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Tyjana Motley 4 of 4

Case # :1280

Gender : Female

Age : 17

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/24/2024

Location : Route 322

City : Boothwyn

County : Delaware

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Pennsylvania State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Pregnant teenage passenger killed by police chase crash for retail theft

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Pennsylvania State Police began chasing a Ford Taurus because a retail shoplifting at a Lulemon store had been reported. Police chased the vehicle at high speed until the vehicle crashed and the driver and 1 passengers died. One of them was a pregnant teenage girl. Pursuit laws vary from state to state but generally, shoplifting is not considered an emergency that warrants risking multiple fatalities in pursuit.

Source links :

https://www.kktv.com/2024/04/26/pregnant-teenager-3-adults-die-fiery-crash-police-pursued-their-vehicle/