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William J. Marietta
Case # :809
Gender : Male
Age : 74
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : W Vorhees+N Gilbert
City : Danville
County : Champaign
State : Illinois
Agency : Danville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Danville PD saw a vehicle being driven by a man whose license was revoked. Police claim they saw the man driving erratically, bump a curb and police escalated a chase. The vehicle fled and police allege the driver threw a handgun out of the window. The vehicle crashed into a pickup truck driven by third party motorist William J. Marietta, 74, who was critically injured and later died in the hospital.
Source links :
https://www.wcia.com/news/danville-man-dies-after-police-chase-turned-crash/