Marco Antonio Gamez Saavedra was struck by several vehicles while running across the 57 Freeway in an attempt to evade police.

The driver of a stolen luxury sedan rammed a police cruiser and led officers on a brief chase before he slammed the car into a tree and died on the lawn of the Department of Public Works building.

David A. Davidson killed himself and another motorist, Amanda Harman, while driving the wrong way while intoxicated on I-35. An Olathe police officer had been trying to stop Davidson just prior to the 1:42 a.m. collision. According to investigators, Davidson passed oncoming trucks and the flashing lights of a stopped police car, but never tried to turn around. Investigators said Davidson appeared to tap the brakes of his Ford F-150 pickup just before he crashed head-on into Harman's Ford Escort, but not hard enough to leave skid marks.

Geralyn Elizabeth Mornson, accused of leading law enforcement officers on a chase that ended in the death of a pedestrian, Duane P. Mumm, in Richfield was charged in connection with the incident. She initially was charged with fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle resulting in a death in Hennepin County District Court. She eventually pleaded guilty to fleeing a police officer and got four years of probation.

Harrington, 28, is killed when his SUV flips on I-285 while being pursued by police. Police say they chased Harrington after he fled a traffic stop and nearly struck an Alpharetta detective.

It's unknown how Bennett Patricio ended up lying in the middle of U.S. Route 20, but after a U.S. Border Patrol pickup ran over him, Patricio became the subject of a wrongful death suit against the federal government.

Officers chased Hampton by vehicle after watching him steal something from a "bait vehicle" during a sting. A sergeant in an unmarked vehicle pursued Hampton. He crashed, and was thrown from his vehicle. Hampton died at Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Talanda Holder, Luke Hannah and James Lumpkins Jr. were passengers in a car driven by a fourth, their 15-year-old friend, in a stolen Dodge Neon trying to evade police at 80 MPH on the interstate. The driver swerved to avoid a spiked stop-strip set out by police. The car passed through the median and slammed into a concrete utility pole. The sheared-off front end of the car traveled another 277 feet. The three were killed; the driver walked away without a scratch.

An unnamed motorcyclist was killed in a crash while trying to escape police in San Pedro.

Ten-year-old Brian Rosero was killed when he was struck by a car fleeing police in Downey.

Officer Jesse G. Houpt was reportedly driving drunk when his SUV went off the road, rolled several times and slid nearly 200 feet before hitting a tree. Two fellow off-duty officers, Ross Hilsman and Zachary Peters, were killed. Sgt. Steve Reeves was injured. Prosecutors said the officers had two cases of beer in the vehicle. Investigators estimated that Houpt was driving between 99 mph and 109 mph when he crashed. Houpt resigned after the accident. Houpt was found guilty of motor vehicle homicide and sentenced to 90 days in jail, 120 days of electronic monitoring, 200 hours of community service, counseling for alcohol abuse, and four years of supervised probation. Peters was suspended without pay for 30 days but retained his position and rank.

During a police chase, Douglas Pollard's pickup crashed into a car on S. Layton Blvd. and W. Greenfield Avenue, killing Nels Frank, 21, of Milwaukee and Scott Stefanski, 22. Pollard, 42, was charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and two counts of fleeing causing death.

David Beshers, 48, died after an accident near Sheriff Road on Ga. 145 in which his 1996 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck collided with a Toccoa police vehicle and then spun and overturned. Police did not say why they were pursuing him.

Just as police were about to call off the pursuit because of the slick conditions, a pursued suspect going 80 MPH on city streets rammed into a car with mother Tameka Anthony and son Charles Griffin Jr., killing them, also leaving Anthony's fiance, Luther Page, permanently disabled.

An unidentified 42-year-old man was killed after leading four LAPD units on a high-speed freeway chase and crashing his van into a parked big rig.

Officer Michael D. Cruse was driving at least 53 mph in a 35 mph zone without lights or siren when he ran a stop sign and struck Leonard W. "Butch" Porter's pickup truck, killing Porter. Cruse and officer Roger A. Smith had responded in separate cars to a burglar alarm at Cargill Inc. and found evidence of a break-in. Another burglar alarm call then came in from Kanequip Inc. The officers thought it might be related to the first alarm and that they had a chance to "catch the bad guys," Smith said. Cruse ran a stop sign at NW Silver Lake Road and struck Porter's westbound truck just before 5 a.m. The second alarm turned out to be false. Cruse was fired on June 17, and was charged with unintentional and reckless involuntary manslaughter, along with failure to obey a traffic device, speeding and a seat belt infraction.

Mark Saxby crashed and was killed on his motorcycle as he fled a police stop.

Mitchell Gibson was killed when he rear-ended a flatbed truck in South Los Angeles while fleeing police.

A deputy tried to stop Chad B. Smith and William M. Cogger Smith at around 10 p.m., after seeing Smith driving erratically on westbound I-80 near Newton. A high-speed chase ensued until Smith's car struck the rear of a semi-truck. Smith and Cogger both died in the crash.

Alan J. Port died from injuries sustained 10 days earlier in a crash with a police car driven by officer Ron Roy, 33, who police said was responding to a call. Port was driving a 1998 Honda Civic east on Enterprise when he pulled onto Ninth and was hit by Roy's northbound car at 11:12 p.m. Roy's car then hit a utility pole, shearing off the bottom five feet and knocking out power. In 2004, the city council approved a $1.1 million settlement.

Ronald E. Hadad II, 20, was indicted on seven charges stemming from a wreck in which his former girlfriend, Samantha Annette Moore, was killed during a high-speed flight from police.

A Minneapolis teenager not old enough to have a driver's license died behind the wheel of a stolen car while fleeing St. Paul police. Ntxuam Vang, 15, who police think stole the car in Shoreview earlier in the day, crashed into a tree at Grand Ave. and Oxford St. while making a left turn, according to police.

Jamie Barnes was killed during a high-speed police chase on County Line Road when he missed a curve and hit a steel fence. Police said the chase began when Barnes failed to stop his 2001 Honda motorcycle at Coolspring Road and Franklin Street for Michigan City police for speeding and failure to yield.

Donald Bloomfield and Homer W. McFadden were suspected of drug manufacturing died when the car they were driving in collided with another vehicle as they were being pursued by Sherwood police.

Two people were killed and one injured when an SUV fleeing police crashed into Johnny Rebs Diner in Bellflower.

White's parents called for reconsideration of his death in a Volkswagen Passat being chased by county deputy, at speeds of over 100 MPH for 15 miles. The deputy had lied about his speed, about being told the car was stolen, about not being in pursuit. Moreover his vehicle was found to have struck the Passat, and (at the time of the appeal) the former deputy was serving a 15-year prison stretch for sexual abuse of boys.

Patrolman Scott Dingus arrested Alexander L. Wright Jr. for underage drinking. According to Dingus, Wright was handcuffed in front of his body and riding in the front of Dingus' cruiser when he allegedly unfastened his seatbelt, hit Dingus on the side of the head and jumped out of the car. Dingus estimated the car was traveling approximately 50 mph at the time.

Passenger Julian Vaughn McElroy was killed in an stolen car that crashed during a police chase

Officer Andrew Mathias attempted to stop driver Josh Boos‚ 20‚ and passenger Matthew Redding‚ 15‚ in a 1977 race-modified Chevrolet Camaro for multiple alleged traffic offenses. Mathias said he called off the pursuit after losing sight of the Camaro and then came upon the crash, which killed Boos and Redding.

Santiago led local police on a chase in a stolen car at speeds of up to 90 MPH. He then lost control and fatally crashed into a utility pole. A review found that Santiago was solely responsible for the crash, partly because of an undetermined amount of marijuana in his system.

John Andrew Hurst-Thurman, 16, died in a car crash while fleeing from police. He was driving a stolen vehicle containing numerous items of suspected stolen property, police said. His passenger, Bruce M. Thompson died a few days later on May 18, 2002.

Greek immigrant Kukulas had just picked up his wife, a hospital employee, at 1:30 on a Saturday morning. Their vehicle was slammed into by an off-duty Chicago violent crimes detective with twice the legal limit of alcohol in her bloodstream. The detective was charged with reckless homicide.

Walter Frederick Baldwin, 48, ran down pedestrian, Donald Slater, 66, as he fled police after he allegedly set a fire and attempted a holdup.

Claude Grant Pettus allegedly fled a stop for running a stop sign, crashed and was killed.

Cunningham was killed when a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old ran a stop sign, while being pursued after his family reported "a physical confrontation" with a relative.

Victor Grygorashenko apparently was trying to elude police when his motorcycle plowed into a guardrail, bounced off a concrete-block wall, and plunged into a stream bed at the end of Wales Avenue, killing Pylpiv.

Police said they were following, not chasing, the car in which Katherine Grace Bell was a passenger. The car, driven by Christopher Irwin, crashed into a utility pole, killing Bell.

Teruyuki Terao was killed when his car was struck by a SUV fleeing police.

Passaic County police were following two men as they rode through city streets on an unregistered dirt bike. Police lost sight of them before the dirt bike hit a curb and a tree, killing driver Dedrick Barker. The surviving passenger, 30-year-old Clarence Smith of Paterson, claimed that a police car followed the dirt bike the entire time, at a distance of only a few feet.

Elias, in a 1990 Honda Civic with a friend as a passenger, attempted to elude and outrun deputies. He ran a red light, crashed through several construction barriers and was killed as he met a nine-foot sand berm.

Deputy Don Dubroc was reportedly halfway inside a fleeing SUV when he shot and killed Joseph Thomas, who'd backed the SUV over Sabrina Berthelot, fatally injuring her.

A 16-year-old male, suspected of a sexual assault, fled officers in a Cadillac. The officers stopped pursuing when he accelerated to a speed of about 100 mph, striking a vehicle driven by Brandy Guidry. Guidry and the suspect were both injured. Gamble, Guidry's boyfriend, and Thomas Monce-Grissom, her 18-month-old son, were killed.

A pursuit involving three city police departments through three counties ended with the death of 18-year-old Raymond Nelson, who was killed at 12:18 a.m. when his Chevy S-10 pickup truck crashed into a tree.

Joshua Scott Corralejo died at the scene after the GMC pickup truck he'd stolen collided with a patrol car driven by Sgt. Steve May, who was critically injured, never regained consciousness and eventually died from medical complications.

Anthony Quinn Gill attracted the attention of officers when his car sped through a residential area going as fast as 50 mph with the stereo blaring, police said. As officers pursued the fleeing Buick, it sped into the intersection at N. 18th St. and W. North Ave. without stopping for a stop sign and slammed into a trailer being pulled by a truck before overturning. Gregory A. Gill, Anthony's twin, was ejected through the front passenger window and killed.

Police say James Pino was fleeing police in a stolen vehicle when he drove through a red light and killed Martines.

Jose Hernandez and Ricardo Longoria were killed and a female passenger was critically injured when they crashed a stolen car in a construction zone during a police pursuit.

Jerrold Bailey was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase in his car, running a stop sign, and colliding with a vehicle driven by an individual named Stephen Whitfield. The wreck killed Whitfield.

State troopers and local police chased a young female driver about thirty miles at high speed when she would not stop for a speeding violation. The chase ended with a crash and two deaths: Jarriett T. Huey, the driver's passenger, and the driver of a second car, Marlene Pratt.

Vincent Beldo was killed in a car crash while fleeing sheriff's deputies.

3-month-old Deaisha Dixon was killed when a car fleeing police crashed into the vehicle she was in at about 9:45 p.m.

Little was the driver of a 1994 Honda Accord that was clocked going 105 mph on U.S. 177. Trooper Troy Thompson tried to stop the driver for speeding violations and reckless driving, but a pursuit began when Little wouldn't stop. At Beard and Farrall streets, the Honda Accord struck nearly head-on a stopped 1990 Plymouth awaiting a green light. Upon impact, the Honda rolled several times and traveled about 350 feet before striking a utility police at Broadway. Passenger Valerie Jean Haney was pronounced dead at the scene.

Peterlin was fleeing a security guard and state patrol when she failed to negotiate a curve to the left and went off the roadway. Her car traveled 196 feet along the grass and hit the pole, killing her.

David L. Harrison was killed when a vehicle fleeing officer Todd Lewis hit his car. Lewis said he pursued the driver, Ryan Lee King, 29, because he was using his headlights improperly. King was the first person charged under a new state law that went into effect on August 28, 2002, which allowed stiffer charges for fleeing from police. King was charged with second-degree murder.

Michael Shane Younger killed two University of Tennessee students, Christol Lewis, 22, and Shamona E. Young, 22, crash while he was trying to evade police. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison after a plea agreement.

Police attempted to initiate a traffic stop after the motorcycle's driver allegedly drove through a red light at Highway 61 and County Road 47. The officer activated his emergency lights and siren in the 1400 block of Spring Street after seeing the motorcycle go through a stop sign. The motorcycle continued fleeing, going through other stop signs in a residential neighborhood, until the driver lost control and struck an unoccupied car in the 300 block of 13th Street.

Matthew Sheppard, 19, was found guilty of first-degree murder, burglary, discharging a firearm in a negligent manner and evading police, all felonies, in connection with the Sept. 6, 2002 accident. Carol Jean Toderico, 53, of Riverside, was killed when her car was broadsided by the stolen Chevy Suburban carrying Sheppard and several other suspects, police said.

Furey's husband got the police called on him for making threats to a hotel clerk. When officers began following his vehicle, with the wife as a passenger, Furey initially went slowly but sped up unpredictably and crashed into a light pole. The collision killed his wife. For having a blood alcohol level above the legal limit he received 15 years for DUI manslaughter.

Luis Daniel Cabrera was killed when he was run over by one of two tow trucks fleeing police.

According to police, Michael Vincent Dunn, 39, had been clocked on radar going 85 mph near Story City. Dunn turned northbound onto I-35 into Hamilton County with SCSD deputies in pursuit. HCSD deputies and state troopers were getting into position to assist before the SCSD deputies terminated the pursuit at around 7:30 p.m. Officers continued to look for Dunn's vehicle. Shortly after police said they stopped the chase, Dunn ran a stop sign and broadsided a car driven by Lisa Oetken, killing Oetken and seriously injuring her two passengers.

Maria Anguiano was a passenger killed in a SUV that crashed while fleeing police.

Christopher Talley and Todd Reeves were passengers killed in a Camaro that crashed while being pursued by deputies James Potts and Mike Senf.

Driver Jeremy D. Abbo and passenger Omari S. Davis were killed when their 1991 Honda Accord crashed while fleeing from Lt. Mike Haugen. According to police, Haugen saw the Honda run a red light on SW 15th at Washburn. Haugen reportedly turned on his lights and siren and tried to stop Abbo, who continued west. Police said that Haugen was about a minute behind the Honda when Abbo lost control on a curve, crossed the eastbound lane, drove off the road, went up a curb, struck a tree, rolled and skidded about 45 feet before coming to a stop. The car reportedly caught fire. Davis died at the scene. Abbo died later at a hospital. Another passenger, Nathan Andrews, 19, suffered injuries but survived.

Truesdale police officer Vernon M. Seals was killed after being struck by a car trying to evade police. The driver of the fleeing car, Elriche Williams, was also killed. Williams' passenger, Michael Otey, 21, was seriously injured. According to police, Williams and Otey had committed a home invasion robbery in Fulton earlier that day and fled after being spotted by a Missouri state trooper. Williams' car lost control while trying to pass a patrol car. The car overturned and hit Seals, who was standing next to his cruiser in the median. Otey pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and resisting arrest. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

A chase began at around 10:50 p.m. when officers Scott Barrick and Jason Criner saw a Chrysler sedan that had been reported stolen at Wilshire and Coplin. They radioed to other officers to join the pursuit. At 11:03 p.m., Sgt. Rodney Cox ordered the officers by radio to end the chase. One car stopped. The remaining five cars, each occupied by two officers, continued chasing the Chrysler for 17.3 miles. Officers Richard Neinhuis and Courtney Anderson's car crashed into an unrelated Ford Crown Victoria, killing passenger Melvin Woodyard. The allegedly stolen Chrysler was not found. The 10 officers (Neinhuis, Anderson, Barrick, Criner, Jason Tonti, Glenn Anderson, Timothy Barr, D'Clarence Reynolds, Aaron Kraszewski and Alexis Sukey, all assigned to the tactical services unit) were suspended without pay. Wayne County prosecutors decided not to issue criminal charges against any of the officers.

Addison Beecher Scoville was killed when the stolen truck he was driving flipped and crashed. Scoville was fleeing a police stop at the time of the crash.

Beard was killed during a high-speed chase when the vehicle he was riding in crashed.

A deputy tried to stop a car driven by Loren Rockwell, who was suspected of drunken driving, at about 9:30 p.m., but he allegedly refused to pull over and increased his speed. Rockwell reportedly ran a stop sign and crashed into a freight train at a crossing south of Prairie Grove Street. Rockwell was pronounced dead at the scene.

Strozier and his nephew Tevis Strozier, 29, were driving along Dill Avenue in Atlanta when a stolen Nissan Altima plowed into their car. The Nissan was being chased by an Atlanta police officer. Strozier was killed. His nephew was injured.

Passenger Sharod Massey died after the driver of the allegedly stolen Chrysler Sebring he was riding in crashed between two houses while fleeing police.

Courtney Charee Ellis was killed when her car was hit from behind by a vehicle fleeing police.

A lawsuit contends that suspect Erick Johnson, then 18, was traveling the wrong way and speeding in the southbound lane of Northside Drive when the 1997 Infiniti Q-45 he was driving ran a red light and hit Hairston's smaller Dodge Neon head-on, killing the off-duty MARTA bus driver. Johnson's reckless driving was a "direct result of a high speed chase initiated" by the officers who, the suit says, pursued Johnson during heavy rush hour traffic in downtown Atlanta.

Cericola was riding motorcycles with his friend, an off-duty police officer with a high blood-alcohol level, when she unexpectedly slowed down in front of him. Their bikes collided, they were both thrown, and he sustained a fatal head injury. She was charged with DUI.

Jose Jesus Alcala died in December 2003 from major spinal injuries suffered when his truck was hit by a vehicle fleeing police in November 2002.

Four prisoners and a guard died Tuesday when an 18-wheeler struck a state Department of Corrections van near Kenai Lake on the snow- and slush-slickened Seward Highway.

Four prisoners and a guard died Tuesday when an 18-wheeler struck a state Department of Corrections van near Kenai Lake on the snow- and slush-slickened Seward Highway.

Lester A. Fuller was killed when his vehicle crashed after a high-speed chase with police. According to police, the chase began after Fuller ran a stop sign. Police claimed the pursuing officer backed off before Fuller's vehicle reached the city limits. Several minutes later, the accident on Highway M was reported. The officer identified the vehicle as the same one involved in the pursuit.

Harold Rich was killed when his car hit a tree after a high-speed chase. According to officials, a deputy attempted to check on a vehicle parked with its lights off alongside Business 54 just outside the Eldon city limits. When the deputy pulled alongside the car, Rich took off, turning north on Highway 87. The officer said he dropped back when speeds hit 80 mph. Rich lost control of the vehicle, flipped and struck a tree about two miles from where the first chase ended.

Jerry Love was killed when his car was struck by a driver being chased by 5-10 police cars on Chicago's West Side. According to police, they'd received a tip that Clinton Moore, the fleeing driver, might have been carrying a weapon and that the car was stolen. Love was driving his Hyundai at around 10 p.m. when Moore ran a light and crashed into his car.

A CRPD helicopter spotted a car speeding on I-380, and asked officers on the ground to try and stop it. The driver, Lynne Delane Simpson, reportedly failed to stop and led officers on a 40-minute high-speed chase into Iowa County. Simpson lost control of the van, which rolled into a farm field. Simpson was thrown from the van and died at the scene.

Three men, Kyle Smith, 19, Matthew Hottman, 22, and Jeremy Budhan, 20, were killed Sunday in a car crash that occurred after a chase by police, police said. Deerfield, Wis., police officers called off their chase of the vehicle after they lost sight of it. A short time later, that vehicle was involved in a crash in the town of Sun Prairie, Wis., Dane County Sheriff's Lt. Julie Baglama said. It was not immediately clear how the accident occurred.

Blameless, unarmed Baez drove a van resembling one reported stolen. Three local cruisers followed him at slow speeds. He pulled over and stepped out, only to be hit by two police cars and ending, according to court testimony, "wrapped around the rear axle." A wrongful death suit determined that medical attention was delayed; police admitted to moving the body and tampering with evidence. The suit failed nonetheless.

Officer Thomas Deignan was reportedly investigating a report of a prowler when he noticed a 2001 Lincoln Town Car. Deignan admitted that no traffic violations were committed, but he thought it was strange that young people were out in an expensive car at 4 a.m. Deignan checked the license plates and learned the car was reported stolen, then turned on his cruiser's lights and sirens. Less than 10 minutes into the pursuit, the Lincoln missed a curve, went over an embankment, and crashed into a tree. Robin D. Abraham and Amanda M. Jura, who were in the back seat, were killed. A third passenger was injured. The driver, Jacob M. Witt, 22, was charged with motor vehicle homicide.

Ham died from injuries following police use of a vehicular maneuver on suspect's vehicle on I-75 in Tift County Georgia. Police were attempting to stop suspect after having stolen $10.69 worth of gas.

Police pursued a stolen car for more than 30 miles before it crashed, killing Clyde Bynum Jr. and Danielle Padilla. The driver, Marcus Padilla, 21, died Dec. 17.

Leotoles J. Reid was killed when the 1998 Ford Taurus he was driving ran off state Route 178 in Accomack County and struck a ditch and a telephone pole at 3:12 a.m., police said. Reid, who was thrown from the car, died at the scene. State police said Reid had allegedly fled from a traffic stop. The Exmore Police Department was the primary pursuer in the chase.

Benjamin T. Lytch and Michael Winkler died after their car clipped a patrol car and then crashed into a utility pole. Witnesses said four people in a white Plymouth were chasing Lytch and Winkler's gold Buick before the crash. Police said the Buick ran a red light and struck the patrol car, which was exiting I-70 at around 5 a.m. The officer was not injured. The Buick burst into flames, and officers put the blaze out with fire extinguishers. Witnesses tried to free the victims from the car, but the heat from the fire drove them back. Lytch died at the scene. Winkler died at an area hospital.

MarKeith Jones was killed when he crashed an allegedly stolen 1996 Chrysler Sebring convertible into a concrete foundation and light post after fleeing a traffic stop moments earlier. Police denied chasing the car at the time of the crash, stating that the officer had briefly stopped the car on the 4100 block of King, and then lost it in dense fog.

Edward J. Siepak and Vivian T. Siepak were killed after a police car struck their vehicle. According to police, a tactical officer on an emergency call hit the passenger side of the Siepaks' 1996 Oldsmobile at around 1 a.m. Officials released few details about the crash and declined to say what kind of emergency call the officer was answering.

Kristian Everett was a passenger in a car driven by David Harris, 19, which was fleeing police. The pair were suspects in a series of armed robberies.

Troy Smith and Zsaza McMillan were killed in a car that crashed into a parked van while trying to outrun LAPD motorcycle officer Andrew Vergara.

Qing Chang was walking home from work when she was struck by a vehicle that was being pursued by police (the vehicle was fleeing a restaurant, where its occupants had stolen a wallet). The officer was told to stop the pursuit, but declined. Qing Chang was transported to a hospital, where she was declared dead. Her husband sued the Chicago Police department, which was held 75% responsible for the death of Qing Chang, and ordered to award the plaintiff 17.5 million dollars.

Officers responded to a silent alarm that had been triggered inside Jackie Cooper Electronics and Tire Center. Terry McDonald, 44, was killed when the van in which he was fleeing from the scene of a burglary crashed. He was ejected from the van and was dead at the scene, police said. The van's driver, Willie McDonald, 52, of Tulsa, was taken into custody. A man who was in a separate vehicle that fled from the burglary, Mark John Williams, 29, also was arrested.

Cheers was driving a car in which an escapee from the Geiger Work Release Center, Rodney Allen Materne Sr., was a passenger. He ran a stop sign and crashed into a pickup and died at the scene.

Kinder was the passenger in a pickup truck chased by local police. The driver was wanted in an aggravated battery case. Taking to the interstate at 90 MPH plus, the pickup left the highway after a failed passing maneuver, flipped, and came to rest in a retention pond. Kimber was trapped in the upended vehicle and died at the scene.

Undocumented immigrants Juana Hernandez Gamino, Victoria Sanchez Gasca and Elvira Rumbo Leyva were killed when a pickup truck carrying 17 people overturned after running over a spike strip laid down by Border Patrol agents.

Lawrence F. Spittel Jr. died when the stolen car he was driving crashed into a house during a police pursuit.

Alonzo Caudillo was a Chicago police officer who killed Bobek while allegedly driving drunk. Although Bobek lay nearby with serious injuries and officers said they smelled alcohol on Caudillo, he was not handcuffed, his blood was not forcibly drawn, and he was allowed to sit for more than four hours before he refused to take a breath exam.

Carlene M. Vanscoyk and her daughter Alisha Renee Wilkerson were both killed when their stopped vehicle was hit from behind by a pickup truck. Another of Vanscoyk's daughters had been driving but had been taken away by police on suspicion of drunk driving, apparently leaving the other two stranded, waiting for a ride, in the middle of a five-lane highway.

A 15-year-old boy trying to flee police in a stolen Chrysler New Yorker struck an Oldsmobile driven by Eddie Robinson in Normandy, killing Robinson instantly.

Hudson Ordeneaux was struck and killed by an on-duty officer in a marked police car after reportedly running into the road while pushing a shopping cart.

Jason Blamy was thrown from his pickup truck and killed during a high-speed chase by police, apparently run over by one of the pursuing patrol cars, police said. His truck apparently resembled a stolen one.

Matthew Kevin Stewart allegedly stole a GMC Yukon from a woman who left the vehicle running as she dashed into a convenience store in Thornton, police said. Thornton police followed Stewart, driving at speeds up to 100 mph, as he headed south on Interstate 25 until they reached the boundary of their jurisdiction. Other agencies, including the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Monument Police Department, pursued Stewart. Stewart apparently was attempting to take the Academy Boulevard when the SUV ran off the left side of the road, overcorrected and then rolled twice. Stewart was ejected and killed instantly.

Daniel Keen died from positional asphyxia in his truck as trooper(s) investigated what they thought was a hit and run accident on elevated I-55. The accident occured when a vehicle driven by Whitney Blackwell, 24, slammed into Keen's F-250 diesel truck from behind, sending him over the side of elevated I-55 after he struck the concrete wall and leaving a "dinner plate sized" hole in the cement. Trooper(s) apparently never thought to look over the railing to where Keen's truck had landed upside down on a canal bank below.

Tiffany Baldwyn died from injuries she sustained after crashing her car during a police pursuit. Trooper Willie Ewing reportedly noticed Baldwyn driving erratically, attempted to stop her and chased her to Verona where she crashed into a tree intersection and her car burst into flames. Ewing pulled Baldwyn out of the vehicle, but she died 2 days later.

Officer Jeff Crisel ran over Clayton Harris Jr. with a patrol car as Harris fled a traffic stop on foot in Venice. Crisel gave contradictory stories about the crash, first telling colleagues that Harris had jumped in front of his car, then telling investigators that he hadn't seen Harris before he struck him. A Madison County grand jury cleared Crisel. The Brooklyn board of trustees fired Crisel in May 2003, saying he'd lied on his application when he was hired a few months before he killed Harris.

Officer Agron Seiko was reportedly heading westbound in the left-turn lane of Oakwood with his patrol car's flashing lights on when he ran a red light at about 5 p.m. on Rotunda. Seiko's cruiser hit a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta driven by William Vesper Owen IV, who was pulling out of the parking lot of Ford Motor Company, where he worked. Seiko was driving 59 mph in a 35 mph zone at the time of the crash. Prosecutors said that Seiko, 20, was assigned to write parking tickets and impound cars, and had no authority to join in the police chase he was en route to. Seiko was convicted of negligent homicide in Owen's death. A Wayne County Circuit jury returned a $25 million verdict in 2005, though the city appealed and eventually reached a $6 million settlement.

17-year-old Ronnie Hernandez caused a fatal crash of 19-year-old University of Denver student Qi Zhang as he was fleeing in a police chase after carjacking the vehicle. Hernandez later received a 6-year sentence as a youthful offender.

Jose A. Contreras-Mijares was killed after crashing his car into a utility pole and two trees while trying to elude police. At 7:07 p.m., officers reportedly saw a 1994 Ford Probe run a stop sign at Claim and Ohio. Police pursued the car, but said they stopped after less than 30 seconds when they lost sight of the car. Another officer then saw Contreras-Mijares speeding with his lights off near Coolidge and Farnsworth. The officer began pursuit, but said he stopped 28 seconds later when the car ran a stop sign at Liberty and Ohio. Six seconds later, police said the officer saw flames and sparks ahead of him and found Contreras-Mijares' car in a front yard. The engine had fallen out and struck another car, setting it on fire.

Gerald L. Lynch, 30, was fleeing police when he crashed into a car in which Tina L. Brown, 26, was a passenger. She was killed in the crash.

Michael Goins, 37, was driving a 1993 Chevrolet Camaro that struck a tree on Brights Pike about 10 p.m. during a police chase, killing both Goins and Anthony Strange, 37, a passenger in the Camaro.

Ann Martin sustained severe injuries (from which she eventually died 22 months later) when she was hit by a police car driven by officer Willie James Walker Jr., who was traveling without lights or sirens in the wrong direction down a one-way street.

At 4:50 a.m. husband and wife bakers Anton and Rifka Goldenburg were on their way to work when their vehicle was struck by an NYPD officer who had just spent several hours at a local diner. The officer was also killed. Initial reports said there was no sign of alcohol involvement. In fact his blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit.

Darren Shaw, 25, of Austin, dies when his SUV hits a tree while fleeing a police officer after refusing to stop for a broken taillight.

Two men were killed and 20 people were injured when a Chevrolet pickup truck carrying suspected undocumented immigrants swerved to miss a CHP spike strip, lost control and rolled over several times.

Cortez J. McAfee was killed when he crashed an allegedly stolen car while fleeing police. At about 5:15 p.m., an officer saw a car backing into a far corner of the parking lot of a service station near Meyer Boulevard and Troost Avenue. The officer thought it looked suspicious and checked the license plate. Records showed the vehicle had been reported stolen.

Paul Caine and Sonia Cane were killed in a head-on collision involving deputy Randall Dueitt.

At about 4:30 p.m., a police cruiser on a radio run hit another car, killing husband and wife Albert Sloan and Lilian Mae Sloan. Witnesses said the patrol car was speeding eastbound on Lafayette when it ran a red light without its emergency lights flashing, colliding with the Sloans' Honda Civic, which was southbound on St. Aubin. One witness said it didn't appear that the officers tried to stop, pointing out the lack of skid marks on the street.

Police watched Danny M. Schiffler's vehicle crash, killing Schiffler, moments after they reportedly called off a chase.

Phoutthasen Ontha was run over and killed by two deputies, Rick Emslie and Randy Morow, who were following him during a slow-speed chase. According to news reports, he jumped out of his moving vehicle, in front of the deputies' vehicle, which swerved to miss his vehicle and ran over him.

Passengers Deandre Melton and Delonte Stanley were killed after the SUV they were in crashed during a police chase in Ferguson. According to police, the teens were in a Nissan Pathfinder that had been reported stolen from a car wash in Wellston earlier that night. Shortly after the theft, the Pathfinder was allegedly involved in an attempted carjacking in Ferguson. At around 11:30 p.m., a Dellwood officer saw the SUV on Glen Owen Drive and turned on his lights and siren, but the driver sped off. The officer chased the Pathfinder west for more than a mile until the SUV attempted to pass another police car that was headed in the same direction. The SUV, which may have clipped the front of the police car, lost control, flipped over several times and bounced so high that it struck a utility line 13.5 feet above the ground.

Randall A. Varno and Dan Schroeder were killed when their car was hit by a vehicle driven by Sgt. Mark Schindler. Schindler was reportedly responding to a call with his lights and siren on at around 2:45 a.m. when his car crashed into Varno's Toyota Corolla, which had pulled into the intersection to turn left. Varno was pronounced dead at the scene. Schroeder died later at a hospital. Schindler was treated and released.

Henry W. Miller III, Olga J. Wilson and George B. Burton Jr. were killed in a crash after fleeing police. Police were reportedly seeking Miller's car in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident at a grocery store in Platte County, MO, during which Wilson stuffed a $5 T-bone steak down her blouse, ran from the store and left in a car. An officer saw the car in Leavenworth and stopped it, but Miller allegedly fled. According to police, the officer stopped the pursuit after about a block and Miller crashed into a tree several minutes later.

Henry W. Miller III, Olga J. Wilson and George B. Burton Jr. were killed in a crash after fleeing police. Police were reportedly seeking Miller's car in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident at a grocery store in Platte County, MO, during which Wilson stuffed a $5 T-bone steak down her blouse, ran from the store and left in a car. An officer saw the car in Leavenworth and stopped it, but Miller allegedly fled. According to police, the officer stopped the pursuit after about a block and Miller crashed into a tree several minutes later.

Major, who was driving a stolen Honda Accord, reportedly fled from a deputy who tried to stop him for speeding along U.S. 17. The deputy eventually quit the chase after his emergency lights failed. A short time later, the Accord crashed into a utility pole and a tree on S.C. Highway 165, police said.

Driver James T. Woodard and passenger Matthew Adam Trullinger died when their Pontiac Grand Am was hit by a freight train after a police chase. According to police, the pursuit was called off as Woodard allegedly sped into the downtown district at about 10:30 p.m. Moments later, the car crashed into a Union Pacific train.

Police said Eric Delano Ferguson was driving a stolen 1994 Nissan pickup Monday when he ran a red light at Ninth Street and Walton Way and smashed into a station wagon driven by Mr. Williams, killing him. Ferguson had stolen the vehicle from Broad Street and sped up when he realized a deputy had spotted him, police said.

Kenneth Quaderer was fleeing from a sheriff's deputy when he ran a stop sign and crashed into a northbound Ford van driven by Gordon Dean McClurg. McClurg, 61, and his wife, Sally Miller McClurg, 63, were killed. Also killed was a passenger in Quaderer's vehicle, 18-year-old Aaron Scharp.

Kenneth Quaderer was fleeing from a sheriff's deputy when he ran a stop sign and crashed into a northbound Ford van driven by Gordon Dean McClurg. McClurg, 61, and his wife, Sally Miller McClurg, 63, were killed. Also killed was a passenger in Quaderer's vehicle, 18-year-old Aaron Scharp.

Kerry William Gunkel was killed after he rolled his car while fleeing from a deputy who'd tried to pull him over for failing to use his headlights, police said.

A 14-year-old boy died after the car in which he was riding with three other youths crashed while apparently eluding police, police said. Eric M. Podtburg, of Morris, was thrown from the car in the one-car accident on a gravel road east of Morris in west-central Minnesota. He died of head injuries, police said. A Morris police officer spotted the car on the University of Minnesota-Morris campus when someone called 911 reporting that youths in a car had thrown a bottle at a passing car. The car sped away and police followed at a distance, Stevens County Sheriff Randy Willis said.

Police said the fatal crash happened less than two minutes after an officer pulled over a "suspicious" red Chevrolet Monte Carlo. When the officer walked up to the car, the driver sped off. As the driver of the Monte Carlo tried to get around two other cars on Maxham Road, he crossed a double yellow line and collided with a Honda Civic. Sonja Levy Todmann, 56, the driver of the Honda, was killed in the crash. The officer pulled the driver out of the burning Chevrolet but was not able to get to the passenger before fire engulfed the car. The passenger, Amir Spencer, died in the car. The driver, identified as 20-year-old Subhan A. Bey of Atlanta, also died.

Police said the fatal crash happened less than two minutes after an officer pulled over a "suspicious" red Chevrolet Monte Carlo. When the officer walked up to the car, the driver sped off. As the driver of the Monte Carlo tried to get around two other cars on Maxham Road, he crossed a double yellow line and collided with a Honda Civic. Sonja Levy Todmann, 56, the driver of the Honda, was killed in the crash. The officer pulled the driver out of the burning Chevrolet but was not able to get to the passenger before fire engulfed the car. The passenger, Amir Spencer, died in the car. The driver, identified as 20-year-old Subhan A. Bey of Atlanta, also died.

Breeonna Mobley, was killed when the car in which she was riding crashed into a tree at more than 100 mph while fleeing police.

A 25-year-old suspect pursued by police for running a stop sign crashed at about 100 MPH into a Ford Expedition from behind. Husband and wife Rene and Lorne Martin were ejected from their vehicle and dead at the scene.

Undocumented immigrant Claudia Morales was killed and three people were injured when a compact car carrying seven undocumented immigrants rolled off the road for an unknown reason while being followed by a Border Patrol agent.

Beverly Meyers, 50, died in a crash with the Pontiac Grand Am police had been chasing. The Grand Am ran a stop sign at Beltline Boulevard and Parkman Drive and slammed into the Subaru in which Meyers was riding. Andre Roach, 29, of Columbia was arrested on charges of reckless homicide and leaving the scene of an accident in the crash.

Lorena Rodriguez and her unborn baby died as passengers in a stolen car driven by her boyfriend, chased by police, when the car struck the vehicle of county deputy Joshua Lancaster at high speed in a rural intersection. Lancaster was also killed.

Tayler Romine was killed when the car she was in collided with a squad car driven by rookie correctional officer Christopher Darr, 23. Romine was in the back seat of a car driven by her older sister, who attempting to turn left onto US 36. According to police, Darr was taking a man to Hillsboro to begin serving a two-year sentence for driving with a revoked license. Romine's older sister was reportedly charged with failure to yield from a private drive.

At about 2:50 a.m., a deputy saw Carlton E. Fitz riding a motorcycle at high speeds in Dubuque. A chase ensued, during which police said the deputy paced the motorcycle traveling near 100 mph at one point. Fitz lost control of the motorcycle, struck a signpost and died.

Motorcyclist Shurn died in a collision while being pursued by police for speeding at 2 a.m. His death, compounding other local police killings and incidents (Trenton Patterson and Arthur Partee, to name two) and apparently chronic police corruption, caused racial protests and civil unrest comparable to Ferguson, Missouri, 12 years later.

Undocumented immigrants Mario Perez Ortega, Leonardo Sanchez Placido and Erendira Jimenez Garcia were passengers killed when a vehicle crashed while fleeing the CHP.

Undocumented immigrants Mario Perez Ortega, Leonardo Sanchez Placido and Erendira Jimenez Garcia were passengers killed when a vehicle crashed while fleeing the CHP.

An officer speeding toward a vehicle accident scene at 3 a.m. at about 70 MPH apparently didn't see the streetsweeper stopped in the road, and crashed into it full speed. Both streetsweeper Davenport and the officer were fatally injured.

Northglenn police officer Patrisha McEachern, 32, responding to a medical emergency, slammed into a car that crossed in front of her, killing Michael Dariell Branch Sr., 44.

Relatives of a 14-year-old boy who drowned after driving a stolen car into Lake Phalen thanked police for trying to save the boy. Thomas Leon White died after being chased by police through an east side neighborhood. Police said White freed himself from the sinking car and yelled for help but the two pursuing officers, who were slightly injured when their squad car also went into the water, couldn't find him in time.

A 15-year-old girl's name was withheld when she went to court for killing Frances Tabaka, 84, during a police chase.

Tyrone G. Hills, 17, was allegedly the driver of a car used in a drive-by shooting. He was killed when the car crashed into the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church during a pursuit.

Police said Randolph E. Walston had stolen a Lexus from an Owings Mills car dealership when he died after the vehicle crashed during a police chase. Police said they were pursuing the Lexus "in a chase that lasted less than a minute."

A state trooper tried to stop Troy Gray, who was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on I-29 with Jennifer Gray as a passenger, for a broken tail light. Troy Gray reportedly sped away and exited at Sloan, then continued west on a county road and onto gravel roads. According to police, the motorcycle kicked up a lot of dust and the trooper lost sight of it. Soon afterward, the Harley failed to negotiate a curve, flipped into the ditch and hit a fence post. Jennifer Gray called 911, and officers found the crash site. Troy Gray was pronounced dead at the scene and Jennifer Gray died from head injuries two days later.

Jerry Dodd was driving a stolen truck and fleeing police when an Arkansas State Police trooper tried to end the chase with "stop sticks." Dodd avoided the sticks, but stopped when he crashed into another truck driven by Robert Wagster, killing Wagster's passenger, William Thrasher. Dodd was charged with manslaughter.

Avery McAlister, 24, was allegedly drunkenly driving a car that fled a police stop and chase and crashed into a utility police, killing Randy Mitchell. The officer had allegedly broken of the chase moments before the crash.

Officer ran a red light while not on his way to an incident, struck the vehicle, a Jeep Wrangler, that the victim was riding in the back seat of. The victim was thrown from the vehicle and succumb to injuries 2 days later. The office plead guilty to running a red light, paid a $100 fine and resigned. The city of Durham paid $350,000 as part of a $1.75 million civil settlement.

Raymond Nelson was killed when the Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck he was driving struck a tree during a police chase. The pursuit began in Oliver Springs, after Officer Teddy Dwayne Bales allegedly saw Nelson's speeding truck cross a double yellow line to pass another vehicle in the city limits. Officers from several agencies participated in the pursuit.

Joseph W. Steele was killed when his ATV crashed while trying to elude an officer. Steele was on his ATV at around 11:30 p.m., headed eastbound in an alley, when he reportedly failed to yield to a southbound truck at the intersection of the alley and Main Street. The police vehicle avoided the collision. Steele died at a hospital.

Carl D. Hays died when his motorcycle crahed into an interstate guard rail while he tried to elude a Webster Parish deputy.

Educator Hinson was struck and killed by a vehicle fleeing from the police. On reports of a vehicle speeding and weaving, local police had pulled the 1999 Mercury Sable over, successfully, but it then bolted. The first jurisdiction alerted Dayton Beach police, who were after the Sable when it ran an intersection and collided with Hinson.

Anthony Brennan was sentenced in Summit County Juvenile Court after accepting charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular assault. Brennan crashed into Sadlowski's car while fleeing police with his headlights turned off.

Teale Marie Sisson was killed when the car in which she was riding was struck by a vehicle fleeing police.

Lucas Cain McGee, 21, was riding His Kawasaki motorcycle at speeds of up to 100 miles an hour when he was spotted by state police. After a 10-minute chase, McGee's motorcycle ran into the back of a trailer hauling two all-terrain vehicles. The motorcycle caught fire, and McGee was killed.

Maria and Sergio Valenzuela were killed when their truck was hit by a van fleeing police.

Stephanie Dougan was a passenger killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase.

Aaron M. Keller and Jacob S. Bertucci were killed when their 2002 Nissan collided with another car after being struck by an allegedly stolen 2001 Volkswagen being chased by the CHP.

According to officials, Mark Benson was killed when he apparently crashed intentionally into a light pole during a high-speed pursuit in Highland.

Juan Gonzalez was killed when off-duty officer, John Krass, 28, ran a red light and hit Gonzalez's car while driving under the influence. According to reports, Kass' BAC was more than twice the legal limit. According to prosecutors, Krass sideswiped a CTA bus before the fatal collision, though Krass claimed to have no recollection of hitting the bus. Krass was convicted of reckless homicide and two counts of aggravated DUI.

Judith K. Vellucci was killed when a vehicle being chased by police struck her car. During the chase, police allege, Nam Ouk Cho, 19, sped through business areas and neighborhoods at speeds of up to 80 mph for five miles before the crash. Vellucci was pronounced dead at a hospital. Cho was treated for minor facial injuries before being booked into the county jail for second-degree murder. Police Chief Ron Olin said, "The policy was followed," when asked whether officers followed department procedures in the chase.

Brian K. Frenzl was killed when deputy David Paden made a U-turn and crashed into his motorcycle as Paden headed to join a pursuit of another vehicle. Frenzl's Harley-Davidson hit the left front of Paden's patrol car, and Frenzl cartwheeled 168 feet before coming to rest on the opposite shoulder of the road. Paden was involved in four on-duty crashes within two years. In January 2002, Adam Mayers, 16, was killed when he struck a telephone pole while Paden chased him. In March 2002, Paden "bumped" motorcyclist Brian Case, 27, and ran him over in what was ruled a "legal intervention." The fourth crash happened not long after Frenzl's death. After killing Frenzl, Paden was charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide, making an unlawful U-turn and operating a vehicle with unlawful tinting. Paden was acquitted of vehicular homicide in November 2004 by Senior Judge William Lyle during a bench trial. Lyle found Paden guilty of the other two charges.

Young Mexican immigrant construction worker Sifuentes was struck and killed by a local police cruiser speeding to a SWAT standoff.

Edward M. Helfen was stopped by Deputy Brian Cook on suspicion of driving while drunk. When Cook walked toward the stopped car, the driver got out and was ordered to get back in until the officer was ready for him to get out. Helfen got back into the truck and then took off at a high rate of speed. Deputy Cook and Deputy Ron Harris, who had come for backup, chased him until he crashed and was killed.

With their motorcycle chased by police through five miles of beach town roads at over 100 MPH near 1 in the morning, Ralph Boccio and his passenger Alissa Hill were hurled 260 feet through the air when the bike hit a curb. Both died at the scene.

Local police spotted two suspects in a white Acrua downtown; the Acrua had been stolen and the focus of a chase earlier in the day. The Acura took off with police in pursuit. After about six blocks, running several red lights, the suspects struck the vehicle of uninvolved motorist Jones and killed him.

Undocumented immigrants Carlos Echeverria Bribiezca, Rosalva Maldonado Romero, Jose Refugio Ortega Nieves and an unidentified boy were killed when a SUV fleeing Border Patrol agents crashed.

Undocumented immigrants Carlos Echeverria Bribiezca, Rosalva Maldonado Romero, Jose Refugio Ortega Nieves and an unidentified boy were killed when a SUV fleeing Border Patrol agents crashed.

Diana Kearbey was killed when her 1988 Hyundai crashed into the back of a pickup while she was fleeing from police.

Accounts conflict about whether Officer Frankie A. Gutierrez chased a stolen Buick Century after its driver fled a traffic stop. The Buick, travelling at a high rate of speed, struck a Lexus and killed driver Jack Denoe, 72. Two men fled the crash.

While fleeing police, Jay Gonzalez rammed his car into LeRoy Copen and Lynn Marie Olaf Copen, who were off-duty police officers, killing them. He survived and faced a variety of charges, including intentional homicide.

Officers tried to stop Heather Barnes because of erratic driving at about 11:45 p.m. near 72nd and Grover Streets. Police said Barnes stopped, but then drove off before losing control of her Ford pickup truck and hitting a curb. The truck rolled several times, ejecting Barnes, who police found lying in the Villa Estates trailer court parking lot. Critically injured in the crash, Barnes remained in a vegetative state for nearly six years at a care center before she died on September 15, 2009.

Eduardo Godinez died after a Chevrolet Blazer crashed into him while officers detained him. Police were reportedly breaking up a fistfight at about 8 p.m., when the Blazer hit Godinez as he stood with his hands on the trunk of a police car that did not have its emergency lights activated. Godinez' legs were severed and he died at a hospital. One officer was treated and released, and another was hospitalized in stable condition. Police were unsure whether the officers were injured from flying debris or by the Blazer. The driver, Luis Contreras, 25, was charged with reckless homicide and DUI. In 2008, a Cook County jury awarded $7.5 million in a wrongful death suit brought by Godinez' family.

Latarra Waters and Dennis Jones were killed when the car they were in was pursued by Garfield Heights police. The car went down an embankment and flipped over. Garfield Heights police said Waters sped off after police tried to stop the car after a computer check revealed it had an expired license plate and that the owner did not have driving privileges.

Viveiros crashed the stolen green Kia he'd been driving during a police chase with local officers, and died at the scene of his collision with a tree. An investigation revealed he was not licensed to drive because of his Parkinson's disease and was perhaps off his medication.