Vehicular Deaths
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1159
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Legrand Road
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Richland County Sheriff's Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Richland County deputies chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing 1, injuring 1. Police state they do not know who was driving.
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Jason Humphrey *COP
Case # :1158
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Highway 85
City : Adams County
County : Adams
State : Colorado
Agency : Adams County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Jason Humphrey
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jason Humphrey was killed in a crash on his way home from work.
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/jason-humphrey-colorado-deputy-dies-crash-adams-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1157
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/21/2024
Location : Legrand Road + Edgewater Drive
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Richland County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
SC Highway Patrol chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing the driver. The reasons for the chase were not disclosed.
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Charles Rivette *COP
Case # :1156
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/21/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Centerville
County : Montgomery
State : Texas
Agency : Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Charles Rivette
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed on duty in crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Charles Rivette was transporting an inmate when he crashed and died for unknown reasons.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1155
Age :16
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : Ventura and Balboa
City : Encino
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by crash with police “following”
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police saw a Camry with headlights off and “followed but did not pursue.” The vehicle sped up with police after it and crashed into a pole. A 16-year-old girl in the backseat was killed when the car exploded in a fire ball. Police who were behind the vehicle put out some flames but were unable to save the girl.
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Chase Redner *COP
Case # :1154
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : I-75
City : Clayton County
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Chase Redner
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Trooper Chase Redner of the Georgia State Patrol was hit and killed while investigating an accident on I-75 near Mt. Zion Boulevard. A black Kia struck a construction employee at a freeway and then hit Redner who was investigating a prior accident at the site.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1153
Age :14
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : Ventura + Balboa
City : Encino
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A 14-year-old driver with her headlights off was chased by police until the vehicle crashed into a fireball, killing the teen. The girl had driven a car without permission of the family member who owned it.
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Michael Yearout
Case # :1152
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2024
Location : West 117th and Bellaire
City : Linndale
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cleveland Division of Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Cleveland Division of Police ran an unannounced and unpermitted chase of Michael Yearout for not stopping on command and hunted him until he crashed into a semi and died. He had committed no crimes. The chase was unauthorized. Yearout had apparently tried to make a left turn, realized it was not permitted and corrected himself. An officer saw this and began hunting him. The father of six was on his way to work when chased into a fatal crash by police.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1151
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/19/2024
Location : East Fleming Pike (County Road 723)
City : Winslow Township
County : Camden
State : New Jersey
Agency : Monroe Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that fled and crashed, killing the driver. After the crash, police stated they did not know if they were chasing him or not.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1150
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/18/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist chased into fatal crash by police
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police converged upon 100 motorcyclists out for a joyride and chased them. One in the group crashed and died during the chase.
Source links :
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-motorcyclists-biker-dies-in-hospital-evading-police/46845717
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1149
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/17/2024
Location : I-95 near LPGA Boulevard
City : Daytona
County : Volusia
State : Florida
Agency : Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Florida Highway Patrol traffic-stopped a driver who exited his vehicle and allegedly did not cooperate sufficiently. Troopers decided to attack him with a taser, causing him to run away. He was hit by a car and killed while fleeing the police attack.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Case # :1148
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/17/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Niagara
County : Niagara
State : New York
Agency : Lockport Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police saw a car they felt may have been stolen and took up chase. The car was chased into a tree, crashed and both occupants died.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Case # :1147
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/17/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Niagara
County : Niagara
State : New York
Agency : Lockport Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police saw a car they felt may have been stolen and took up chase. The car was chased into a tree, crashed and both occupants died.
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Anthony R. Miles
Case # :1146
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2024
Location : I-22, marker 52
City : Jasper
County : Walker
State : Alabama
Agency : Walker County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Walker County deputies chased Anthony Miles on his motorcycle until he crashed and died. It is unknown at this time why he was chased.
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Hajsun Jermale Hudson Jr.
Case # :1145
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/16/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Lipscomb
County : Hamilton
State : Alabama
Agency : Lipscomb Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lipscomb PD chased a speeding Dodge Challenger until it crashed and Hajsun Jermale Hudson Jr. died.
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James Charles Farey
Case # :1144
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/15/2024
Location : Rolfe Highway
City : Unknown
County : Sussex
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police tried to stop motorcyclist James Charles Farey for lack of license plate and hunted him into a crash. He died.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Case # :1143
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/15/2024
Location : S.C. 72
City : Rock Hill
County : York
State : South Carolina
Agency : Rock Hill Police Department, York County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a Dodge Charger until it crashed and the driver and a passenger died.
Source links :
https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/york-county/passenger-killed-in-collision-with-tree-in-rock-hill/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Case # :1142
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/15/2024
Location : S.C. 72
City : Rock Hill
County : York
State : South Carolina
Agency : Rock Hill Police Department, York County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a Dodge Charger until it crashed and the driver and a passenger died.
Source links :
https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/york-county/passenger-killed-in-collision-with-tree-in-rock-hill/
Jarrell Dewand Newman II
Case # :1141
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/13/2024
Location : Evergreen between Westhampton and Westover
City : Southfield
County : Oakland
State : Michigan
Agency : Southfield Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a 19-year-old in a stolen Kia until he crashed and died.
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Kassandra Lozano
Case # :1140
Age :25
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/12/2024
Location : Bob Bullock Loop
City : Laredo
County : Webb
State : Texas
Agency : Webb County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Pedro Lozano
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by officer crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Kassandra Lozano was a passenger in the car of off-duty officer Pedro Lozano who crashed into a vehicle on the side of the road that had stopped to help a vehicle rolled over in the ditch. The officer in a Corvette smashed into the Good Samaritans’ vehicle, killing Kassandra Lozano and critically injuring one of the Good Samaritans and officer Lozano. A blood alcohol level was ordered on Officer Lozano, results not published by police. It is unknown how fast he had been driving. The crash occurred at 2:30 a.m. on Bob Bullock Loop near Lake Casa Blanca International State Park in Laredo.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1139
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/12/2024
Location : Highway 99
City : Delano
County : Bakersfield
State : California
Agency : Delano Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Delano PD chased a vehicle for not stopping for a traffic stop for undisclosed reasons, escalated speeds until the car crashed and the driver died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1138
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/12/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Lansing
County : Ionia
State : Michigan
Agency : Ionia County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a car they believed to be stolen through 3 counties until the female driver crashed and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1137
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/12/2024
Location : SB State Route 95
City : Lake Havasu City
County : Mohave
State : Arizona
Agency : Lake Havasu Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lake Havasu Police Department chased a Camaro that did not stop for a traffic stop for several miles until the vehicle crashed and the driver died.
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Shawn Price
Case # :1136
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Madill
County : Marshall
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 :
Oklahoma Highway Patrol chased a vehicle for unknown reasons until it crashed into a cow and fence, then hit a tree, Shawn Price, the driver, died. It is unknown why this chase was undertaken.
Source links :
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-marshall-county-deadly-crash-cow-tree-fence/46820019
Shawn Price
Case # :1135
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Madill
County : Marshall
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Oklahoma Highway Patrol chased a vehicle for unknown reasons until it crashed into a cow and fence, then hit a tree, Shawn Price, the driver, died. It is unknown why this chase was undertaken.
Source links :
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-marshall-county-deadly-crash-cow-tree-fence/46820019
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1134
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : Lawndale at East Freeway
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Houston police chased a vehicle until it crashed at 120 mph, killing the fleeing driver, injuring a moonlighting officer at a road construction site.
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Tyler Johnson *COP
Case # :1133
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Comfort Road
City : Richlands
County : Onslow
State : North Carolina
Agency : Onslow County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Tyler Johnson
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by car crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Onslow County Sheriff’s Office detention officer Tyler Johnson had only been an officer for one month when he died in a car crash on 02/10/2024.
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Jose G. Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Case # :1132
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : 80000 block of County Road 681
City : Van Buren County
County : Van Buren
State : Michigan
Agency : Van Buren 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 :
A Van Buren County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling in a rural part of the county when she saw a vehicle speeding in the early morning of Feb. 10, according to the sheriff’s office statement. The deputy tried to enforce a traffic stop in the 80000 block of County Road 681 and when the vehicle did not stom, she escalated a chase for over 3 miles at high speed that ended when the vehicle crashed into a tree and burst into flames. The driver, Jose Gonzalez-Gutierrez died.
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Ronald Bates *COP
Case # :1131
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Richmond Avenue
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Ronald Bates
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Sheriff Ronald Bates had finished an overtime shift when he was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to the Harris County jail at 10:00 p.m. For unknown reasons, he was involved in a single-vehicle crash when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree near Richmond Avenue in Houston.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26934-deputy-sheriff-rondald-bates
Shahte Ahmed 1 of 2
Case # :1130
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Asian (India)
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Route 6
City : Woodbury
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : Woodbury Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Woodbury Police tried to stop a vehicle with 2 occupants and a child. The car did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the car crashed, 2 adults died and the child was injured and hospitalized in unknown condition. Two people fled on foot and were chased with drones and K9 dogs.
Source links :
https://westchester.news12.com/police-chase-in-woodbury-ends-in-crash-2-dead
https://abc7ny.com/fatal-crash-route-6-woodbury-new-york-state-police/14408410/
Hafiz Ahmed 2 of 2
Case # :1129
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Asian (India)
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Route 6
City : Woodbury
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : Woodbury Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Woodbury Police tried to stop a vehicle with 2 occupants and a child. The car did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the car crashed, 2 adults died and the child was injured and hospitalized in unknown condition. Two people fled on foot and were chased with drones and K9 dogs.
Source links :
https://westchester.news12.com/police-chase-in-woodbury-ends-in-crash-2-dead
https://abc7ny.com/fatal-crash-route-6-woodbury-new-york-state-police/14408410/
Joshua Hayes
Case # :1128
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : SR 568 near milepost 5
City : Marion Township
County : Hancock
State : Ohio
Agency : Ohio State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police attempted a traffic stop. Joshua Hayes did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when he crashed and died.
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Willie Bufford 1 of 2
Case # :1127
Age :73
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : Bond Avenue
City : East St. Louis
County : St. Clair
State : Illinois
Agency : Cahokia Heights Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
St. Louis Police chased a vehicle into the path of Marilyn Hill, 60, killing her and her passenger Willie Buford. Police shot and critically injured the fleeing driver. His condition is unknown.
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Marilyn Hill 2 of 2
Case # :1126
Age :60
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : 02/09/2024
City : East St. Louis
County : St. Clair
State : Illinois
Agency : Cahokia Heights Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
St. Louis Police chased a vehicle into the path of Marilyn Hill, 60, killing her and her passenger Willie Buford. Police shot and critically injured the fleeing driver. His condition is unknown.
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Mia Jimenez 1 of 2
Case # :1125
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : I-20 + Tin Top Road
City : Weatherford
County : Parker
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Texas DPS chased a motorcycle until it crashed and killed Ian Ellis, 20, and Mia Jimenez, 19.
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Ian Nash Ellis 2 of 2
Case # :1124
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : I-20 + Tin Top Road
City : Weatherford
County : Parker
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Texas DPS chased a motorcycle until it crashed and killed Ian Ellis, 20, and Mia Jimenez, 19.
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Chris Johnson *COP
Case # :1123
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Darroch Road
City : Lillington
County : Harnett
State : North Carolina
Agency : Harnett County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Chris Johnson
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Harnett County SRO Chris Johnson died in a multi-car crash after crossing the center line and hitting a flatbed truck head-on. It is unclear what caused the accident.
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Timothy Tavarus Rivers*COP
Case # :1122
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Marshall Mill Road
City : Lizella
County : Crawford
State : Georgia
Agency : Crawford County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Timothy Tavarus Rivers
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Timothy Rivers was responding to a call, possibly speeding, and crossed the center line and hit an oncoming vehicle in their own lane head-on. The deputy was killed. The other driver whose identity was withheld by police was injured and taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
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Mark Anthony Lopez, Jr.
Case # :1121
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : I-10, marker 320
City : Sheffield
County : Pecos
State : Texas
Agency : Pecos County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Pecos County deputies tried to stop a vehicle driven by Mark Anthony Lopez but he would not stop. Deputies escalated a chase that ended when Lopez tried to U-turn while being chased and was hit head-on by a semi. He died at the scene. The driver of the semi had minor injuries.
Source links :
https://www.yourbasin.com/news/driver-killed-following-pecos-co-pursuit-that-ended-in-crash/
Raul L. Diaz
Case # :1120
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Willow Grove Street and Brook Hollow Drive
City : Hackettstown
County : Warren
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Kesene Grier
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bicyclist killed by police cruiser
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Raul Diaz was on his bicycle on Willow Grove Street and Brock Hollow Drive when he was run over and killed by a police cruiser by New Jersey State trooper Kesene Grier.