Location : 4200 block of W Sample Rd
City : Coconut Creek
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Coconut Creek PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in collision with police vehicle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Coconut Creek PD allegedly was involved in a traffic collision which killed Divinity Cureton. The officer was apparently not injured. Police did not release much detail.
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Pedro Luis Hernandez-Ruiz 1 of 3
Case # :151
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/07/2022
Location : US 377/Junction
City : Kimble
County : Kimble
State : Texas
Agency : Kimble County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop when the vehicle evaded. Police escalated a chase. Kimble County Sheriff’s Office Deputies deployed a tire deflation device that the driver intentionally swerved.
Then, Kimble County Sheriff’s Deputies deployed a second tire deflation device but the driver attempted to swerve around the tire deflation device for the second time at which point he lost control and went over it, sending the vehicle off the roadway striking multiple trees and a metal fence on US 377, approximately 3 miles south of Junction, Texas, killing all 3 occupants.
The driver was Exavion Dontrelle Mackey, 31. The passengers were Silvia Ruiz-Hernandez, 30, and Pedro Luis Hernandez Ruiz, 41. All died. It is unknown why the vehicle fled and what transpired as there is no video and there are no eyewitnesses on record.
Source links :
https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/crime/3-dead-after-attempts-to-evade-police/
Silvia Ruiz-Hernandez 2 of 3
Case # :150
Age :30
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/07/2022
Location : US 377/Junction
City : Kimble
County : Kimble
State : Texas
Agency : Kimble County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop when the vehicle evaded. Police escalated a chase. Kimble County Sheriff’s Office Deputies deployed a tire deflation device that the driver intentionally swerved.
Then, Kimble County Sheriff’s Deputies deployed a second tire deflation device but the driver attempted to swerve around the tire deflation device for the second time at which point he lost control and went over it, sending the vehicle off the roadway striking multiple trees and a metal fence on US 377, approximately 3 miles south of Junction, Texas, killing all 3 occupants.
The driver was Exavion Dontrelle Mackey, 31. The passengers were Silvia Ruiz-Hernandez, 30, and Pedro Luis Hernandez Ruiz, 41. All died. It is unknown why the vehicle fled and what transpired as there is no video and there are no eyewitnesses on record..
Source links :
https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/crime/3-dead-after-attempts-to-evade-police/
Exavion Dontelle Mackey 3 of 3
Case # :149
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/07/2022
Location : US 37/Junction
City : Kimble
County : Kimble
State : Texas
Agency : Kimble County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event :
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop when the vehicle evaded. Police escalated a chase. Kimble County Sheriff’s Office Deputies deployed a tire deflation device that the driver intentionally swerved.
Then, Kimble County Sheriff’s Deputies deployed a second tire deflation device but the driver attempted to swerve around the tire deflation device for the second time at which point he lost control and went over it, sending the vehicle off the roadway striking multiple trees and a metal fence on US 377, approximately 3 miles south of Junction, Texas, killing all 3 occupants.
The driver was Exavion Dontrelle Mackey, 31. The passengers were Silvia Ruiz-Hernandez, 30, and Pedro Luis Hernandez Ruiz, 41. All died. It is unknown why the vehicle fled and what transpired as there is no video and there are no eyewitnesses on record.
Source links :
https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/crime/3-dead-after-attempts-to-evade-police/
Cameron Crews
Case # :148
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/07/2022
Location : Turney Rd+Grand Division Ave
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Garfield Heights 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 :
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Garfield Heights officers tried to stop a speeding 2018 Infiniti SUV, which was later determined to be stolen but the vehicle sped off from Garfield Heights police before it crashed into two other cars.
Cameron Crews, a 26-year-old Maple Heights man, was a third party motorist in the 2009 Chevy that was struck by the vehicle being chased. Crews died at the scene.
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Jose Perez *COP
Case # :147
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/03/2022
Location : NW 127th+NW 7th Terrace
City : West Miami
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : FDLE
Officer(s) : Jose Perez
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in car crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Special Agent Jose Perez succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash that occurred on August 2nd, 2022, at the intersection of NW 127th Avenue and NW 7th Terrace in West Miami-Dade.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26345-special-agent-jose-antonio-perez
Jamie Lynn Reynolds *COP
Case # :146
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/31/2022
Location : Highway 16
City : Spalding
County : Spalding
State : Georgia
Agency : Spalding County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty by falling tree
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Sheriff Jamie Reynolds was killed when a large pine tree fell onto his patrol car as he drove along Georgia Highway 16 near Shoal Creek Road.
The tree crushed the passenger cabin of the vehicle, killing Deputy Reynolds instantly.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26309-deputy-sheriff-ii-jamie-lynn-reynolds
Jeff McCullough *COP
Case # :145
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/31/2022
Location : W Lakeshore Rd+Luby Bay Rd
City : Priest Lake
County : Bonner
State : Idaho
Agency : Spokane PD
Officer(s) : Jeff McCullough
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed off-duty by intoxicated friend
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Julie Nikkola was intoxicated and driving a golf cart near Priest Lake when she crashed it and killed Spokane officer Jeff McCullough and injured 3 others. Charges were dropped against her later.
Source links :
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jan/23/charges-dropped-against-driver-in-golf-cart-crash-/
Jonathan Calderon 1 of 2
Case # :144
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/31/2022
Location : Meridian Rd+Avalon St
City : Kuna
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Meridian PD, Kuna 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 :
Jonathan Calderon was a third-party motorist driving down the street in Kuna, Idaho when he was hit and killed by a police chase crash that also killed Ruben Garcia the other driver whom police were chasing for a traffic infraction.
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Ruben Garcia 2 of 2
Case # :143
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/31/2022
Location : Meridian Rd+Avalon St
City : Kuna
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Meridian PD, Kuna PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Meridian PD attempted a traffic stop on 34-year-old Ruben Garcia who was seen driving erratically and without headlights near the corner of Meridian Road and East Central Drive. Police allege that Garcia took off and they began chasing Garcia, also engaging Kuna PD who joined the chase. A Kuna officer put down spike strips and Garcia drove around them, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a pickup truck. Garcia died. The 28-year-old pickup truck driver, Jonathan Calderon, of Boise, who was taken to a local hospital before being pronounced dead.
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Lorenzo Bustos *COP
Case # :142
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/29/2022
Location : 14000 block of State Highway 155
City : Tyler
County : Smith
State : Texas
Agency : Smith County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty by DUI crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Sheriff Lorenzo Bustos was struck and killed by a drunk driver at about 12:50 while making a traffic stop in the 14000 block of State Highway 155.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26306-deputy-sheriff-lorenzo-bustos
Jean-Harold Louis Astree *COP
Case # :141
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/28/2022
Location : Capps Ferry Rd
City : Fairburn
County : Douglas
State : Georgia
Agency : Fairburn PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Sergeant Jean-Harold Astree was killed in a four-car crash on Capps Ferry Road near Brookcrest Court in Douglasville when he collided with a truck traveling in the southbound lane. The truck spun and crashed into an SUV traveling northbound. Sergeant Astree's car crossed into the southbound lane and struck another truck head-on. The occupants in the three other vehicles were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Sergeant Astree succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26314-sergeant-jan-harold-louis-astree
Willis Simmons
Case # :140
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/26/2022
Location : 5800 block of Vaughn Rd + Young Meadows Rd
City : Montgomery
County : Montgomery
State : Alabama
Agency : Montgomery PD
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
Montgomery police officers who were searching for a wanted person spotted two males standing at the passenger’s side of an SUV at the Express Inn East hotel conducting a small drug deal.
Two males got into a Nissan Altima with a paper tag. Officers activated their lights and sirens and the Altima sped up.
Police escalated a chase to 90 to 100 mph at what point police claim that they “called off the chase” just as the vehicle was about to crash. The car had crashed in the 5800 block of Vaughn Road near Young Meadows Road.
Simmons was trapped in the vehicle and pronounced dead.
Records state that they found a rifle next to Brown’s leg and marijuana in Simmons’ pocket.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :139
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/26/2022
Location : 3310 FM521
City : Palacios
County : Matagorda
State : Texas
Agency : Matagorda County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Matagorda County deputies were involved in a high-speed chase for undisclosed reasons. Police claim that gunfire was exchanged between police and the unnamed man, killing him. No other information was released.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :138
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/25/2022
Location : 5800 block of Vaughn Road
City : Montgomery
County : Montgomery
State : Alabama
Agency : Montgomery PD SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Montgomery say just before 11 a.m., MPD SWAT attempted to pull over a vehicle in the area of Monticello Drive and Eastern Boulevard. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop and a pursuit ensued.
MPD called off the chase they had escalated and promptly, a multi-vehicle traffic accident in the 5800 block of Vaughn Road involving the suspect’s vehicle happened. Two people were inside the fleeing vehicle at the time of the accident.
The passenger, was pronounced dead on the scene.
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James Darien Herndon
Case # :137
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/15/2022
Location : 2700 block of Benning Rd NE near the Anacostia Fwy
City : District of Columbia
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : US Park Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
U.S. Park Police and D.C. police chased James Darien Herndon, 29, into a crash in the 2700 block of Benning Road, Northeast near the Anacostia Freeway. His family demanded the dashcam video and clarification why this happened.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :136
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/07/2022
Location : Washington + Myrtle Ave
City : Asbury Park
County : Monmoth
State : New Jersey
Agency : Asbury Park PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A group of Asbury Park police officers investigating what sounded like gunfire tried to traffic-stop a vehicle in the area of Atkins Avenue and escalated a chase. The car fled and crashed into a tree about a mile two people fled while the other two occupants were seriously injured in the crash. One has since died and the other is in critical condition.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 4
Case # :135
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/30/2022
Location : I-35 + mile marker 30
City : Encinal
County : LeSalle
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Customs and Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Customs and Border Patrol chased a vehicle they said was carrying undocumented migrants into a crash that killed 4 migrants and injured 3 more.
Source links :
https://www.wvva.com/2022/06/30/texas-police-4-migrants-killed-smuggling-attempt/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/four-dead-car-chase-suspected-human-smuggler-texas/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 4
Case # :134
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/30/2022
Location : I-35 + mile marker 30
City : Encinal
County : LeSalle
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Customs and Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Customs and Border Patrol chased a vehicle they said was carrying undocumented migrants into a crash that killed 4 migrants and injured 3 more.
Source links :
https://www.wvva.com/2022/06/30/texas-police-4-migrants-killed-smuggling-attempt/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/four-dead-car-chase-suspected-human-smuggler-texas/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 4
Case # :133
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/30/2022
Location : I-35 + mile marker 30
City : Encinal
County : LeSalle
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Customs and Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Customs and Border Patrol chased a vehicle they said was carrying undocumented migrants into a crash that killed 4 migrants and injured 3 more.
Source links :
https://www.wvva.com/2022/06/30/texas-police-4-migrants-killed-smuggling-attempt/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/four-dead-car-chase-suspected-human-smuggler-texas/
Name Not Disclosed 3 of 4
Case # :132
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/30/2022
Location : I-35 + mile marker 30
City : Encinal
County : LeSalle
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Customs and Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Customs and Border Patrol chased a vehicle they said was carrying undocumented migrants into a crash that killed 4 migrants and injured 3 more.
Source links :
https://www.wvva.com/2022/06/30/texas-police-4-migrants-killed-smuggling-attempt/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/four-dead-car-chase-suspected-human-smuggler-texas/
Name Not Disclosed 4 of 4
Case # :131
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/30/2022
Location : I-35 + mile marker 30
City : Encinal
County : LeSalle
State : Texas
Agency : : CBP Customs and Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Customs and Border Patrol chased a vehicle they said was carrying undocumented migrants into a crash that killed 4 migrants and injured 3 more.
Source links :
https://www.wvva.com/2022/06/30/texas-police-4-migrants-killed-smuggling-attempt/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/four-dead-car-chase-suspected-human-smuggler-texas/
Annette Rush
Case # :130
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/30/2022
Location :
City :
County : Coweta
State : Georgia
Agency :
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Woman in her home killed by vehicle chased through her wall by police
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Coweta County deputy was attempting to stop a car for not dimming its brights. The car did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed into the home of Annette Rush and killed her inside.
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Suzanne M. Shepherd, MD
Case # :129
Age :69
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 06/30/2022
Location : 9th + South Streets
City : Philadelphia
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Unknown
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Dr. Suzanne Shepherd was a retired ER doctor who was a pedestrian run over and killed by police.
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Alfondzo Lafonz Hewlett
Case # :128
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/29/2022
Location : : Hwy 31 near Harris Station Rd
City : Decatur
County : Limestone
State : Alabama
Agency : Decatur 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 into a single-vehicle crash on Highway 31, near Harris Station Road. Hewlett, who had been the driver, died.
Source links :
https://www.waff.com/2022/06/29/police-chase-leads-deadly-wreck-theft-suspects-identified/
Jacob G. Roberts
Case # :127
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2022
Location : State Road 135 + County Road 300S
City : Trafalgar
County : Johnson
State : Indiana
Agency : Johnson County SO
Officer(s) : Johnson County SO
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Dustin Moody crashed while pursuing a pickup truck whose driver, 23-year-old Jacob G. Roberts of Nineveh, died in the police chase crash.
Source links :
https://fox59.com/indiana-news/man-dead-trafalgar-officer-seriously-hurt-after-pursuit-and-crash/
Naya Jackson
Case # :126
Age :29
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/25/2022
Location : Glorietta Blvd
City : Moraga
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Contra Costa County SO
Officer(s) : Laura Pagey
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A police officer allegedly saw Naya Jackson allegedly commit a traffic violation near Moraga Way and St. Andrews Drive and escalated a chase. Police claim that the officer called off the chase for safety reasons just before the fatal crash. Jackson was killed and a passenger was injured.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :125
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/24/2022
Location : Alger Road + M-46
City : Pine River Township
County : Gratiot
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Officer(s) : Michael Fox
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Michigan State Trooper with his lights and siren activated sped through an intersection and hit a vehicle, killing the passenger. Trooper Michael Fox was indicated on manslaughter. The identity of the deceased passenger was not disclosed.
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Terry Harrell
Case # :124
Age :85
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/21/2022
Location : E Biddle St + N Milton Ave
City : Baltimore
County : Baltimore
State : Maryland
Agency : Baltimore PD
Officer(s) : Alexis Acosta
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Officer ran red light, causing fatal collision
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Alexis Acosta ran a red light and hit and killed Terry Harrell who was on a scooter.
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Jesus Barcenas
Case # :123
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/21/2022
Location : FM 1818
City : Lufkin
County : Angelina
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Texas DPS chased Jesus Barcenas from Diboll to Lufkin and ultimately ended when Barcenas lost control, drove into a tree, and died as a result of the police chase.
Source links :
https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/article_960e5680-8e6f-59ec-b5d8-2ae20167cfd7.html
J’Mar Colin Abel *COP
Case # :122
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/20/2022
Location : County Road 278
City : Welch
County : Chambers
State : Alabama
Agency : Chambers County SO
Officer(s) : J’Mar Colin Abel
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Sheriff J'Mar Abel was killed in a vehicle crash on County Road 278 between Welch and Standing Rock.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26231-deputy-sheriff-jmar-colin-abel
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :121
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/18/2022
Location : Howard Frankland Bridge
City : St. Petersburg
County :
State : Florida
Agency : Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Florida Highway Patrol spotted a 2003 Lexus ES300 being driven erratically along Interstate 275 near milepost 30 and attempted a traffic stop. The driver fled at a high speed across the Howard Frankland and stopped the car at Tampa International Airport, where two adult women got out of the car. Then the driver “intentionally” reversed the car and collided with the front of a trooper patrol car and drove south and struck a Chevy Silverado nearly head-on. The truck driver sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Lexus later died at a hospital.
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Marquin Nwude
Case # :120
Age :29
Gender :Unknown
Race : Black
Date : 06/16/2022
Location : E Florence + S Central
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
LAPD chased an allegedly stolen Toyota Avalon in the Florence neighborhood when the driver fled at high rate of speed. Police chased the vehicle but stayed farther back but apparently did not abandon the chase when the vehicle struck and killed pedestrian Marquin Nwude whose legs were severed during the crash.
Source links :
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/south-la-downey-pursuit-pedestrian-killed/2919581/