Amy M. Lockwood

Case # :1417

Gender : Female

Age : 45

Race : White

Date : 06/12/2024

Location : Highway 23

City : Wise County

County : Wise

State : Virginia

Agency : Wise County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger or bystander killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police in Hazard hunted a vehicle at high speed along the Kentucky/Virginia line. The chase ended up going head-on against traffic with police trying an apparent PIT maneuver, placing spike strips and chasing the car until it crashed head-on into another vehicle. One person was killed. The driver was injured as were 3 other people. It is unclear whether the deceased was a passenger or bystander but they were not the fleeing driver.

Source links :

https://wcyb.com/news/local/1-dead-after-high-speed-chase-ends-in-wrong-way-crash-in-wise-county-authorities-say-route-23-hazard-kentucky-pound-highway-sheriffs-office-police-charges-pursuit-bolo