Jay Police Chief Mike Shambaugh said a 16-year-old died after the vehicle he was riding in crashed while being pursued by an officer.

Deputies responded to a call of a house being vandalized. When the deputies arrived at the residence, they saw no one and left. Deputy Donald A. Turner II, 42, noticed a man leaving a nearby brushy area. The man was riding a four-wheeler that matched the description of a vehicle seen at the residence. Turner pursued Marler on a county road. When Turner crested the hill, he saw the four-wheeler stopped in the middle of the roadway. Turner hit it, and Marler was thrown about 50-feet, killing him, police said.

Kevin Jones and Zacharia Jones died when their car crashed into a building during a police chase.

Claude D. Smith was killed after the allegedly stolen Oldsmobile he was in crashed into a utility pole during a police chase. According to police, officers began following the car shortly after a robbery was reported at a nearby gas station. Smith was thrown from the Oldsmobile at about 2:15 a.m. Police said Smith and the two women in the car were not the gas station robbery suspects officers had been seeking. The driver, Kelly Collins, 19, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for second-degree murder.

Nickole Williamson, her sister Stacy Williamson, her boyfriend Nicholas D. Lucke and friend Timothy J. Chaney were all four fatally thrown from a wrecked 1990 Probe driven by a fifth man in a 2:00 a.m. police chase. They'd fled from a traffic stop for tossing out a beer bottle. The unhurt driver had had his license suspended 15 times; in the wreckage police found a loaded handgun and four gallon-sized bags of peyote.

Nickole Williamson, her sister Stacy Williamson, her boyfriend Nicholas D. Lucke and friend Timothy J. Chaney were all four fatally thrown from a wrecked 1990 Probe driven by a fifth man in a 2:00 a.m. police chase. They'd fled from a traffic stop for tossing out a beer bottle. The unhurt driver had had his license suspended 15 times; in the wreckage police found a loaded handgun and four gallon-sized bags of peyote.

Zumalt died when the car in which he was riding overturned during a police chase. The patrol reported that the driver, a 21-year-old Lee's Summit man, was fleeing from police at high speed when his Nissan drove through water on the road. The driver lost control, and his vehicle slid off the right side of the road, struck a utility pole and overturned. The driver refused medical treatment. Zumalt, the passenger, was killed.

Mark Richard Baker, a Kern County deputy district attorney, was killed in a crash after drinking with colleagues at a bar and then fleeing from police during a high-speed chase.

Gaynett Harshaw died when the stolen car she was driving swerved to avoid road spikes, set down by Reynoldsburg police on Brice Road, and hurtled into the parking lot of the Tuffy Auto Services Center. Harry Strider, an auto mechanic who had gone outside to check the commotion, suffered fatal injuries when Harshaw's car pinned him against a wall.

A speeding car careened off a street during a chase by police, killing Jacobo Gonzalez Hemandaz, 18, and Silvino Valasquez Hernandez, 30, and injuring a third man as the vehicle went airborne and struck two buildings in a fiery crash, police said. The chase started when the car "weaving all over the road" sped away when an officer turned on police lights and started pursuing.

Christopher Ryan Conrad was killed when a high-speed chase ended in a head-on collision.

Rocky Howard and Patricia Podolski were killed in a car reported stolen that crashed into two utility poles and split in half after a police chase.

Linda Carlson Soper was killed and seven other people were injured when a man driving a Honda Accord car ran a red light while fleeing from police, triggering a six-car pileup near downtown El Cajon.

Katie Sharp led police on a high-speed chase before she was knocked off the road, killing her and her passenger, Garrett Gabe.

Police said they attempted to arrest Wynn on a felony warrant at Babbitt Road and Euclid Avenue when he ran. He was struck by the police car about a half-mile away on East 252nd Street.

All five of the attempted bank robbers in a white Lincoln Town Car were charged with the murders of Wanda Finch Knox and her daughter Shannon Knox, after the Lincoln collided with the Knox car in the climax of a wild 20-minute 100-MPH police chase. Deputies said they broke off the chase immediately before the crash.

Police said four teens stole a Dodge Neon in Southfield, drove it to an apartment complex at 9 Mile and Greenfield, and abandoned it. They then allegedly stole a 2003 Jeep Liberty and a 2002 Dodge Stratus. Detroit officers saw the vehicles driving erratically on Redford Street at around 1 a.m. and gave chase, police said. According to police, after a few blocks the Stratus hit the Jeep from behind, causing the Jeep to roll over. DuJuan Washington was killed. The driver, James Leon Davis, 15, was critically injured. The officers initially said they'd stopped to render assistance and left when another car showed up to relieve them. The officers caught up to the Stratus after it crashed into a guardrail in Redford Township. The driver reportedly told police that the officers had never stopped chasing them.

Passenger Jill Dayton was killed when a police car driven by deputy Tom Pledge crashed into the minivan in which she was riding. At about 11:30 p.m., the minivan's driver reportedly turned on a green light into the path of Pledge's car near the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb. Pledge was pursuing a motorist suspected of DUI, police said.

Robert "Bo" Fisher was drinking at the beach when police approached. The 17-year-old fled and was struck and killed by two cars as he tried to cross a busy street.

Justin Little was killed after a car he was riding in crashed into a culvert during a chase with Vilonia police.

Patrol cars from Spencer and Clay counties tried to stop a car reported stolen out of Sanborn. The driver, Jameson Lisle Sierck, allegedly fled and led officers on a high-speed chase into Palo Alto County. According to police, Sierck lost control of the car on a gravel road and went into the ditch. The car rolled several times before coming to rest in a cornfield.

Siblings Octavia and Christopher Suydan Jr. were killed as a 19-year-old motorist fled a drug sting at high speed in his Honda Accord, striking them both as they crossed the street. They were thrown 140 feet and died in front of their father. Admitting no wrongdoing, the District settled with the parents for $1.2M.

Deputies John Gunsell and Andrew Nobliski were in their patrol car at around 3:13 a.m. responding to a non-emergency call to assist at an accident scene. Nobliski, who was driving, lost control on a curve and rolled the car. Gunsel was ejected and died at a hospital. Accident reconstruction reports indicated higher-than-normal speed, road conditions, road design and the fact Gunsell was not wearing a seat belt, contributed in equal part to his death. In April 2005, it was reported that Sheriff Jim McBride would ask Nobliski to resign, though the Michigan attorney general had not yet determined whether to charge Nobliski in the crash.

Katie Schumpert fled a DUI stop and killed Kimberly Swain.

Ryan Lamont Hardy died when the van he was driving crashed into a tree and caught fire during a police chase.

Local police from four jurisdictions participated in the high-speed chase of a suspected purse snatcher living out of his car. The chase ended with a fatal crash into Ballard's car. One of seven chase fatalities in the Cincinnati area within a four-month period.

Julian A. Molina was killed when his car struck a guardrail and left the road while being chased by a state trooper. The trooper said Molina was driving erratically before the chase.

Vanessa Jimenez, Albert Andrew Hernandez and Armando Limas burned to death after they hit a pole while fleeing police.

Amy Robbins died from her injuries eight days after a pickup fleeing police driven by Jeffrey Drechsler ran a red light and broadsided her car. Dreschler was also killed. At around 11p.m., police responded to a report that said Dreschler broke down his girlfriend's door with an ax and was holding her by the throat. When officer Brent Woodard arrived, Dreschler left in his 1987 F-150. Woodard gave chase and was joined by officer Pryor and her partner, officer Cornish, in a separate patrol car. Police insisted that Woodard and Pryor used their sirens and lights. Gabe Robbins was following his wife home in a separate car and saw the crash. He said his windows were open and that he didn't hear police sirens.

Froney Holmes III and another man allegedly stole a 1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo from a home in Douglas. Police chased the car until Holmes missed a curve at around 2:50 a.m. The Monte Carlo went off the road into the woods and plunged down a 40-foot embankment to a backyard at Riverside Mobile Estates. Holmes died from his injuries.

A man trying to flee police in a stolen pickup drove on the wrong side of an interstate, striking a car in which the driver, Travis Clark, was killed, police said.

Jamir Valle Martinez was allegedly smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States. Cochise County Sheriff's deputies took up the chase until high speeds made continued pursuit dangerous. A set of tire spikes was put on the road by a Sierra Vista Police Department officer near the intersection of the bypass and Buffalo Soldier Trail, police said. The crash then occurred. Eleven vehicles were involved. Initial reports indicate the truck's driver lost control, causing the vehicle to go airborne, smashing the tops of vehicles waiting to make a left turn off the southbound part of Highway 90 onto the bypass. Six people were killed. Martinez got a 35-year sentence.

Jamir Valle Martinez was allegedly smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States. Cochise County Sheriff's deputies took up the chase until high speeds made continued pursuit dangerous. A set of tire spikes was put on the road by a Sierra Vista Police Department officer near the intersection of the bypass and Buffalo Soldier Trail, police said. The crash then occurred. Eleven vehicles were involved. Initial reports indicate the truck's driver lost control, causing the vehicle to go airborne, smashing the tops of vehicles waiting to make a left turn off the southbound part of Highway 90 onto the bypass. Six people were killed. Martinez got a 35-year sentence.

Jamir Valle Martinez was allegedly smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States. Cochise County Sheriff's deputies took up the chase until high speeds made continued pursuit dangerous. A set of tire spikes was put on the road by a Sierra Vista Police Department officer near the intersection of the bypass and Buffalo Soldier Trail, police said. The crash then occurred. Eleven vehicles were involved. Initial reports indicate the truck's driver lost control, causing the vehicle to go airborne, smashing the tops of vehicles waiting to make a left turn off the southbound part of Highway 90 onto the bypass. Six people were killed. Martinez got a 35-year sentence.

Lanaka Lucas was killed when her car was struck by a car fleeing police.

Investigators concluded that James P. "Jamie" Lynn intentionally drove his Oldsmobile station wagon into a bridge pillar while fleeing from a deputy. According to police, Lynn drove straight into the pillar at about 5:30 p.m. while driving approximately 100 mph on I-70 at the Niles Road interchange. Lynn died at the scene. Police said that Lynn left letters for relatives and appeared to have been despondent about family problems.

Woempner was killed, and her husband injured, when their car was struck by a housing authority police vehicle on its way to assist in a traffic-offense-related car chase. That chase was already complete.

Tarrea Black was a passenger in an allegedly stolen 1993 Honda that crashed while fleeing police. At about 10:15 p.m., Chicago officers in an unmarked car reportedly saw a man suspiciously going from customer to customer at a Howard Street gas station holding what looked like a credit card. Police said he got into the Honda when the officers pulled into the parking lot, then started speeding before hitting a Toyota van. Black died at the scene. Two others were injured. According to police, they were not chasing the car when it crashed, but the driver was trying to elude them. The Honda's driver, Levar D. Drane, 27, was charged with first-degree murder.

Local police observed a suspect hit his girlfriend in a Walgreens parking lot. Giving chase, the suspect lit out and started a two-minute, 100 MPH chase south on Reading Road that ended with a crash with Trapp's car. Trapp was thrown from her vehicle and died at the scene. One of seven chase fatalities in the Cincinnati area within a four-month period.

A 15-year-old Connecticut girl driving a car she stole from her mother killed her friend, Jessica Martinez, when they crashed into a utility pole after a police chase in Jackson, police said. The driver was charged with a juvenile complaint alleging vehicular homicide, eluding and unlawful taking of a means of conveyance.

Driver William Edward Wynn and passenger Sheila Ann Fegans were killed when the car they were riding in crashed into a concrete light post during a police chase.

Juvenal Cendejas was killed in a fiery motorcycle crash while fleeing the CHP.

Whittington was killed during a high speed police pursuit. He was a passenger in a 1996 GMC Sierra pick-up truck driven by Russell L. Hart, 44, which was being chased by deputy Johnny Hall, who had tried to pull Hart over for speeding. The truck went off the road and over-corrected before it left the road again and hit a tree. Whittington was pronounced dead at the scene just before 10 p.m.

Englewood Police say Lance Feist robbed a bank inside a Wal-Mart at gunpoint and the danger he posed left them no choice but to chase him. Englewood police say Feist was going up to 90 miles an hour on Santa Fe when he rammed his stolen Sports Utility Vehicle into Sewell's BMW convertible. Sewell died at the scene.

Police said two officers in a squad car tried to stop a 1992 Buick driven by 15-year-old Caleb Thompson, who'd taken his mother's car, around 10 p.m. for driving with bright lights on Upton Road. Caleb turned east on Stoll and the officers gave chase for about a mile with speeds reaching 80 mph. Police said they called off the pursuit at Peacock Road and lost sight of the Buick on the hilly road. They then saw that Caleb had hit a bridge abutment and that the car was in flames. Officers reportedly extinguished the fire and pulled Caleb out. He died at a hospital the following afternoon.

According to police, Kenneth Jay Rosselot was suspected of being the "Sysco Kid," who'd gone on a months-long bank robbery spree spanning several counties. A high-speed chase ensued at around 9:45 a.m. after a robbery at the Flagstar bank in Chelsea, police said. Rosselot lost control of his BMW and flipped into the air. According to police, Rosselot fled from the vehicle, but collapsed and died in the hospital from his injuries.

Denoy Terrell Thomas, who was in the backseat of a car fleeing police, was killed when the car crashed.

The chase started when 24-year-old Lara M. Strack of Random Lake tried to cash a forged check at a Saukville bank. The chase, which reached speeds of more than 100 mph, began in Saukville and from there wound through Cedarburg, Mequon and Glendale. Benjamin Fagan was killed when the vehicle driven by Strack slammed into the car Fagan was driving at N. Port Washington Road and W. Hampton Ave. A lawsuit, filed Dec. 22, points out that after the fatal crash, the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department created a countywide vehicle pursuit policy, which took effect on Feb. 16, 2006.

Police responded to several vandalism calls in a neighborhood off Hopewell Road. A silver-colored vehicle found at the scene drove off, according to reports. A pursuit followed, though the officer lost track of the suspect's vehicle after declining to drive over 50 mph out of fear of encountering icy roads, police said. The suspects later drove by two Fulton police cars, who gave chase, though at relatively low speeds. Police found the suspect's vehicle partially submerged in a "swampy area" off Hopewell.

Deputy Robert L. Peterman Jr. was reportedly going about 85 mph when he rear-ended Fairmount Township volunteer firefighter Jared M. Moore's car, killing Moore, as both men were responded to another accident near Basehor. At around midnight, Moore was in his 1994 Dodge Shadow, when he slowed down to turn left and Peterman's Ford Crown Victoria struck him from behind. Peterman, who'd allegedly turned off his video camera, was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. Peterman was acquitted in September 2005. In 2006, Moore's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that county officials and sheriff's deputies attempted to intimidate them when they tried to speak publicly about their son's death.

Trooper Richard T. Crocker was chasing Jose Luis Gordillo-Lopez, 23, of Williamston, on New Year's Eve on Interstate 85 after someone reported an erratic driver. The chase hit speeds of 95 mph and ended when Mr. Gordillo-Lopez crashed into the back of a Chevrolet Avalanche. A passenger in that vehicle, Debbie McDaniel, was killed.

Dressed all in black, Reed panicked and bolted away on foot from a traffic stop. Reportedly, he darted between two parked cars and directly into the path of a deputy's vehicle, which struck and killed him. His family settled a wrongful death suit for $10,000.

Gregory Bittle and Katherine Dimercurio died when Bittle lost control of his 2004 Honda Accord while fleeing an officer investigating a noise complaint.

Off-duty University City police officer Stephen Bastean was reportedly drunk when he made a U-turn into oncoming traffic and crashed his 2001 Chevrolet Blazer head-on into Bridgeton police officer Scott M. Armstrong's 2000 Ford Crown Victoria patrol car, killing them both. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Bastean's blood alcohol content was 0.188 percent—more than twice the legal threshold for being drunk. The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. in Bridgeton. Bastean had reportedly been scheduled to report to work at 7 a.m.

Mitchell Allen Paine was killed when he was hit by a patrol car while trying to walk across the highway.

RaShon Roach was allegedly driving his uncle's stolen car while fleeing police when he crashed into trees and was killed.

Serial drunk driver was wanted in two counties for alcohol-related charges when he fled police and crashed and died. He'd had his driving privileges revoked for life.

A South Side crash in which Larry Mitchum Jr. was killed reportedly prompted an investigation to determine whether a police chase was involved. Police said they received conflicting reports from witnesses about the three-car accident. Some witnesses reported a police chase was involved in the 8 p.m. crash while others said they saw no squad car near the accident scene.

A police chase reportedly began at around 2:15 p.m. after Bruce A. Hively ran a stop sign in northern Indiana. An Elkhart County patrol officers pursued Hively on US-12 across the border into Michigan, where he lost control of his car when he tried to move into the right lane to pass a semitrailer and clipped the truck's side. Hively's car flew into the air and crashed into a patch of trees. Hively was pronounced dead at a hospital. According to police, Hively was driving despite a lifetime suspension of his license.

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Wilson "Alex" Lopez-Ochoa was killed when his his 1990 Honda Civic was struck by a squad car driven by officer Michael Newman on Super Bowl Sunday. Newman was reportedly driving 10 mph over the speed limit when he struck Lopez-Ochoa's car as Lopez-Ochoa drove out of a laundromat parking lot. In 2007, a Lake County jury awarded $2.03 million to Lopez-Ochoa's estate.

Officer Charles Shinn III pinned Hoang Tan Bui against a palm tree with his patrol car after shooting Bui and chasing him down.

Mohammed Shuaibi and Ahmad Shaban were killed when off-duty officer Jason Casper, 24, crashed into their car while DUI. Casper, whose BAC was reportedly more than twice the legal limit, was going about 80 mph when he ran a red light, striking the vehicle carrying Shuaibi and Shaban, killing the teens and injuring two other people. Casper was stripped of his badge, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and aggravated drunken driving, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Jesse Robertson was killed when a vehicle driven by a man allegedly fleeing police crashed into his Chevrolet Astro van in Gardena.

Driving a stolen car, Nohar was detained at a traffic stop shortly after one a.m. but fled. NYPD, citing regulations that prohibit them from high-speed pursuits, stated that they followed at regular speeds and lost sight of the vehicle. Shortly afterward the vehicle crashed into the loading dock of a factory. Nohar was killed, and his passenger seriously injured.

Andrews was killed when his pickup truck was struck and knocked off the road by an alleged drunken driver being chased by police.

John Clark Alexander reportedly shot and killed his estranged wife and her friend in Town and Country, then led police on a high-speed chase before he was killed in a crash at Highway 40 and Lindbergh Boulevard.

Officers said Keith Rogers was trying to flee police when he crashed his truck into a car at an intersection, causing the car to flip several times, burst into flames, and hit a home that also caught fire. Both occupants of the car, Monzell Debrow and Clifton Davis, were killed.

According to police, several witnesses, including a state trooper involved in the accident, said the Honda Civic driven by Anthony Kloth was going between 50 and 65 mph when he lost control on the damp roadway, crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a GMC Yukon. The Civic then began to slide sideways, striking a 1998 Saturn SL1 before going airborne and hitting a 1996 Subaru Outback in the rear at around 8:40 p.m. The posted speed limit along all three thoroughfares was 40 mph. Killed in the crash were Kloth and Carol Davidson.

Cedric Djuan Reed and Kadeem Howell were both killed when riding in a stolen car being pursued by police. They ran at least two red lights and struck another car, which burst into flames; their vehicle struck a pole, a fire hydrant, and flipped several times. The 17-year-old driver was caught and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide among other counts.

A deputy chasing a Florida fugitive at high speed lost control of his own car and crashed into Partain's Accord, killing her.

Fire Chief Jerry Buehne was killed after his car was struck nearly head-on by a suspected shoplifter fleeing police in a PT Cruiser. According to police, Claudex Simmons had allegedly stolen some items from a nearby Walgreens. Police said they'd tried to stop the PT Cruiser, but that they were not actively chasing Simmons. Buehne was pronounced dead a hospital. Simmons was ejected from his car and hospitalized in critical condition.

After peeling out from a stoplight ahead of an El Paso County sheriff's detective and crashing into a median. Adam George Lee was thrown from the sport utility vehicle he was driving and was dead when the officer reached him. The sheriff's office was targeting drunken drivers on St. Patrick's Day.

Thomas Terrell Scott was killed when his car crashed during a high-speed chase down I-65 through Butler and Conecuh counties.

Hashond M. Dugger, 22, fled from a Richmond officer investigating a possible narcotics violation at the Blue Ridge Estates apartments, police said. The 2005 Buick LeSabre driven by Dugger sped at least two miles before plowing into the side of a 1997 Chevrolet driven by 57-year-old Cynthia T. Booker, killing her. Dugger was sentenced by Circuit Judge Richard D. Taylor to 10 years with seven suspended for involuntary manslaughter, and another five years with four suspended for felony attempting to elude police.

Nathaniel Bryan Tipp was killed when he crashed into an electrical box and a fire hydrant on Girvan Road after a brief police chase.

Melody Carolyn Wooldridge and Eusebio Michael Flores were killed when their Saturn coupe was hit head-on by a driver fleeing police in Mission Viejo.

Eric Hereford was a passenger killed in a crash while fleeing police.

Deputy Douglas Riniker passed a pickup truck with four people inside at around 3:20 a.m. and believed he smelled ether coming from the vehicle. Riniker followed the truck, which accelerated to 75-80 mph. Riniker activated his lights and siren, and a 95 mph chase ensued. The driver, identified as Merle A. Shank, tried to turn right at an intersection and the truck crashed into the ditch. Katrina Starr Nelson was pinned under the truck and died from her injuries. Shank was convicted of vehicular homicide by attempting to elude authorities, vehicular homicide by reckless driving and nonconsensual termination of a pregnancy.

Jose Rojas-Rodriguez was killed and nine others were injured when a U.S. Border Patrol chase ended in a rollover crash in the remote desert east of Joshua Tree National Park.

Roberts was involved in a three-vehicle-accident as he attempted to evade police. Roberts ignored a red light crashing into Jason Hull, 27, and Edith Spears, 24. Spears was killed when Roberts' pickup truck plowed into the couple's car.

Witnesses contradicted police claims that Michelle McPherson was somehow partly responsible for the collision with a police cruiser that killed her and her daughter Leah. Witnesses also said the officer, going 87 MPH, had no lights or siren. Police were also unable to explain why the videotape in the cruiser's camera was blank.

Julia Kateri Silverhorn was pulled over by Anadarko police for a traffic violation, police said. During the stop, Silverhorn re-entered her car and drove south on State Highway 8. Police gave chase but lost sight of her. Silverhorn's car was discovered nine miles south of Anadarko. Police said she entered a curve at a high rate of speed, ran off the roadway and rolled five and half times, killing her.

Local police had stopped an SUV; the driver hopped out and fled on foot. The passenger took the wheel and gunned it through a stop sign and struck a vehicle carrying Kieber Jacome, Darwin Vivar, and Vivar's cousin Ever Vivar. The first two men died at the scene. Evar Vivar died a week later.

Two teens were pulled over after driving apparently stolen vehicles recklessly along Colorado 285 in Park County. Both cars stopped, but Baca allegedly sped off and the officer followed. Baca crossed into the opposite lanes to avoid a state trooper and hit a vehicle head-on. He was ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the scene.

State troopers chasing a 19-year-old driver exceeding 100 MPH on Interstate 20 pursued that driver onto surface streets, where he ran a red light at a major intersection and collided with a Hyundai Sonata, killing the Sonata's driver instantly. Police withheld the name and age of the victim.

Juan Angel Icedo was killed when the pickup truck in which he was a passenger crashed while being pursued by deputies.

According to police and court records, detective Corey Bauman and other officers tried to stop a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck at around 9 p.m. as part of a narcotics investigation. The driver fled east on Eight Mile to the Southfield Freeway. Officers chased the truck into Detroit, where the truck ran a stop sign and hit a Ford Escort driven by Shanty Davis. She was killed in the crash. The two men in the truck were charged with second-degree murder.

Driver Gregory M. Stone, 26, and Randy D. Howard, 27, were killed when they led state police on a high-speed chase before crashing into a utility police.

Annie Ying Zi Cai was killed when her car was struck by a man leading police on a high-speed chase across the South Bay.

According to the Texas Justice Initiative, a deputy transporting a prisoner saw Haffstien crash his vehicle. The deputy checked on Haffstien. Haffstien resisted the deputy. The deputy called for an ambulance. Haffstien was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Twenty-one county deputies and a police helicopter tracked a 19-year-old suspected car thief in a pickup truck for about 50 minutes. At the end of the incident the suspect ran a red light and collided with the car of Frantz Leandre, a former official of the Haitian government, and his sister Carole. The county maintained that such tactical pressure on the thief did not constitute a "chase". A jury disagreed, awarding a $2M settlement to the Leandres' family.

Erving Cobb, one of three men who took off in a car after spotting a police van, was killed when the car collided with a sport utility vehicle, police said. Police later learned the red Ford Focus had been stolen, and officers recovered an AK-47 and a handgun inside.

A man running from police was killed when he came in contact with the electrified third rail at the airport MARTA station, police said.

Robert Felder was killed in a crash that occurred during a police chase.

Eloy Lopez Jimenez and Efrain Ojeda Sanchez were killed when a SUV driven by off-duty officer Michael Zamora Jr., who was legally drunk, collided with their van. Zamora was also killed in the 5 a.m. crash.

Police said they responded to the attempted abduction of a 31-year old man and pursued a Buick sedan with three men inside. According to police, the chase was called off for safety reasons. The Buick then hit a utility pole and caught fire. The officer who'd been pursuing used a fire extinguisher on the flames and pulled the men from the car. Toteka D. Robinson died that day. Charles Evans died from his injuries on June 5, 2005. The sole survivor, Dwayne Stevens, was charged with attempted kidnapping with a firearm, aggravated possession of a stolen vehicle and two counts of aggravated DUI.

A deputy tried to pull over a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle sped away and crashed. Giesburg, a passenger in the vehicle, died. The vehicle had been stolen from the Houston Police Department.

Officer Jason March struck and killed Michael Ramirez after Ramirez got off a school bus, then kept driving.

Christopher Hamilton and Joshua Fitzgerald were both passengers in a vehicle driven by a third man. The driver had sped away from a traffic stop in the early morning hours, with alcohol in his system, and led police on a five- or six-mile chase at high speed. He lost control, the car crashed and burst into flame, killing the two. The driver was thrown clear of the car and later found calling for help in the woods.

McConnon was killed when his car was being pursued by Maumee police on Conant Street clipped another vehicle near Holland Road, went out of control, and flipped, then slammed into a utility pole, police said.

Roanoke County police officer Timothy VanMarter had not activated his lights or siren when his cruiser crashed into the SUV Joyce Crawford Hawthorne was driving as VanMarter chased a speeding vehicle. The family filed a lawsuit.

Julio Prado-Franco was killed when he lost control of his SUV and slammed into a pole while fleeing police.

Charles A. Blandford and James R. Bright were killed when they hit a tree and a telephone pole as they fled a police stop for driving erratically. Blandford was driving.

Brian Lamar McWright was killed when the car in which he was riding was struck by a 28-foot-long motor home fleeing police, whose driver had struck and killed another driver before the pursuit began.

A 14-year-old Waukesha boy was the driver in a high-speed chase with police that ended in the death of a 13-year-old passenger, Terrence Holliman Jr.

Troopers said Chandler's two female passengers struggled against him, trying to stop him from fleeing the police, and were seen praying. One tried to jump out but got tangled in the seat belt and was dragged for about a mile. Initially troopers began the chase at 1:30 a.m. for driving with no headlights. They executed a PIT maneuver; he crashed into a brick wall and sustained fatal injuries. The two women were seriously hurt but survived.

Billy Joe Yancey died when his car crashed during a police chase.

Monique Lozano, Olegario Lopez and Alfred Ortiz were killed in a collision during a police chase.

Monique Lozano, Olegario Lopez and Alfred Ortiz were killed in a collision during a police chase.

Evans fled police in a stolen Dodge Caravan, sideswiped a squad car and then, at East 110th Street and St. Clair Avenue, crashed into a 1982 Buick Park Avenue. The crash ejected 14-year-old Jermica Wright and 37-year-old Venina Linder-Wright, killing them.

Perkins-Wilford, a pedestrian, died when he was struck by a car driven by escaped inmate Travis Smith, who was evading capture. Smith had escaped from a work detail at a high school and stolen a car. Smith fled the scene of the accident, and Perkins-Williford died of his injuries.

Sgt. Jason Groulx and Rookie officer Owen David Fisher got involved in a high-speed chase that began after police approached a 19-year-old in a parked vehicle over an open container. The driver fled and a pursuit ensued, crossing through three jurisdictions. Another police cruiser driven by officer Ronnie Summers broadsided Grouix and Fisher's patrol car at a Burton intersection. The impact pushed the cars into a nearby house. Owens, the passenger, died. Groulx, Summers and Summers' passenger were seriously injured. Police arrested the fleeing driver a short time later. The driver was convicted and sentenced to serve 3-15 years. In February 2006, officer Ronnie Summers was fired for violating the department's chase policy. Summers appears in later documents as an active Flint officer, so the effort to overturn his termination seems to have been effective.

According to police, two men broke into the home of a family that ran a Coney Island restaurant and fled with some money in a Mercedes driven by a third man. Police pursued the Mercedes for 3.5 miles with speeds up to 100 mph before the driver lost control of the car and went off the road. Victor Donaldson was ejected from the vehicle, suffering fatal injuries.

Will Calcote was killed when he crashed his car during a 100 mph police chase.

Embrick was killed in a high-speed motorcycle crash on Atlanta Highway apparently was running from police because he was wanted for a probation violation and had marijuana on him at the time, police said.

Leonard D. Moss Jr., 22, allegedly had warrants when he was stopped for speeding. He fled, leading police on a high-chase, that ended when he crashed, killing himself and passenger Kelly L. Baker, 20.

Mark Ennis was riding his motorcycle late one night and crashed. Two Marlow officers said they were behind the 25-year-old at the time of the accident, but Beth Ennis said she has reason to believe the officers hit her son with their cars.

Aaron Swyers, Deputy Timothy David Graham and cab driver Dawud Isa Abusida were struck by a pickup after they tumbled off a median into traffic as Graham tried to subdue Swyers and Abusida tried to help.

Officers Thomas Frankland and Jeffrey Newkirk allegedly activated their cruiser's lights and sirens off hospital grounds and pursued Ronald Marsh and Devon Cairns minutes before their deadly wreck on Navarre Road Southwest. They were pursuing a speeding motorcycle. They quit rather than be fired.

Richardson was killed as the passenger of a motorcycle when it was struck by suspects fleeing from local police. The suspects, in a stolen Dodge Ram pickup, were seen robbing a vending machine. The motorcycle's driver was also seriously injured.

The call from the OnStar tracking system about the stolen sport utility vehicle reached Roseville police at 3:02 p.m. Monday. Five minutes later, officers spotted the red SUV and gave chase. Within 90 seconds, Sandra Kay Baxter was dead. The 36-year-old New Brighton woman was killed in Arden Hills when her car was struck by the SUV, driven by Terrance John Adams, an escaped felon fleeing police. Adams, who had walked away from the minimum-security prison at Stillwater, suffered life-threatening injuries.

A trooper saw a car going north faster than 100 mph on U.S. Highway 287 between Loveland and Fort Collins and gave chase. Minutes later, the car sideswiped a vehicle at Harmony Road and then broadsided another vehicle at Troutman Parkway before careening off the road and hitting two trees, police said. The force of the impact with the trees cut the Subaru in two and killed Adam E. Heath and Cameron B. Haston.

Israel Lopez was killed when he jumped out of his SUV during a high-speed chase and was run over by a sheriff's deputy on the Harbor Freeway.

Jimmy Dickerson died while fleeing a police traffic stop on a motorcycle. He crashed into a guardrail.

Benfield fled from a DUI checkpoint, was pursued by police, and sustained fatal injuries when his car struck a tree. Reports that he'd also committed a sexual assault were dropped when his accuser recanted.

According to police, officers responded to Bennett Street in Loves Park at around 3 a.m. after receiving a report that someone was trying to steal a truck from a driveway. Police said Michael Egbert was fleeing the home when the first squad car arrived. The officer followed Egbert along Bennett, Evelyn Avenue, East Drive, Rose Avenue, Bennett and finally on River Lane toward Forest Hills Road. Police said Egbert nearly collided with a squad car, hit a parked construction trailer, knocked over a basketball hoop, and drove through two red lights and one stop sign before rear ending a tractor trailer. Egbert died at the scene.

Two young men were killed trying to outrun a CHP officer when the allegedly stolen BMW they were driving went off the road and crashed near Avila Beach.

A Dodge Ram trying to elude police caused a six-car wreck in which Alen Kicic and Kathryn McMaster were killed. At 6:46 a.m., police said they were called to an armed robbery at a Jewel-Osco and found a frenzied scene. Two men suspected of trying to rob the store drove off in the confusion. South Holland police located the pickup traveling east on Sibley Boulevard and followed. As the pickup approached Woodlawn, police said the driver accelerated, veered around cars stopped at the traffic signal, and ran the red light, crushing Kicic and McMaster's SUV. A witness said he saw police chasing a pickup less than two blocks from the wreck, then heard a crash but no screeches.

Police tried to stop a silver gray Nissan Altima to check the license plate because a car matching that description was reported stolen, police said. The man refused to stop, fled, crashed several times before the car started on fire, and the man was killed.

Steven Allen Silva Jr. was killed in a car crash during a high speed chase.

Noted retired judge Bookson was struck down walking across a Brooklyn street by an off-duty NYPD motorcyclist. The 26-year-old officer was not charged with anything beyond a summons for driving with a learner's permit.

The 17-year-old driver who authorities say ran a red light during a police chase and killed a passenger of another car, Norberto Canela, was charged with vehicular homicide. Georgia State Patrol Senior Trooper Larry Schnall said Erica J. Wiggins also is charged with serious injury by vehicle and failure to yield. The result was apparently unreported.

C. Joshua Meixner died after crashing his 1993 Lexus into a squad car, injuring officer Robin Vogel, who died two days later from her injuries. Neither vehicle reportedly left skid marks before the impact. According to an official autopsy, Meixner had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit.

Rhinehart was a passenger in a stolen car. According to police, they tried to pull over the driver, 18-year-old Nathan Adams, at Main and Black streets, but he didn't stop. Police said they chased him about a mile down Fire Tower, until he slammed into a utility pole. Rhinehart was killed.

Patrolman Brandon Tagayun was responding as backup for another officer on a domestic violence call at the Kanawha Mall when his cruiser collided with Patsy Sizemore's truck at a Kanawha City intersection, killing her. A state police report on the wreck estimated Tagayun's speed at 79.76 mph, nearly twice the posted speed limit on MacCorkle Avenue. Tagayun resigned and was found guilty of two misdemeanors.

Gary J. Abeln was seen doing wheelies (driving with the front wheel in the air) on Main Street in downtown Anoka about 1:30 a.m.; his bike slid out at a red light. Officer William Koch stopped his squad car by him, but Abeln remounted and sped away going east in the westbound lane of Main Street, said Capt. Tom Anderson. Koch and another Anoka officer, Michael Antiqua, chased him about 2 miles on Main Street to the Hwy. 10 bridge construction area. The motorcycle hit a curb in the eastbound lane, throwing him onto the bridge.

Loretta Faye Bergeron died when she was struck by a stolen car involved in a high-speed police chase.

Denny Howard was walking on a sidewalk near his home in East Orange, N.J., when he was killed when a car being chased by the police from nearby Orange spun out of control and hit him, police said.

Fred Casuga was killed when he crashed an allegedly stolen pickup truck while being chased by a deputy I-680.

Jose Louis Romero Gomez, 26, fled a traffic stop and hit a Honda Civic in the driver's side door, killing Martin Perez Trejo, 32.

15-year-old Dashaun Jamison was accused of driving a stolen car into another vehicle during a city police chase. The crash killed Jorge Nazario, 35, of York.

Passenger Jodie Dale Housholder was killed after the car she was in crashed during a police pursuit in midtown Topeka. The chase reportedly lasted just three blocks before the driver lost control of the vehicle. Housholder was ejected from a rear window and died after the vehicle came to rest on top of her.

According to reports, a patrol car driven by deputy Dean Lambouris hit Richard Darrel Bevins's 2002 Chevrolet Impala when it crossed the center line of the road around 2:30 a.m. Bevins was pronounced dead at a hospital. Lambouris was transported to a hospital where he was treated for injuries and released the same day, police said.

Kent Edward Castleberry was killed when the car he was in was struck by a driver being chased by trooper Nelson (no first name provided). Officers tried to pull over Leah Candelaria, 33, and Michael Hixon, 29, who were reportedly in separate cars. According to police the two were suspected of being involved in a stolen-car ring. Hixon reportedly fled and crashed into another car, killing Castleberry and critically injuring the driver.

Deron A. Phillips was killed in a crash while fleeing from police. The SUV he was in reportedly ran two red lights and sped into oncoming traffic just before hitting another car head-on and rolling several times. Phillips was killed instantly. Another occupant in the SUV, John Martin, 20, was hospitalized in serious condition with head injuries.

Police said they chased a van driven by David Beckwith after they became suspicious it might have been stolen from a local house-cleaning business. The pursuit went through St. Albans and Nitro at speeds as high as 80 mph. The van eventually hit another vehicle, swerved into oncoming traffic, struck a Volkswagen, burst into flames and crashed into a KRT bus about 6:45 p.m. Beckwith reportedly remained in the burn unit at Cabell-Huntington Hospital after the crash until he died on December 12, 2005. A woman in the Volkswagen suffered a fractured skull, pelvis and leg.

Kyle Barker was crossing a Tempe street in the early morning when he was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by officer William Cullins. Cullins' car reportedly was traveling at up to 95 mph as he was responding to a crime call. Barker had a blood-alcohol level of 0.18. Cullins was suspended without pay for one month, issued a speeding citation and ordered to attend a driver training course taught by an instructor from the state's police certification agency. The Tempe City Council approved a $1.35 million settlement.

Kitty Ann Davis was on her way to pick up her daughter from an after-school program when she was killed by a car that was thought to be fleeing from police.

Robert Kennedy, 17, a passenger in a Jeep that led police on a high-speed chase was killed when it crashed. The 15-year-old driver, whose name was not released, escaped unharmed.

Christopher Thomas was driving a car that fled a police stop and crashed, killing Timothy Howe.

An officer tried to stop Joseph P. Long at around 9:45 p.m. for driving his 2004 Dodge pickup truck in a reckless manner. Long pulled over, but allegedly sped off when the officer got out of the patrol car. The officer chased Long until he rear-ended a truck driven by 15-year-old Teresa Fagen, who had a learner's permit, about two miles west of Perry. Fagen died from her injuries. Long, 35, was reportedly charged with attempting to elude an officer, expired driver's license, no insurance, improper passing and more.

Roy White was driving to work when he was killed in a head-on collision with an allegedly stolen 1997 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Anthony Nevels, who was going the wrong way on I-280 fleeing police. Nevels was also killed in the crash.

An officer spotted a car speeding south on Walker. The chase wound its way through south Oklahoma City. The driver, Deanna Showalter, 39, of Moline, Ill., ran several red lights on SW 29 and shut off the car's headlights at SE 29 and Eastern. After passing Air Depot, Showalter hit a curb, lost control and hit an electrical box. Showalter was thrown from the car, killing her.

Philemon Ellis and Jessica Nelson were both killed when their vehicle was struck by a suspect fleeing police in a high-speed chase. The suspect had left a suspected gang house at about 2:30 a.m., was driving erratically, and fled a traffic stop. Legal action dragged into 2012, reached the Utah Supreme Court, and involved the city's attorney raising inflammatory questions about the relationship between Ellis and Nelson.

Richard L Rutherford allegedly fled a police stop and crashed into a minivan, which had five occupants. Semone Byers, a passenger in Rutherford's vehicle, was killed.

Richard William Oswald was killed when his car crashed during a high-speed pursuit near San Miguel.

Rodney Gladle accelerated in his Mercury Mountaineer after a local police officer attempted a traffic stop for an unspecified moving violation. Police gave chase. Gladle crossed the center line and drove head-on full-speed into the vehicle driven by David Gonyer, killing them both. According to local reporting "eyewitness accounts may contradict the police claim that Gladle wasn't being pursued at the time of the crash."

Jeremy W. Bullock lost control of his car and hit a tree while he was being pursued by a Tennessee highway patrolman, police said.

Officer Adam Swinehart clocked John Khiev speeding shortly after 3:30 a.m. and tried to make a traffic stop. Khiev didn't stop and led Swinehart on a three-minute chase before Khiev cut his headlights going into a curve on U.S. 33, police said. Khiev's vehicle was traveling faster than 100 mph when he entered the curve and crashed and died.

Anaheim co-workers Francisco Martinez, Guadalupe Ramirez and Francisco Aguilar-Brito were killed and two others were injured when a van, driven by a man who had stolen two bottles of liquor from a bar and was fleeing from police, struck their car.

Anaheim co-workers Francisco Martinez, Guadalupe Ramirez and Francisco Aguilar-Brito were killed and two others were injured when a van, driven by a man who had stolen two bottles of liquor from a bar and was fleeing from police, struck their car.

Bobby Todd and Robert William Flanagan both died in a fiery Saturday-night car crash with a Union County deputy's vehicle as police chased them. The deputy escaped with burns on 30% of his body. Earlier in the evening Todd had been involved in a shots-fired call; Flanagan's connection was unclear, and he may have been a hitchhiker.

Allan McKeon died when he lost control of his car and struck a utility pole and trees while fleeing from officer Dustin Strode and reserve officer Matt McHale. According to police, Strode had attempted to stop McKeon for erratic driving, but McKeon sped away. McKeon was pronounced dead at the scene. McKeon's BAC at the time of the crash was reportedly .338.

Brothers Daniel "DJ" Bachman and Aaron Bachman were killed when deputy Joseph Boomer crashed his squad car into their Hyundai Accent. Their sister Kori, who was driving, suffered permanent brain injuries. Boomer's attorneys said he was on his way to an emergency call and had the right of way at the intersection. The Bachmans' attorneys said Boomer was responding to a nonemergency call, did not activate his emergency lights and was going over 100 mph at the time of the accident. Boomer was charged with two counts of reckless homicide and two counts of aggravated reckless driving. A jury acquitted Boomer in 2008 and he was reinstated to the police force. In 2009, Winnebago County awarded the Bachman family $15.5 million. In June 2011, Boomer was suspended without pay for six months in relation to the accident. Sheriff's Office records showed Boomer violated general order when responding to an emergency.

Spring Hill officers began chasing the teens' Dodge Dakota pickup truck after receiving a call about a suspicious vehicle and possible burglary in progress around 3:45 a.m. After a four-minute chase, the truck clipped another vehicle and rolled, causing four of the five teenagers to be thrown from the truck. Two—Chelsea Jo Chappell, 14, and Paxton Farris, 17—were killed. There turned out to be no burglary, and officers haven't reported any other law-breaking the teens might have been involved in.

Officer Eric Solorio died from his injuries a month after crashing while he and his partner chased a car. Solorio was in the passenger seat when the officers saw a car speeding near 67th and Union at around 10:45 p.m. The officers pursued the car east on 67th until their squad car was reportedly cut off by another driver and spun out of control, crashing into a tree and church building. Solorio suffered severe spinal injuries and died on February 12, 2006. Solorio's partner suffered minor injuries.

Kirkwood, driving away from the scene of a shooting, fatally crashed into a police cruiser. He was wanted in connection with the shooting. A note containing Kirkwood's funeral arrangements was found on his body.He may also have been shot in a vital area by an officer or by himself.

John Gray and Rosie Vasser were killed when a teenager in an allegedly stolen Dodge Neon ran a red light and struck their Nissan Maxima. A third person in the Nissan was critically injured. According to police, an officer saw the Neon and discovered that it was on the "hot sheet" of stolen cars, but the driver sped away before he could act. Police contended that no chase was on at the time of the crash because they said the officer's conversation with a dispatcher on the police radio said there wasn't.

At around 5 a.m., officers Nicholas Lentine and Scott Byrne chased a 1996 Ford Taurus linked to an armed robbery of a 7-Eleven in Redford Township. The pursuit ended when the fleeing vehicle hit a 1992 Subaru driven by Clayton David Jones, killing him. Larry Thomas Mumphord, a passenger in the fleeing vehicle, was also killed in the crash.

Hummel was riding a snowmobile in Brainerd and not wearing a helmet. He was pursued by police and ran into a railing and suffered head injuries.

According to police, Anchorage Police received a call in reference to a stolen vehicle. The vehicle, a 1-ton Chevy pickup truck, made its way to the area of Northern Lights and Lovejoy when officers attempted to make contact. The suspect rammed four non-police cars and one police car in an effort to elude police. Officers fired shots at the vehicle attempting to stop the driver. The vehicle turned northbound onto Lake Otis Parkway at a high rate of speed. On approach to the intersection of Lake Otis and East 20th, the pickup ran the red light and t-boned a sedan that was in its path, killing the driver, Stephen Strain. Kris Felber ran on foot into the City View neighborhood. He was taken into custody about a half-hour later.

Joseph Key was killed when a pickup truck in which he was a passenger struck a parked 18-wheeler while being chased by Franklin police officers.

Reverend Nathaniel Cole was killed when Robert Smith, who was fleeing police in a Ford Bronco, crashed into Cole's Chevrolet Blazer. Smith was also killed in the collision. Two officers stopped Smith for driving erratically at St. Louis and West Florissant avenues at about 6:30 p.m. Smith allegedly brandished a handgun and drove away with the officers in pursuit. One of two other men in the Bronco reportedly fired a shot at police who joined the chase near North Broadway at Adelaide. Smith's Bronco struck and overturned another SUV, injuring that driver, then kept going before colliding with Cole's vehicle. Cole died at the scene. Cole's wife, Annie Cole, suffered two broken legs in the collision.

James C. Cobbert of Hopkins, started the chain of events by stealing two rings from Stan Johnson Jewelry on Edgefield Road and running from police in two counties until he crashed into Michael A. Wilson's Chevy Blazer on South Carolina Highway 302.

Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Joshua Corcran was driving his patrol car at 113 mph without lights or sirens. He struck a car traveling about 50 mph near Sloan, killing four.

Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Joshua Corcran was driving his patrol car at 113 mph without lights or sirens. He struck a car traveling about 50 mph near Sloan, killing four.

William Joynes Foreman was killed after crashing into a tree while trying to flee a state trooper on U.S. 17 in Essex County. The trooper tried to stop Foreman after he was clocked traveling 90 mph in a 55 mph zone, but he allegedly accelerated and later lost control while rounding a sharp turn. Speeds reportedly reached 120 mph during the three-minute, 8.5-mile pursuit.

Driver Tyrone McCain, 17, was fleeing police in a stolen car when he crashed into two buildings. The wreck killed passenger Dante Lamarr Caw, 19.

Andrew A. Young was killed when his car crashed while being chased by police. The accident report did not say why police were chasing Young.