Samantha Russell

Age : 22

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 07/06/2021

Location : West Central Avenue & North Ridge Road

City : Wichita

County : Sedgwick

State : Kansas

Agency : Wichita Police Department (WPD)

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An armed robbery occurred at a hotel. Police chased several individuals, arresting one, while another fled in a vehicle. Wichita PD escalated a high-speed chase. At the intersection of Central and Ridge, the fleeing vehicle ran a red light and crashed into the car driven by Samantha Russell. Russell, who was eight months pregnant, was killed in the crash. Her son was delivered posthumously and survived.

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-critically-injured-in-west-wichita-vehicle-crash/
2. https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/man-convicted-in-crash-that-killed-pregnant-woman-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/
3. https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-father-celebrates-birth-of-his-son-while-mourning-his-22-year-old-wife-killed-in-crash-following-chase/
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229303430/samantha_lee-russell