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Alisa Ruffin

Case # :945

Gender : Female

Age : 56

Race : Black

Date : 11/22/2023

Location : W Florissant

City : Dellwood

County : Saunders

State : Missouri

Agency : Ferguson PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police chased a man into the path of third party motorist Alisa Ruffin, killing her in a massive crash as she was driving down the street.

Police allege that they had chased a speeding driver who had not stopped for them, blaming the crash on him but police failed to explain why a speeding vehicle without other crimes of an urgent or violent nature was the reason police state for escalating a chase that endangered the public and killed an uninvolved bystander.

Source links :

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/ferguson-police-chief-says-fleeing-police-needs-to-stop-after-bystander-killed-in-dellwood-during-pursuit/63-9b8b9416-770a-4216-8e3d-28920fcd8367