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Police tried to traffic-stop Rachael Marie Powers. They did not say what led to the traffic stop, but they said Powers drove off and escalated a chase that ended at the intersection at Gum Branch Road and Williamsburg Parkway and hit another vehicle. She died.

https://www.witn.com/2022/06/16/police-woman-dead-after-crashing-into-other-vehicle-jacksonville-police-chase/

Deputy Sheriff Melvin Richardson succumbed to injuries sustained in a collision with a harvesting combine on Highway 275 near 260th Street.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26219-deputy-sheriff-austin-w-melvin-richardson

The Marion Police Department tried to pull Jeremy Swygart over for speeding near the 2000 block of Western Avenue. Swygart was on a motorcycle and refused to stop and police escalated a chase that ended when Swygart T-boned a marked Grant County Sheriff’s Department vehicle at the intersection of Miller Avenue and 50th Street. Swygart was ejected from the motorcycle and died at the scene.

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/motorcyclist-killed-after-evading-traffic-stop-says-marion-police/?ipid=promo-link-block2

Officer Thomas Goggins was speeding and killed a Ofelia Nunez and seriously injured her husband. The officer claimed that he was chasing a speeding vehicle.

The attorney for the family said that the officer was on his way to pick up pizza. Officer Goggins resigned and was charged with 2 misdemeanor moving violations.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/target-8/attorney-deputy-wasnt-chasing-speeder-before-deadly-crash/

Police chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing 2 people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKmiAfrUBWY

Police chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing 2 people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKmiAfrUBWY

Aurora police chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed and 2 people died. They were trying to arrest the man for IDOC.

https://abc7chicago.com/aurora-il-crash-police-chase/11945988/

Aurora police chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed and 2 people died. They were trying to arrest the man for IDOC.

https://abc7chicago.com/aurora-il-crash-police-chase/11945988/

Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson succumbed to injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Okeechobee Road, near South Header Canal Road, in Fort Pierce.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26209-senior-investigator-kyle-lee-patterson

Corporal Antoinette Williams saw two stolen cars driving in the area of Harry S. Truman Drive and White House Road in Upper Marlboro and turned on lights and siren in an attempt to pull them over. The cars refused to stop.
One struck an oncoming vehicle head-on whose driver later died at an area hospital.
He's since been identified as 66-year-old Jonny Morris, of Brandywine.

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/dashboard-camera-released-of-deadly-pg-county-police-chase

Police Officer Christopher Fariello was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on at the intersection of Capital Circle NW and Northwest Passage by a vehicle being pursued by other officers at 1:26 am.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26207-police-officer-christopher-nicholas-fariello

George Desamon Jr. allegedly refused to stop for a traffic stop and police escalated a chase and the Explorer overturned and then came to rest in the parking lot of the Carencro Community Center. Desamon was in the passenger seat and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office. Police alleged that the vehicle had been stolen.

https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/driver-injured-passenger-killed-after-high-speed-crash-in-stolen-vehicle

DPS chased a woman who was traveling east on IH 20 near MP 536, and exited onto the service road near CR 4414 where she crashed into a tree in the grassy area and the car caught on fire, killing her.

https://www.kltv.com/2022/06/07/woman-dies-crash-during-chase-with-van-zandt-county-law-enforcement/

https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article262235502.html

Madison Sapinsky was driving in Apollo. A Pennsylvania State Trooper tried to traffic-stop her. She fled and police escalated a chase until she crashed into a tree. Her vehicle caught on fire and she died at the scene.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/live/#x

https://www.thecourierexpress.com/the_leader_vindicator/news/local/apollo-woman-killed-in-high-speed-police-chase-in-plumcreek-township/article_a2a997c0-e5b4-11ec-81c4-df050bd1bbc1.html

Police chased a motorcycle and escalated speeds until the motorcycle crashed. Jason Dewayne Miller died in a crash.

https://www.walb.com/video/2022/06/03/man-dies-berrien-co-police-chase/

Police chased 38-year-old Emanuel Woods for unknown reasons. Police claim that they called off the chase just before the crash. The vehicle burst into flames and Westley Emanuel Woods died.

https://www.cbs58.com/news/man-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-following-greenfield-pd-pursuit

https://www.fox6now.com/news/greenfield-police-pursuit-fatal-crash-13th-layton

https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/southwest/news/greenfield/2022/05/31/milwaukee-man-dies-crash-following-pursuit-greenfield-police/7454697001/

Tulsa officer Leianne Richards chased Michael Wade McKee on his motorcycle for driving 20 miles above the speed limit on the freeway. He crashed and died during the chase. The officer had lied and said that he hit a construction site and only after he was ejected, she ran over him. This was proven false during the family’s lawsuit as she hit and killed him without him crashing first. She received a 5-day suspension.

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/widow-seeks-10-million-after-pursuit-crash-officers-claim-rebutted-by-investigation/article_ff1f4248-f4b8-11ed-a8d7-8f8c423e8aef.html

Davonnta Christian McKnight was allegedly face down in the street and was hit and killed by a Tallahassee police vehicle.

https://www.tallahassee.com/obituaries/tad065946

https://www.wctv.tv/2022/06/01/family-speaks-out-after-fatal-pedestrian-crash-involving-fhp-trooper/

Kansas City police chased a car they believed to be stolen until it ran over a pedestrian on the I-35 onramp. The pedestrian died and was not identified by police. Police alleged that they “called off the pursuit” less than a minute before the fatal collision, likely not enough time to stop.

https://www.kctv5.com/2022/05/26/pedestrian-killed-kansas-city-moments-after-police-chase-is-called-off/

Hitchcock police attempted to stop a motorcyclist for speeding on FM 519 near the Hitchcock-La Marque city limits, causing it to crash. The unnamed driver died.

https://www.galvnews.com/news/police/free/article_d4116bf1-41dc-54d7-ad14-e2c1b18e2cfe.html

Byram police reportedly came upon a stolen Honda Accord and while attempting to make a traffic stop, the driver did not stop and continued down Siwell Road on Lee Street which is where the man “basically T-boned and broad-sided a silver Chevrolet Silverado.” Wigley died.

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/05/23/man-driving-stolen-car-dies-after-crashing-jackson-intersection-during-police-chase/

Binh Nguyen and Tien Thuy Le were third party motorists who were killed as they were driving for coffee in the city’s Little Saigon neighborhood. Police reported two vehicles “driving recklessly” and chased the vehicle until it crashed just north of 65th Street when a 2012 Mercedes Benz S550 allegedly driven by J C Monroe crashed into the couple’s 2016 Toyota RAV4, killing them. Family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and police, accusing officers of negligence by continuing a high-speed chase through rush-hour traffic.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article272800955.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/sac-police-chase-suspect-crash-married-couple/

Binh Nguyen and Tien Thuy Le were third party motorists who were killed as they were driving for coffee in the city’s Little Saigon neighborhood. Police reported two vehicles “driving recklessly” and chased the vehicle until it crashed just north of 65th Street when a 2012 Mercedes Benz S550 allegedly driven by J C Monroe crashed into the couple’s 2016 Toyota RAV4, killing them. Family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and police, accusing officers of negligence by continuing a high-speed chase through rush-hour traffic.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article272800955.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/sac-police-chase-suspect-crash-married-couple/

Bossier City police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle did not stop and Louisiana State Police joined Bossier City PD in the chase. As troopers joined the chase, the vehicle crashed into a brick wall. The vehicle flipped multiple times until hitting a utility pole and stopping. Adler was an unrestrained passenger and was ejected from the vehicle, where she sustained fatal injuries. A second unrestrained juvenile passenger was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

https://www.ksla.com/2022/05/21/13-year-old-dead-following-friday-night-crash/

Senior Correctional Police Officer Daniel Sincavage was killed in a vehicle crash on Route 47 in Maurice River Township while driving from one section of the Southern State Correctional Facility to another when he struck a tree and became engulfed in flames.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26194-senior-correctional-police-officer-daniel-sincavage

Dave Walker was hit and killed by a St. John Parish police vehicle at night in very low light on Airline Highway.

https://www.fox8live.com/2022/05/20/man-struck-killed-by-deputys-unit-laplace/

https://wgno.com/traffic/lsp-45-year-old-pedestrian-killed-in-crash-involving-st-john-parish-sheriffs-office-vehicle/

Township police tried to stop a vehicle that had allegedly run a red light. When the vehicle did not stop, police escalated a high-speed chase which ended when Jonathan Wood crashed into a high-voltage powerline. He was airlifted out and died from injuries. A total of 6000 customers were left without power due to the chase crash which had been escalated by police because of a traffic infraction.

https://www.wfmj.com/story/46517288/driver-dies-after-police-chase-crash-in-boardman

Police in an unmarked vehicle attempted to pull over Carlos Roberts Jr. for a traffic violation but he allegedly did not comply and fled. Officers allege that he immediately stepped from his vehicle and fired a weapon at them. He at the time may have believed he was being attacked by a civilian as the officer and vehicle were both unmarked while chasing him. A total of 43 shots were fired. Police shot and killed him. His family questions the police narrative and asked anyone who may be an eyewitness to step forward.

https://news.yahoo.com/family-man-shot-orlando-police-110009023.html

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/16/orlando-police-release-body-camera-video-of-deadly-shootout-during-traffic-stop/

https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/21271471/watch-dramatic-shootout-between-fla-police-driver-during-stop

Jamarcus Rogers, 23, was being chased for undisclosed reasons by Mobile PD until he lost control, crashed and died. Police allege that he ran because he had an assault warrant. His mother said that her son called her during the chase, screaming ‘They’re chasing me. They’re chasing me. The police, they’re chasing me.’ Police allege that during the chase, he hit a police car. His mother questions whether the police car may have attacked him and caused the fatal crash. It is unknown whether she ever got answers.

https://www.fox8live.com/2022/03/17/family-ala-man-who-crashed-died-police-chase-wants-answers/

https://www.fox10tv.com/2022/03/16/hes-supposed-bury-me-im-not-supposed-bury-him-family-man-killed-during-mobile-police-chase-wants-answers/

Junting Pao Was local restaurant owner outside of his restaurant making a delivery when Paterson police ran a high speed chase into him. He was killed and several other pedestrians were injured. The crash occurred only two days after pursuit laws were loosened, allowing police to chase stolen cars. Police alleged that the car they were chasing may have been stolen.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/paterson/2022/06/02/paterson-nj-junting-pan-lawyer-police-chase-preceded-fatal-crash/7452692001/

Dustin Cody Thomas was riding his ATV when police in Calhoun Georgia conducted a high-speed chase after another vehicle and attacked the vehicle with a PIT maneuver, causing it to spin and crash into Thomas on his ATV, killing him. Police never said why they felt the life-threatening chase was necessary.

https://patch.com/georgia/cartersville/innocent-atv-driver-killed-truck-pursued-bartow-deputies-gsp

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/innocent-man-killed-as-high-speed-chase-ends

North Charleston Police allege that Ladarius DeShaun Christian was chased, then ran from his vehicle after a high-speed chase and was chased into the path of another car, run over and killed.

https://www.live5news.com/2022/05/16/troopers-investigate-fatality-following-high-speed-chase-i-26/

An officer allegedly conducting a routine check on the Kohler Car Wash noticed a vehicle pulling in with a license plate that looked like it had been covered with paint or dirt. When that Osseo officer pulled around to look at the car, the driver of a white pickup backed into an adjacent stall drove away. The officer claims he followed and did not chase and radio’d others. The officer claims he came upon a wreck and the man whom he had been chasing fleeing on foot. The bystander whose vehicle had been hit was killed. Police never explained why this chase was necessary.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/1-killed-in-brooklyn-park-crash-after-driver-fled-osseo-police/89-7a20ab35-8356-43ab-8374-9a1276ce71b6

Detroit police officers in the area of Russel Street and Warren Avenue attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle that fled. Police escalated a high-speed chase and the vehicle into a tree in the 2660 block of East Canfield Street. Two other children were injured while 11-year-old Xavier Mena was pronounced dead at the scene.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/05/teen-charged-in-police-chase-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-boy.html

A woman allegedly ran across the interstate and was hit and killed by a Memphis PD officer.

https://wreg.com/news/local/lanes-on-i-240-blocked-after-multi-car-crash/

North College Hill police chased a vehicle for undisclosed reasons until it crashed into a building. Timaya Smith died and another occupant was critically injured when the car flipped and caught on fire. Police claim that the fatal chase was initiated because the vehicle was speeding.

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/cincinnati-police-pursuit-leaves-1-dead-and-another-critically-injured

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Salazar was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Bell Valley Truck Trail near Campos, California.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26182-border-patrol-agent-daniel-humberto-salazar#:~:text=Border%20Patrol%20Agent%20Daniel%20Salazar,overturned%20in%20a%20rugged%20area.

Randy DeGroot, a 65-year-old man from Springfield died near Pleasant Plains after a car chase crash involving a Menard County Sheriff's Deputy on May 13, 2022. After a chase over unpaid traffic tickets, DeGroot then crashed near the intersection of Yankeetown Road and Tomlin Road in Sangamon County. He died on the scene and no officers were injured.

https://newschannel20.com/news/local/driver-dies-after-car-crash-and-a-police-pursuit

Candace Gill, 38, and Edward Williams allegedly stole baby care items and were seen leaving with their baby from a Walmart store. Police were notified and escalated a chase, knowing that an infant was in the car. The vehicle predictably crashed at high speeds into another van. Candace Gill fled in a panic and was arrested and charged with both deaths later. Her companion Edward Williams died. Her injured baby girl also died. Two people lost their lives over a chase due to retail shoplifting.

https://people.com/crime/infant-dies-car-crash-police-chase-mom-allegedly-shoplifted-baby-items/

Candace Gill, 38, and Edward Williams allegedly stole baby care items and were seen leaving with their baby from a Walmart store. Police were notified and escalated a chase. Police were notified and escalated a chase, knowing that an infant was in the car. The vehicle predictably crashed at high speeds into another van. Candace Gill fled in a panic and was arrested and charged with both deaths later. Her companion Edward Williams died. Her injured baby girl also died. Two people lost their lives over a chase due to retail shoplifting.

https://people.com/crime/infant-dies-car-crash-police-chase-mom-allegedly-shoplifted-baby-items/