Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

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Unique IDNameAgeGenderRaceDateCityStateLatitudeLongitudeAgency involvedCause of deathIntended use of forceBrief descriptionSupporting document link
21292William "Bill" Arthur Lange Jr.22MaleRace unspecified09/18/2010Three RiversMI41.9425019-85.6515006Michigan State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At least one person was killed in a police-chase-related accident. Appears in mlive.com chase database. Additional details were unavailable.

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9488Jose Antonio Sanchez-Ramirez23MaleRace unspecified09/19/2010OctaviaNE41.3488032-97.0619311Schuyler Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two officers began chasing Jose Antonio Sanchez-Ramirez' car in Schuyler just before 12:30 a.m. The pursuit continued for about seven miles until Sanchez-Ramirez' car left the road on a curve near Octavia. Sanchez-Ramirez was ejected from the car as it went through a ditch, rolled into another ditch and went over an embankment. Sanchez-Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene.

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20573Kelsey Lynn Miller16FemaleRace unspecified09/25/2010HollidaysburgPA40.4334436-78.3772215Duncansville Borough Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police alleged that Daniel Turous, 18, who was 17 at the time, had been drinking and was behind the wheel of a car driving through Blair County when he led Duncansville police on a high-speed chase into Hollidaysburg. He reached speeds of 109 mph, struck a number of other vehicles and ran red lights until he overturned the car in Hollidaysburg, police said. Turous fled and tried to hide in some bushes before police apprehended him. In addition to killing Kelsey Miller the crash injured two other passengers.

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9497LePear L. Toles30MaleAfrican-American/Black09/26/2010Perry TownshipOH40.7925944-81.4459991Perry Township Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police were chasing Lepear L. Toles to question him about a kidnapping. His 2008 Ford Fusion struck a utility pole, sheared a fire hydrant and rammed into a parked vehicle, killing him.

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9500Scott Kirk50MaleEuropean-American/White09/28/2010VintonIA42.1686621-92.024293Vinton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An officer stopped Scott Kirk at about 6 p.m. after receiving a report of a possibly intoxicated driver. Kirk reportedly pulled over, but drove away as the officer was talking to him. Police gave chase until Kirk lost control of his vehicle, which went into a ditch and hit several trees. Kirk died at the scene about 2 miles north of Vinton.

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21294Shawn McCracken40MaleEuropean-American/White09/29/2010HopkinsMI42.6094749-85.7706709Allegan County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to the sheriff's department, a deputy saw a vehicle driven by Shawn McCracken speeding on southbound I-196 around 10 p.m. and pulled out to follow. The department said it wasn't a pursuit because McCracken's vehicle was so far ahead of the deputy's car. McCracken crashed into several objects, including a tree, near the rural intersection of 126th Avenue and 63rd Street. McCracken died at the scene. A passenger was injured.

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9503Grace Sybil Scott4FemaleNative American/Alaskan09/29/2010MadrasOR44.755579-121.225409Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A car seen fleeing from the burglary of a stereo equipment store, with shots fired into the store windows, bolted away from a county traffic stop when the deputy approached on foot. About a mile and a half later, toward the Consolidated Tribes reservation border, that pursued car slammed head-on into a tribal police vehicle, killing all four occupants: April Scott-Kalama, Valerie Suppah, Sean Starr, and Grace Sybil Scott.

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9504Sean Starr22MaleNative American/Alaskan09/29/2010MadrasOR44.755579-121.225409Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A car seen fleeing from the burglary of a stereo equipment store, with shots fired into the store windows, bolted away from a county traffic stop when the deputy approached on foot. About a mile and a half later, toward the Consolidated Tribes reservation border, that pursued car slammed head-on into a tribal police vehicle, killing all four occupants: April Scott-Kalama, Valerie Suppah, Sean Starr, and Grace Sybil Scott.

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9505Valerie Suppah25FemaleNative American/Alaskan09/29/2010MadrasOR44.755579-121.225409Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A car seen fleeing from the burglary of a stereo equipment store, with shots fired into the store windows, bolted away from a county traffic stop when the deputy approached on foot. About a mile and a half later, toward the Consolidated Tribes reservation border, that pursued car slammed head-on into a tribal police vehicle, killing all four occupants: April Scott-Kalama, Valerie Suppah, Sean Starr, and Grace Sybil Scott.

ktvz.com
9506April Scott-Kalama26FemaleNative American/Alaskan09/29/2010MadrasOR44.755579-121.225409Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A car seen fleeing from the burglary of a stereo equipment store, with shots fired into the store windows, bolted away from a county traffic stop when the deputy approached on foot. About a mile and a half later, toward the Consolidated Tribes reservation border, that pursued car slammed head-on into a tribal police vehicle, killing all four occupants: April Scott-Kalama, Valerie Suppah, Sean Starr, and Grace Sybil Scott.

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9510Selwyn Clayton Langdon49MaleAfrican-American/Black09/30/2010JacksonMS32.2748103-90.1935562Jackson Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At around 2 a.m., witnesses say Selwyn Langdon drove a Cadillac leading a caravan of three or four police cars on a chase from Gallatin to the westbound lanes of I-20, where he jumped the median and ran head-on into a SUV. Robert Williams, 67, was driving the GMC Yukon SUV and was injured in the crash. Jackson police says it was not a high-speed chase. Langdon had reportedly fled the scene of a domestic dispute, prompting the pursuit.

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9514Gabriel Chacon-Uribe27MaleHispanic/Latino10/01/2010North HighlandsCA38.6812821-121.3727939Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Gabriel Chacon-Uribe was killed when he crashed while being chased by deputies.

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9525Brian DeWitt18MaleEuropean-American/White10/05/2010Evergreen ParkIL41.7206054-87.7115841Evergreen Park Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Brian DeWitt was killed when an unmarked police car crashed into his car as he was turning left. The officer was reportedly driving about 90 mph, without lights and sirens, while chasing another vehicle for an alleged traffic violation. The officer also confirmed that he never contacted dispatch to tell them what he was doing, according to his deposition. DeWitt's parents said they did not learn until the next day that their son was hit by an officer, after seeing it TV news. The DeWitts received a $2.5 million settlement from the Village of Evergreen Park. The officer was never reprimanded.

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9535Earl Wynn38MaleRace unspecified10/10/2010DoverAR35.4014704-93.1142014Dover Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Earl Wynn, 38, was killed when his car ran off the road and overturned multiple times shortly after police called off a high-speed pursuit he was leading, police said.

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9547Dexter Lange19MaleEuropean-American/White10/16/2010PostvilleIA43.1017342-91.6349654Calmar Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, an officer tried to stop a motorcycle operated by Dexter Lange after he ran a stop sign in Ossian. Lange reportedly sped away and the officer pursued the motorcycle on several county gravel and paved roads before turning onto US-52. Lange crashed just east of Castalia and died from his injuries at a hospital.

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21296Brian James Arra45MaleEuropean-American/White10/19/2010KalamazooMI42.2841122-85.5895565Kalamazoo Public Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At least one person was killed in a police-chase-related accident. Appears in mlive.com chase database. Additional details were unavailable.

mlive.com
9581Henry Dang15MaleAsian/Pacific Islander10/29/2010Windsor LocksCT41.9309071-72.6397298Windsor Locks Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Bicyclist Dang was struck and killed by an off-duty officer just before midnight. The officer had been drinking for hours and was going twice the 35 MPH speed limit. The officer's father, also a cop, took his son from the scene to avoid blood testing. The officer was convicted of manslaughter and other charges. The father left the force and was also charged with hindering prosecution; acquitted, he won a $460K labor dispute with the city.

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9584Jeanine Yvette Hollmon43FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/30/2010St. LouisMO38.7425187-90.2522425St. Louis County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Dwayne McClendon was fleeing police when his car struck Hollmon's, killing her. He got eight years in prison.

stltoday.com
9589Hugo Nicolas Cabrera-Esparza28MaleRace unspecified11/01/2010PixleyCA35.9641843-119.3577008Tulare Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Passenger Hugo Nicolas Cabrera-Esparza was killed when a SUV went off the road into an almond orchard and struck five trees after a police chase.

recorderonline.com
9596Connectis Guiton19MaleAfrican-American/Black11/04/2010OaklandCA37.7429613-122.1524858California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Connectis Guilton was reportedly fleeing from the CHP when his BMW collided with a SUV driven by Mark Aragon, killing both drivers.

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9597Mark Aragon32MaleHispanic/Latino11/04/2010OaklandCA37.7429613-122.1524858California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Connectis Guilton was reportedly fleeing from the CHP when his BMW collided with a SUV driven by Mark Aragon, killing both drivers.

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9602Thaddeus Bernard Banks22MaleRace unspecified11/05/2010VallejoCA38.0968341-122.1982051California Parks & Recreation
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Thaddeus Bernard Banks was killed after he was thrown 30 feet from his Suzuki sports motorcycle following a police chase.

fugitive.com
22033Rajon Chambers32MaleRace unspecified11/06/2010NewarkNJ40.728054-74.21219Newark Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police responded to a domestic assault report. Upon their arrival, Rajon Chambers left the scene in a girlfriend's car, and police gave chase. At the intersection of Avon Avenue and South 17th Street, Chambers bailed out of his car and continued to flee on foot when he was struck and killed by one of the Newark police cars chasing him.

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9617Christopher Dwayne Osebold24MaleRace unspecified11/10/2010JacksonGA33.18626-84.077526Monroe County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Osebold, a suspected burglar who died after a high-speed chase when the car he was in was sent into a spin by Monroe County sheriff's deputy Chad Beck, who tapped the fleeing car with a so-called PIT maneuver.

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9623Thomas C. Brown80MaleRace unspecified11/12/2010Crystal RiverFL28.8896068-82.5466625Citrus County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Brown was an elderly motorist killed when he made a left turn in his pickup truck and collided at high speed with a county deputy. The deputy was slightly injured.

baynews9.com
20711Wesley G. Phillips Jr.34MaleRace unspecified11/14/2010Eau ClaireWI44.7996559-91.5301099Eau Claire Police Department, Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

After committing a couple of robberies, police started to chase Wesley Phillips. His car was hit when he ran a red light, and he was killed. He left a note saying what should happen should he be killed, but police did not think he committed suicide.

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9634Steven M. Cook28MaleRace unspecified11/18/2010LafayetteCO40.0621725-105.1079701Colorado State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

After a foiled burglary and high-speed chase, Cook crashed his vehicle and died.

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9633Armando Larios-Ramirez24MaleRace unspecified11/18/2010RiversideCA34.004846-117.3492843Riverside Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Gunfire that reportedly hit a building in Riverside prompted a brief police pursuit that ended in a roll-over crash, killing the driver, Armando Larios-Ramirez and injuring his two passengers.

inlandnewstoday.com
19194Terrance Gagum28MaleAfrican-American/Black11/23/2010HemingwaySC33.6436-79.343119Georgetown County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Terrance Gagum of Hemingway died after being struck as he tried to run from Georgetown County sheriff's deputies during a chase. The car that struck him was driven by Deputy Christopher Naatz, police said.

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9642Heather Michele Carr27FemaleEuropean-American/White11/24/2010CarmichaelCA38.6679805-121.327278California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Heather Michele Carr was killed when her car was struck by a 16-year-old driver fleeing from police in a SUV.

sacbee.com
22479Genevieve C. "Jenny" Collignon73FemaleEuropean-American/White11/26/2010Tell CityIN37.939182-86.7616979Tell City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Patrolman Phillip M. Flamion was on duty, and at approximately 4:30 p.m., while patrolling Indiana 66, Flamion spotted the driver of a Jeep not wearing a seatbelt. At the time, Flamion was traveling north but turned his car around in an effort to pull over the vehicle. At the same time, Genevieve Collignon was leaving the Lincoln Park Plaza Shopping Center. As she pulled out into the intersection in an effort to turn left, her SUV was struck in the driver's side door by Flamion's patrol car, killing her.

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21299Name withheld by police57Race unspecified11/28/2010DearbornMI42.3474279-83.1867254
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A 57-year-old driver was killed in a police-chase-related accident. Appears in mlive.com chase database. Accident report (#260794) states that the crash involved two vehicles; the person who died was alone in one vehicle and three people were in the second. The crash was reported at 4:47 a.m. Additional details were unavailable.

mlive.com
9650Gary Grossich22MaleEuropean-American/White11/29/2010FontanaCA34.0472167-117.5188806Fontana Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Gary Grossich was killed when his motorcycle crashed after he twice evaded police.

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20587Daniel G. Arch40MaleRace unspecified11/29/2010PittsburghPA40.4243085-80.0301322Dormont Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Daniel G. Arch fled a police stop and died when he crashed his van.

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9664Jeannia L. Dejesus39FemaleRace unspecified12/02/2010OcklawahaFL29.0413536-81.9416614Marion County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Dejesus had rolled her 2002 Dodge pickup on a county road, and survived the accident, but was struck and killed by a deputy coming to the scene of the accident as she stood in the middle of the road. Another witness had seen her and successfully swerved around her.

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19011Deandre Bradley22MaleRace unspecified12/02/2010CorriganTX31.0955999-94.8141284Corrigan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Sergeant Ray Stubbs and Officer Gregg Bell stopped a 2010 Mazda 5 for speeding. Bradley was the driver, and Lamont Williams his passenger. When officers decided to search the vehicle, which contained at least four bags of marijuana, Bradley drove away. Officers pursued. Bradley crossed the median on US-59, killing himself and Williams in a collision with trucker Juan Cruz, who survived. The Department of Public safety processed the scene. This accident was not recorded in the Texas Custodial Deaths Report as of Feb 11, 2017.

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19012Lamont Williams22MaleRace unspecified12/02/2010CorriganTX31.0955999-94.8141284Corrigan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Sergeant Ray Stubbs and Officer Gregg Bell stopped a 2010 Mazda 5 for speeding. Deandre Bradley was the driver, and Williams his passenger. When officers decided to search the vehicle, which contained at least four bags of marijuana, Bradley drove away. Officers pursued. Bradley crossed the median on US-59, killing himself and Williams in a collision with trucker Juan Cruz, who survived. The Department of Public safety processed the scene. This accident was not recorded in the Texas Custodial Deaths Report as of Feb. 11, 2017.

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19254Brandon Keith Irwin27MaleEuropean-American/White12/02/2010LawtonOK34.6660104-98.381058Fort Sill Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Brandon Keith Irwin died from massive injuries following an hour-long chase and a collision between his Mazda 499HCC and a tractor trailer rig near mile marker 41 on Interstate 44.

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9668Akeron Thomas0.25MaleEuropean-American/White12/05/2010MinneapolisMN44.9991725-93.2802161Minnesota State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police say 29-year-old Rufus Onel Victor was being pursued after he was seen driving erratically; 29-year-old Amanda Jean Thomas, of Fridley, her 12-year-old son, Andre, and 3-month-old boy Akeron were all killed in the crash.

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9669Amanda Jean Thomas29FemaleEuropean-American/White12/05/2010MinneapolisMN44.9991725-93.2802161Minnesota State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police say 29-year-old Rufus Onel Victor was being pursued after he was seen driving erratically; 29-year-old Amanda Jean Thomas, of Fridley, her 12-year-old son, Andre, and 3-month-old boy Akeron were all killed in the crash.

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9670Andre Mack12MaleEuropean-American/White12/05/2010MinneapolisMN44.9991725-93.2802161Minnesota State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police say 29-year-old Rufus Onel Victor was being pursued after he was seen driving erratically; 29-year-old Amanda Jean Thomas, of Fridley, her 12-year-old son, Andre, and 3-month-old boy Akeron were all killed in the crash.

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9674Cory Hampton22MaleRace unspecified12/08/2010BirminghamAL33.5306365-86.7211195Irondale Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Cousins Cory Hampton and Darius Caddell were killed when their car was struck by a car fleeing police driven by Edward Moton, who also died.

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9675Darius Caddell19MaleRace unspecified12/08/2010BirminghamAL33.5306365-86.7211195Irondale Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Cousins Cory Hampton and Darius Caddell were killed when their car was struck by a car fleeing police driven by Edward Moton, who also died.

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9676Edward Moton42MaleRace unspecified12/08/2010BirminghamAL33.5306365-86.7211195Irondale Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Cousins Cory Hampton and Darius Caddell were killed when their car was struck by a car fleeing police driven by Edward Moton, who also died.

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9679James Arthur Pelkey44MaleRace unspecified12/08/2010Rice HillOR43.538393-123.291613Douglas County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

County officers attempted to stop Pelkey on the interstate, following up on reports of his involvement in a prior hit-and-run accident. Pelkey's 1986 GMC pickup violently collided at high speed with a county patrol car stopped there on the freeway shoulder to lay out a spike strip to stop him.

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9680Name withheld by police39MaleRace unspecified12/09/2010BerkeleyCA37.8711779-122.30473Oakland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

An unidentified man was killed when his car went off a Berkeley freeway and crashed into a tree.

abc7ny.com
9691Roman Garcia36MaleRace unspecified12/11/2010AtlantaGA33.7533764-84.4950212Atlanta Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Garcia was weaving as he drove on Martin Luther King Boulevard, police said. Garcia got out of his Toyota Sienna and approached the car of the police officer who pulled him over on the overpass over I-285. The officer told Garcia to return to his car, but instead of doing so he fled, running down an embankment to the interstate. His body was thrown 150 feet after being struck by a vehicle in the southbound lanes of I-285. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

google.com
9694Chad Derek McMichael33MaleEuropean-American/White12/12/2010MagnoliaTX30.2219106-95.6168359Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

McMichael drove away from a traffic stop. He swerved to avoid spike strips at a speed of about 100 mph. The vehicle flipped several times, killing him. He was not wearing a seat belt. Troopers found a three-month-old baby hanging upside down in the vehicle. They cut her out of her car seat and waited for paramedics. She survived.

yourhoustonnews.com
22032James Callaway Sr.63MaleAfrican-American/Black12/18/2010East OrangeNJ40.776915-74.213847East Orange Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jamal Abdul Silvera allegedly carjacked a sport utility vehicle, then led police on a chase that ended when he jumped a curb and struck a pedestrian, James Callaway, killing him.

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20590Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/19/2010PhiladelphiaPA40.0151834-75.1984544Philadelphia Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two men were killed and one was injured while the three fled a police stop and chase.

google.com
20591Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/19/2010PhiladelphiaPA40.0151834-75.1984544Philadelphia Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two men were killed and one was injured while the three fled a police stop and chase.

google.com
9722Ryan James Deaton30MaleEuropean-American/White12/20/2010JacksonvilleFL30.247626-81.785915Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Deaton robbed a Sunoco station, was spotted by police at another nearby service station, and fled in his Jeep Cherokee. Spikes failed to stop him but may have contributed to his loss of control. The Cherokee flipped multiple times and ejected Deaton. He died at the scene.

jacksonville.com
9724Michael Donald Kroger25MaleRace unspecified12/21/2010SkippervilleAL31.5693614-85.5004449Dale County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Michael Donald Kroger was killed when his vehicle struck a tree after trying to elude Dale County Sheriff's Deputies.

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22482Payton Randle II38MaleAfrican-American/Black12/22/2010Fort WayneIN41.0177457-85.1013317Allen County Sheriff's Office, Fort Wayne Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An Allen County Sheriff's Department deputy spotted an Infiniti going at a high rate of speed. The officer put on his vehicle's lights and siren, but the Infiniti sped off, going at speeds above 100 mph. Fort Wayne Police joined the chase, which police called off for safety reasons near Hessen Cassel Road, and were a quarter-mile behind the Infiniti when it crashed, killing the driver, Payton Randle.

google.com
9727Elisha Clark25FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/23/2010WaukeganIL42.3493383-87.8742603Waukegan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Elisha Clark was killed when her car was struck by a Mazda fleeing police. Police had pursued Donald Mischke, 54, after he allegedly used his car to break into a Target and steal a flat-screen television. Police claimed the officers had called off the chase by the time Mischke ran a red light and struck Clark's Buick Century. Police said an off-duty officer was at the intersection of Belvidere and Green Bay roads and called the crash into dispatch. Clark was pronounced dead at the scene at around 3:30 a.m.

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21302Name withheld by policeRace unspecified12/24/2010DetroitMI42.4385488-83.1590607
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

One person was killed in a police-chase-related accident. Appears in mlive.com chase database. Accident report (#260899) states that the crash involved a drunken driver and a curb. Two people were in the vehicle (ages 54 and 56). Additional details were unavailable.

mlive.com
9735Jose Shaquan Jackson15MaleAfrican-American/Black12/26/2010ColumbusOH40.0006382-82.9004815Columbus Division of Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said the two teens were in a stolen 1994 Chevrolet when officers tried to stop the car. The teens instead took off. Police backed off the chase when the car reached a high speed, they said, but the driver lost control and ran off the right side of eastbound International Gateway. The car struck a tree, and both teens were thrown from the car. One, Jackson, was killed.

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9740Jean Daniel Edmond46MaleRace unspecified12/27/2010OrlandoFL28.4622755-81.456168Orlando Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Edmond is said to have ignored a red traffic light at a major intersection when his vehicle slammed full-speed into a local police cruiser. The officer and Edmond's passenger sustained injuries; Edmond was killed.

orlandosentinel.com
9737John Howe Jr.57MaleRace unspecified12/27/2010Desert Hot SpringsCA33.9578049-116.5013226Desert Hot Springs Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Pedestrian John Howe Jr. was struck and killed by a police car in Desert Hot Springs.

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9754Demetria Dorsey50FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/31/2010Los AngelesCA33.9745338-118.3308994Los Angeles Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Demetria Dorsey and Kelvin Dorsey were bystanders killed in when their car collided with a vehicle fleeing police on New Year's Eve. The pursuit started at around 11:30 p.m., when officers reportedly noticed a vehicle being driven recklessly on Florence Avenue in Hyde Park. The chase ended three minutes later at Crenshaw Boulevard when the vehicle crashed into the Dorseys' car. Kelvin Dorsey died at the scene. Demetria Dorsey died at a hospital.

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9755Kelvin Dorsey54MaleAfrican-American/Black12/31/2010Los AngelesCA33.9745338-118.3308994Los Angeles Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Demetria Dorsey and Kelvin Dorsey were bystanders killed in when their car collided with a vehicle fleeing police on New Year's Eve. The pursuit started at around 11:30 p.m., when officers reportedly noticed a vehicle being driven recklessly on Florence Avenue in Hyde Park. The chase ended three minutes later at Crenshaw Boulevard when the vehicle crashed into the Dorseys' car. Kelvin Dorsey died at the scene. Demetria Dorsey died at a hospital.

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9776Mariah Woods18FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/07/2011New OrleansLA29.9354479-90.1005944New Orleans Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A high-speed chase ended when a motorist being chased by police crashed into a car, killing Mariah Woods and injuring two others. According to police, 22-year-old Edward Augustine made an illegal turn at Carrollton and Claiborne, and when officer Justin Ferris tried to stop him, Augustine reportedly kept going. Augustine turned onto Milan, a one way street, in the wrong direction and reportedly accelerated before crashing into the other car. Woods, a passenger, died of traumatic injuries sustained in the crash. Her two friends suffered serious head injuries, and one had a broken leg. Ferris initially said that Ferris followed department policy—he reportedly called for backup and was authorized by a supervisor to pursue Augustine. He was later fired. An internal investigation into the chase determined that Ferris disregarded stop and "Do Not Enter" signs, and also traveled against traffic while reaching speeds of up to 70 mph.

nola.com
9781Shawn Garrett25MaleAfrican-American/Black01/10/2011ChicagoIL41.7692391-87.6202091Chicago Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Shawn Garrett was killed when his car collided with a police SUV on the South Side. Police said two officers were responding to a call at about 2 a.m. when Garrett's car ran a red light and hit the SUV before crashing into a pole. Garrett was pronounced dead at a hospital. Two passengers in Garrett's car were hospitalized in critical condition. Both officers were treated and released. According to police, the SUV's emergency signals were activated. A lawsuit contended that it did not, and that it was the officer who ran the red light.

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9792Ira Vaughn76MaleRace unspecified01/15/2011Amite CityLA30.7265868-90.515179Amite City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ira Vaughn's 2001 Dodge pickup truck was struck by Officer Brandon Alford, who was escorting a funeral procession in a marked cruiser. Vaughn reportedly entered Louisiana 16 from a private drive without yielding. Vaughn was ejected from his truck. He was taken to North Oaks Medical Center where he later died.

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9797Samantha Jean Conlisk18FemaleRace unspecified01/16/2011West Palm BeachFL26.6550136-80.0724817Lake Clarke Shores Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Conlisk had a dispute with other young people in the car she was riding in—she head-butted the driver—and was let out on the shoulder of an eight-lane interstate at 3 a.m. Trying to cross, or perhaps trying to be hit, she was struck and killed by a local police cruiser.

sun-sentinel.com
19242Justin Shipley20MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2011TulsaOK36.1662504-95.9353212Tulsa Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Justin Shipley fled a traffic stop for failure to stop at a stop sign. He flipped his car and died.

google.com
9806Mark Brian Offeney57MaleRace unspecified01/22/2011San BernardinoCA34.1343508-117.3077014San Bernardino Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Christina E. Ramos was killed when she crashed a stolen pickup truck after being chased by deputy Ronald Westhorpe in Orinda.

cbslocal.com
9810Latricka Sloan32FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/22/2011Attapulgus,GA30.748212-84.4734652Decatur County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Died from injuries following police use of a PIT maneuver on Sloan's vehicle. Sloan had made a U-turn after approaching a police safety check point. Witness report Sloan was not driving fast. Police later determined that Sloan was not licensed to drive in Georgia.

walb.com
9812Wayne Kevin Dutra35MaleEuropean-American/White01/23/2011FremontCA37.5190489-121.9551175Fremont Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Wayne Kevin Dutra and Julie Ann Frary were killed in a crash after being followed by officer Jason Lambert, who thought they looked suspicious.

sfgate.com
9813Julie Ann Frary36FemaleEuropean-American/White01/23/2011FremontCA37.5190489-121.9551175Fremont Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Wayne Kevin Dutra and Julie Ann Frary were killed in a crash after being followed by officer Jason Lambert, who thought they looked suspicious.

sfgate.com
9823Christina E. Ramos27FemaleHispanic/Latino01/25/2011OrindaCA37.8885686-122.1947643Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Christina E. Ramos was killed when she crashed a stolen pickup truck after being chased by deputy Ronald Westhorpe in Orinda.

cbslocal.com
9833John A. Van Curler52MaleEuropean-American/White01/30/2011SpokaneWA47.6785646-117.4266763Spokane Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An officer was typing a message to another officer on his onboard computer, which is an expected part of the police department's lawful duties. Van Curler was walking intoxicated without the right-of-way on or near a crosswalk when the officer fatally hit Van Curler with his vehicle. No charges were brought against the officer.

spokesman.com
9859Grant Coles45MaleEuropean-American/White02/10/2011San CarlosCA37.5109318-122.2531515California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Grant Coles was killed and his son, Joseph Coles, 19, suffered major injuries when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a CHP car on US 101. According to the CHP, the patrol car tried to stop the motorcycle for speeding at about 9:30 p.m. on southbound Highway 101 north of Ralston Avenue. Instead, the pair reportedly exited the highway at Holly Street, then re-entered southbound 101 at Harbor Boulevard. As the motorcycle approached Brittan Avenue, a patrol car on the on-ramp began accelerating to assist in the pursuit, officials said. The motorcycle then reportedly crossed several lanes of traffic before colliding with the patrol car entering the freeway.

patch.com
9861Jamaal ReedMaleRace unspecified02/10/2011East St. LouisIL38.628494-90.15571East St. Louis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jamaal Reed died after the 2010 Camaro SS he was driving went over a retaining wall on Martin Luther King Bridge after he was pursued by two police cars. The wreck was reportedly not discovered until 2.5 hours after the crash, when an Ameren repairman, searching for the cause of a power outage, discovered the Camaro off Collinsville Avenue beside the bridge ramp. Reed was dead and a passenger was found injured. According to police, an FBI agent on the bridge happened to see the Camaro speeding. Police said they pursued the Camaro, but stopped due to high speeds at around 9/25 p.m. Although police said the chase ended on the westbound part of the bridge, they then said the Camaro came back eastbound on the bridge to Illinois, and the officers lost sight of it.

moderncamaro.com
9880Tina Lane30FemaleAfrican-American/Black02/16/2011Kansas CityMO38.9979107-94.5560208Kansas City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jertino J. Savory and his mother, Tina Lane, died from injuries sustained when Lane crashed her Kia Optima into the back of a tractor-trailer after fleeing police. According to police, officers had tried to stop Lane minutes before the crash after she allegedly almost hit them as they were conducting a traffic stop. Police claimed the officers had abandoned the chase by the time of the crash. Jertino died the night of the crash. Lane died three days later. Jertino's 8-year old sister suffered minor injuries.

kshb.com
9879Jertino J. Savory11MaleAfrican-American/Black02/16/2011Kansas CityMO38.9979107-94.5560208Kansas City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jertino J. Savory and his mother, Tina Lane, died from injuries sustained when Lane crashed her Kia Optima into the back of a tractor-trailer after fleeing police. According to police, officers had tried to stop Lane minutes before the crash after she allegedly almost hit them as they were conducting a traffic stop. Police claimed the officers had abandoned the chase by the time of the crash. Jertino died the night of the crash. Lane died three days later. Jertino's 8-year old sister suffered minor injuries.

kshb.com
9890Cheryl Blount-Burton51FemaleAfrican-American/Black02/19/2011Avondale EstatesGA33.771705-84.2546198DeKalb County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Died from injuries sustained during motor vehicle accident. Police officer was estimated to be driving at twice the speed limit while not on an emergency call when she collided with another vehicle. The officer was later indicted on two counts of vehicular homicide and reckless driving.

georgianewsday.com
9894Shelley Amos56FemaleAfrican-American/Black02/19/2011Avondale EstatesGA33.771705-84.2546198DeKalb County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Died from injuries sustained during motor vehicle accident. Police officer was estimated to be driving at twice the speed limit while not on an emergency call when she collided with another vehicle. The officer was later indicted on two counts of vehicular homicide and reckless driving.

georgianewsday.com
9888Marvin Nash Jr.28MaleRace unspecified02/19/2011FayettevilleGA33.4467813-84.4684729Fayetteville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A patrol officer pulled over a vehicle driven by Marvin Nash for speeding and reckless driving. Police said the officer reported that Nash was going 62 mph in a 45 mph zone. After initially pulling over for the officer, Nash then took off. The officer pursued him through town. Nash turned onto Sharon Drive off Highway 54 west and lost control of his vehicle in a curve and hit a tree. He was killed on impact.

google.com
9899Christopher Lynn Jr.19MaleRace unspecified02/22/2011VicksburgMS32.2223233-90.9082583Vicksburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At around 7 a.m., an officer who spotted a 1997 Ford Ranger driven by Christopher Lynn, Jr. on Highway 61 South. Lynn's vehicle had an associated BOLO for reportedly driving in an erratic and reckless manner near the intersection of Fisher Ferry & Grange Hall Roads. The officer gave chase for a short period of time, along Belva Drive in the Warrenton Heights subdivision, but said he terminated the chase due to safety concerns. Upon reaching the intersection of Belva & Redbone Road, Lynn turned east on Redbone and apparently lost control of the vehicle in the 1300 block of Redbone Road. A passenger was injured in the rollover crash.

vicksburgdailynews.com
9924Andrew W. Biddle20MaleRace unspecified03/02/2011NashvilleAR33.9429533-93.8381275Nashville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Biddle and his brother, Drake Biddle, were fleeing from a Nashville Police Department officer at a high rate of speed when a second Nashville Police Department officer, James L. Steely, crashed into him head-on.

google.com
20681Theresa Ricciardi-Garcia29FemaleEuropean-American/White03/03/2011EffortPA40.9989517-75.4618695Pennsylvania State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Theresa Ricciardi-Garcia died at the scene of a head-on crash with a pickup driven by Benjamin T. Farrelli. Police said Farrell was trying to elude police, who wanted to stop him for an expired inspection sticker.

lehighvalleylive.com
9926Jamie Summer Guillen24FemaleHispanic/Latino03/03/2011CoronadoCA32.6756721-117.1706285San Diego County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Driver Jamie Summer Guillen and passenger Roosevelt Lewis Jr. were killed when their truck crashed during a high-speed chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
9927Roosevelt Lewis Jr.35MaleAfrican-American/Black03/03/2011CoronadoCA32.6756721-117.1706285San Diego County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Driver Jamie Summer Guillen and passenger Roosevelt Lewis Jr. were killed when their truck crashed during a high-speed chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
19278Thomas Everett Hancock91MaleRace unspecified03/04/2011TaylorsSC34.9145166-82.3191472South Carolina Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

The lawyer for a State Transport Police Officer Gerald Sims was on duty and speeding when the crash happened that caused the death of 91-year-old Thomas Hancock. Greenville County Sheriff’s Office investigators determined that Hancock made an illegal left turn into the path of Sims'’ police vehicle. Sims pleaded guilty to driving too fast for conditions and paid a $130 fine.

wyff4.com
19238Joseph Belton43MaleEuropean-American/White03/06/2011Oklahoma CityOK35.4312661-97.5213456Cleveland County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Joseph Belton fled a traffic stop for failure to stop at a stop sign. He crashed into a tree and died.

mooreamerican.com
9934Matthews Castrellon34MaleRace unspecified03/07/2011ComptonCA33.9034796-118.1880998Long Beach Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Matthews Castrellon was killed when he crashed his car on the freeway after a police chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
9938Christopher Michael Bruns35MaleRace unspecified03/08/2011RussellKS38.8642055-98.8599005Kansas Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Christopher Michael Bruns was killed in a fiery crash during a pursuit. According to the KHP, a trooper tried to stop Bruns' pickup truck at about 11:30 p.m. near the Saline-Lincoln county line for a traffic violation. Bruns didn't stop and a chase ensued. Officers set up spike strips across all lanes near Russell. As Bruns approached, he reportedly drove head-on into an eastbound semi and died. The other driver wasn't physically injured. Due to the severity of the crash, positive identification couldn't be made through normal identification processes, the KHP said.

cjonline.com
9951Cole A. Augustyn aka Cole Augustine19MaleEuropean-American/White03/12/2011HarperKS37.2867053-98.0259791Harper Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Cole A. Augustyn was killed when his ATV crashed while fleeing from police. According to police, Augustyn was being pursued by southbound on northeast 10th Avenue when he drove his Polaris ATV into a ditch, went airborne across the road and landed in a field. Augustyn died at a hospital.

ljworld.com
9956Tomas Pitagoras Gouverneur32MaleEuropean-American/White03/13/2011WillitsCA39.5107992-123.3859785Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, Willits Police Department, California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Tomas Pitagoras Gouverneur was killed when he crashed his car while fleeing police. Prior to the pursuit, Gouverneur had reportedly killed Christopher "Sky" Richardson, 26, and his girlfriend Kristine Constantino, 33, at their home in Kettenpom. Dispatchers had received a 911 call for help and a deputy from the Trinity County Sheriff's Office then contacted residents of a nearby town to see if they could provide any information. Gouverneur reportedly attacked them, then fled in his car. The Mendocino County Sheriff's Department stated that they had been alerted to look out for Gouverneur's vehicle at 6:20 pm. Deputies initiated their emergency lights to stop Gouverneur's car, but he failed to yield, initiating a 40-mile chase through the heavily wooded, rural area at speeds of between 60 and 90 mph. Deputies requested the assistance of Willits Police Department and the CHP. The chase ended when Gouverneur's car crashed into an oak tree. He died at the scene.

lostcoastoutpost.com
9965Ould Mohamed Sidi33MaleAfrican-American/Black03/16/2011CincinnatiOH39.1051702-84.5089484Cincinnati Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Local police chased a drug-fueled suspect through downtown city streets at 60 to 70 MPH. The pursuit ended when the suspect crashed into a taxi, killing the fare Tonya Hairston and the Mauritanian immigrant driver Ould Mohamed Sidi.

cincinnati.com
9966Tonya Hairston39FemaleRace unspecified03/16/2011CincinnatiOH39.1051702-84.5089484Cincinnati Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Local police chased a drug-fueled suspect through downtown city streets at 60 to 70 MPH. The pursuit ended when the suspect crashed into a taxi, killing the fare Tonya Hairston and the Mauritanian immigrant driver Ould Mohamed Sidi.

cincinnati.com
20680Judithann L. "Judy" Clement45FemaleEuropean-American/White03/17/2011WaynesboroPA39.75792-77.581769Washington Township Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Judithann L. Clement, a mother of nine, died of injuries suffered when the Dodge Grand Caravan she was driving was struck by a car involved in a 120-mph police pursuit moments before the midnight crash. David Michael Szumigala was driving a red Chevrolet Impala that collided with Clement's minivan, police said.

herald-mail.com
9968Jeffrey Douglas Filipponi32MaleEuropean-American/White03/17/2011Santa MargaritaCA35.3835509-120.6291959Pismo Beach Police Department, Grover Beach Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jeffrey Douglas Filipponi was killed when he crashed his 1999 Acura Integra while fleeing police. At around 4 a.m., an officer tried to stop the Acura, but Filipponi sped away. The Pismo Beach officer and a Grover Beach Police unit followed the Acura north on Highway 101 during the ensuing chase that reached speeds in excess of 100 mph. Filipponi reportedly exited the highway in San Luis Obispo, dropped off a passenger and headed back to the freeway with the officers in pursuit. At the Santa Margarita exit, Filipponi left the road and crashed. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

calcoastnews.com
9971Joseph Leonhard "Trey" McGinn III34MaleEuropean-American/White03/17/2011New OrleansLA29.9561464-90.0936346Crescent City Connection Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Joseph McGinn III died from internal injuries at some point after he fell off the West Bank entrance to the Pontchartrain Expressway following an accident that an officer responded to, but apparently didn't look for a victim though he had McGinn's wrecked motorcycle towed. McGinn was driving his motorcycle on the Crescent City Connection toll bridge on the evening of March 17 when he was struck by an unknown driver in a hit-and-run. McGinn was thrown over the rail of the elevated highway onto the ground. McGinn's family's lawsuit alleged that Lavigne knew the motorcyclist was missing, but made no attempt to find him. In addition, Lavigne allegedly dismissed the tow truck driver who warned him to search for the driver of the motorcycle following the accident.

justia.com
9969Mike Wayne Morgan57MaleEuropean-American/White03/17/2011San JacintoCA33.7836713-116.9201031Beaumont Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Mike Wayne Morgan was killed when his Cadillac Deville was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck fleeing from police. The pursuit started at about 11:15 a.m. at 4th Street and Beaumont Avenue, when an officer tried to stop the truck for a traffic violation, police said. The pickup driver did not stop and led police south on Highway 79, then southeast on Gilman Springs Road. According to police, officers lost sight of the truck and were about to return to Beaumont when they saw a plume of smoke. They then reportedly saw that the pickup had crashed into the Cadillac near the entrance to Soboba Casino. Morgan was pronounced dead at a hospital. Two people in the truck were critically injured, and a third had moderate injuries.

patch.com
9991Isidro Colon Jr.38MaleHispanic/Latino03/21/2011Lake WorthFL26.5970159-80.0661544Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Colon died trying to bail out of a Ford Mustang being pursued by police at high speed. The driver was being chased after a robbery. Not to be confused with Izzy Colon, shot to death by Orlando police in February 2015.

palmbeachpost.com
9998John Benjamin Spencer IV22MaleEuropean-American/White03/25/2011Del CityOK35.4581463-97.4560386Midwest City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A 1 a.m. fight in a bar parking lot developed into one of the suspects getting in his vehicle, trying to run over a police officer, and speeding off down the interstate. A police chase at speeds up to 100 MPH ended when the suspect lost control of his car, hitting an embankment. Passenger Spencer was thrown out of the car and killed. The suspect faced a possible first-degree murder charge.

news9.com
10013Christopher J. Walsh20MaleRace unspecified03/30/2011Morton GroveIL42.035338-87.7740877Skokie Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Christopher J. Walsh, 20, and a 19-year-old woman allegedly kidnapped a man at knifepoint while stealing his car on Park Drive. "This was not an instance of stranger danger," police said. "These people were acquainted." The victim was dropped off in Evanston at around 1:30 a.m., and reported the carjacking. An officer saw the 2000 Pontiac and a chase ensued that ended when Walsh hit a brick wall.

patch.com
10019Andrew Rakes III21MaleEuropean-American/White03/31/2011NaplesFL26.1869444-81.7191192Collier County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A county officer speeding at over 100 MPH—55 MPH over the posted limit—collided with Rakes' car and killed him. An extended dispute about who was at fault ended with a judge throwing out the only action against the officer, a traffic citation. This was the same officer who had killed Felix Beltran in a very similar incident in February 2007.

naplesnews.com
10014Gloria Mendoza54FemaleHispanic/Latino03/31/2011VisaliaCA36.2982306-119.3494802Tulare County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Ruben Mendoza, Gloria Mendoza and Ruben Mendoza, Jr. were killed after their car was struck by a SUV driven by Erick Joel Head, who was reportedly leading deputy Scott Mackey on a high-speed chase to avoid being cited for a traffic violation.

sandiegouniontribune.com
10015Ruben Mendoza Sr.52MaleHispanic/Latino03/31/2011VisaliaCA36.2982306-119.3494802Tulare County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Ruben Mendoza, Gloria Mendoza and Ruben Mendoza, Jr. were killed after their car was struck by a SUV driven by Erick Joel Head, who was reportedly leading deputy Scott Mackey on a high-speed chase to avoid being cited for a traffic violation.

sandiegouniontribune.com
10016Ruben Mendoza Jr.17MaleHispanic/Latino03/31/2011VisaliaCA36.2982306-119.3494802Tulare County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Ruben Mendoza, Gloria Mendoza and Ruben Mendoza, Jr. were killed after their car was struck by a SUV driven by Erick Joel Head, who was reportedly leading deputy Scott Mackey on a high-speed chase to avoid being cited for a traffic violation.

sandiegouniontribune.com
20717Ryan J. Bogdonovich30MaleRace unspecified03/31/2011FairchildWI44.5966125-90.9526986Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A trooper attempted to stop Ryan Bogdonovich's 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis for traffic violations on U.S. 10 in Osseo. Bogdonovich sped away. Deputy John Gunderson parked his squad car on U.S. 10 at Humbird Street and placed stop sticks on the highway. Bogdonovich crossed the centerline and struck the squad car head-on, killing Bogdonovich.

twincities.com
20718Wayne O. Stevens Jr.20MaleRace unspecified04/04/2011MadisonWI43.0623888-89.4512452Dane County Sheriff's Office, Madison Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Deputy James Nisius, 42, chased Wayne Stevens, Jr. until he crashed the stolen car he was driving. Stevens lost control of the vehicle while traveling at speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour. He struck a tree and was ejected from the vehicle, killing him. In the debris of the crash, officers found 10 shotguns, rifles and handguns, several of which had been reported stolen.

nbc15.com
20719Jonathan "Guado" G. Guadarrama25MaleHispanic/Latino04/05/2011JudaWI42.5926375-89.5039451Green County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jonathan Guadarrama was among three men connected to the robbery of a Mexican grocery store, according to police. Guadarrama remained in the vehicle as one of the others took the owner of the Mexican grocery store to First National Bank and Trust in an attempt to force him to cash a check. When officers approached Guadarrama, he sped away in the vehicle and led deputies on a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph. He lost control of the minivan after swerving to avoid stop sticks and was ejected and killed as the minivan overturned several times.

gazettextra.com
10037David C. Unger31MaleRace unspecified04/06/2011WestervilleOH40.1095182-82.9222002Westerville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Unger fled a police traffic stop on his motorcycle, which he crashed, killing himself.

dispatch.com
10036Kenneth N. Blake54MaleRace unspecified04/06/2011Castro ValleyCA37.6926734-122.0739463Alameda County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Kenneth N. Blake was killed when he ran a red light and crashed his motorcycle into the back of a a Coca-Cola truck loaded with 44,000 pounds of soda after trying to evade a deputy. The deputy had tried to stop Blake's Harley for driving erratically, according to officials. Blake died at the scene. The truck driver was physically uninjured.

mercurynews.com
10047Martavis Simpson16MaleRace unspecified04/08/2011TraerIA42.1741739-92.581864Toledo Police Department, Tama County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A car with four teenagers drew a local officer's attention by backing up down a one-way street and running stop signs. The officer gave chase. After a nine-minute, 13-mile, 2 a.m. pursuit involving city and county officers, the car crashed, killing Rashad Greer, Tyrone Seals, and Martavis Simpson. A fourth teen survived.

wcfcourier.com
10048Tyrone Seals15MaleRace unspecified04/08/2011TraerIA42.1741739-92.581864Toledo Police Department, Tama County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A car with four teenagers drew a local officer's attention by backing up down a one-way street and running stop signs. The officer gave chase. After a nine-minute, 13-mile, 2 a.m. pursuit involving city and county officers, the car crashed, killing Rashad Greer, Tyrone Seals, and Martavis Simpson. A fourth teen survived.

wcfcourier.com
10049Rashad Greer15MaleRace unspecified04/08/2011TraerIA42.1741739-92.581864Toledo Police Department, Tama County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A car with four teenagers drew a local officer's attention by backing up down a one-way street and running stop signs. The officer gave chase. After a nine-minute, 13-mile, 2 a.m. pursuit involving city and county officers, the car crashed, killing Rashad Greer, Tyrone Seals, and Martavis Simpson. A fourth teen survived.

wcfcourier.com
21309Kevin Allen Dawson44MaleRace unspecified04/14/2011HudsonvilleMI42.8870111-85.8717259Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said a chase began after a deputy tried to stop Kevin Allen Dawson's Harley Davidson motorcycle around 8:20 p.m. for speeding on Balsam Drive. Dawson reportedly sped off with the deputy in pursuit. According to police, the deputy came up a hill and saw the motorcycle crash into a house with such force that it took out the front porch and started a small fire. Dawson died at the scene. No one inside the home was injured, police said.

mlive.com
10072Timothy Casanova30MaleEuropean-American/White04/15/2011St. CloudMN45.5497806-94.2137897St. Cloud Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Timothy Gilles sped away from St. Cloud police and crashing into a vehicle. The crash killed 30-year-old Timothy Casanova of Starbuck. His passenger, 22-year-old Megan Thomsen of Glenwood, was pregnant and gave birth after the crash to a baby that died days after his emergency delivery. Thomsen was also injured. He was sentenced to 432 months in prison.

kare11.com
10073Timothy James Thomsen0.08MaleEuropean-American/White04/15/2011St. CloudMN45.5497806-94.2137897St. Cloud Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Timothy Gilles sped away from St. Cloud police and crashing into a vehicle. The crash killed 30-year-old Timothy Casanova of Starbuck. His passenger, 22-year-old Megan Thomsen of Glenwood, was pregnant and gave birth after the crash to a baby that died days after his emergency delivery. Thomsen was also injured. He was sentenced to 432 months in prison.

kare11.com
10080Terry L. Dorch33MaleRace unspecified04/17/2011Kansas CityMO39.0561158-94.5732936Kansas City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Terry L. Dorch was killed when he crashed his car while fleeing police. According to police, officers tried to pull Dorch over at about 12:20 a.m. for driving erratically. Dorch then allegedly made a U-turn on 39th and drove the wrong way down Harrison Street. Police chased Dorch several blocks back onto 39th, where he tried to pass a car, crossed into the opposite lane, rear-ended one car and struck an oncoming SUV. Dorch's car rolled, and he died at the scene.

google.com
10097Charles Joseph Collins58MaleEuropean-American/White04/22/2011DoverFL28.0238207-82.2441129Pinellas Park Police Department, Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Collins had taken the purses of at least two women at knifepoint. He led police from multiple jurisdictions on a high-speed, high-profile chase that ended when he slammed his car into a utility pole at interstate speeds and died on the scene. Not to be confused with Charles William Collins, killed by police in Miami on August 14 2012.

google.com
19266Alexander M. Savage21MaleRace unspecified04/23/2011Myrtle BeachSC33.6932142-78.8870809Horry County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Alexander M. Savage fled a DUI stop on his motorcycle and crashed and died.

myrtlebeachonline.com
22537Andrew Phillip Norman27MaleEuropean-American/White04/23/2011GoshenIN41.5980673-85.7600579Elkhart County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Elkhart County Police say an officer tried to pull over a motorcycle driven by Andrew Philip Norman for a traffic violation. The driver sped off and about two minutes later, crashed into a utility pole. The impact split the pole in two and killed Norman.

wndu.com
10106Sarah Gossett38FemaleEuropean-American/White04/25/2011AthensAL34.7470191-87.0015804Alabama Department of Public Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Sarah and Jamie Gossett were killed when trooper Heath Moss hit their car from behind.

waaytv.com
10107Jamie Gossett31MaleEuropean-American/White04/25/2011AthensAL34.7470191-87.0015804Alabama Department of Public Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Sarah and Jamie Gossett were killed when trooper Heath Moss hit their car from behind.

waaytv.com
19268Bradley Allen Musselmann18MaleEuropean-American/White04/28/2011Myrtle BeachSC33.7820108-78.9668574Horry County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police attempted to stop Musselmann on his motorcycle for a traffic stop. The motorcycle had two passengers, a man and a woman, and led police on a chase with speeds reaching 100 mph. The motorcycle crashed near Carolina Forest High School, killing Musselmann. The female passenger was unhurt.

the-dispatch.com
10125Freddy Jonathan Bates26MaleAfrican-American/Black04/30/2011DanvilleIL40.2662582-87.6516179Potomac Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Freddy Jonathan Bates was killed when he crashed a 1978 Oldsmobile during a police chase. According to police, Bates was southbound on IL-1 at about 5:10 p.m. when he went into the northbound lane, hitting a 1994 Pontiac Firebird driven by John Kessler, 46, and a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Kevin McConnell, 38. Bates died at a hospital. Kessler was hospitalized in critical condition. A passenger in Kessler's car was treated and released. The report said McConnell was not injured.

news-gazette.com
10136Jeremy Webb18MaleRace unspecified05/03/2011CasperWY42.846758-106.3257962Wyoming Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Webb was simply a pedestrian in the way when a suspect drew police attention by weaving through city traffic at speeds of up to 90 MPH. After a dramatic chase the suspect crashed into a downtown building, left his car embedded 25 feet into an office building, and was found hiding in the ladies room. Webb was struck and died of his injuries.

k2radio.com
10133Lorenzo Ray Serna18MaleHispanic/Latino05/03/2011StocktonCA37.9580834-121.3010245Stockton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Lorenzo Ray Serna was killed when he crashed during a police chase. Serna had carjacked a 2001 Jaguar at around 11:30 p.m. near American Street and Miner Avenue. Officers passing through were flagged down by the car's owner and gave chase when the car was spotted. Police said Serna turned the wrong way down Park Street and accelerated, eventually losing control and crashing into a tree. He died at the scene.

recordnet.com
10143Neil Lawrence Jr.18MaleAfrican-American/Black05/06/2011ClevelandOH41.4914136-81.6683024Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officers went to East 4th and Prospect streets, where they found a large crowd gathered in a parking lot who said two men were firing guns. While the deputies were there, an SUV pulled into the lot and out again at a high speed. It went through a stop sign, and deputies pursued. Police say they broke off pursuit and came upon the flaming wreck moments later.

cleveland.com
21312Eric Shanley38MaleEuropean-American/White05/06/2011Lake OrionMI42.7846757-83.2397887Lake Orion Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, Lt. Harold Rossman struck Eric Shanley with a patrol car about 12:15 a.m. as Shanley was attempting to cross Broadway at Flint. Police said Rossman was responding to a call, driving behind an Oakland County deputy, and didn't see Shanley. There was reportedly construction equipment obstructing the view on the roadway.

theoaklandpress.com
10150Ivan Norris III21MaleAfrican-American/Black05/07/2011ClevelandOH41.4914136-81.6683024Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officers went to East 4th and Prospect streets, where they found a large crowd gathered in a parking lot who said two men were firing guns. While the deputies were there, an SUV pulled into the lot and out again at a high speed. It went through a stop sign, and deputies pursued. Police say they broke off pursuit and came upon the flaming wreck moments later.

cleveland.com
10152Adam L. Kleitz24MaleEuropean-American/White05/08/2011Prairie VillageKS39.0005446-94.6303987Prairie Village Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Adam L. Kleitz was killed after crashing into a tree during a police pursuit. An officer saw Kleitz driving 64 mph westbound on 75th Street just after 3 a.m. The officer followed Kleitz's car as he turned north onto Mission Road and activated his lights to conduct a traffic stop. Kleitz reportedly sped away before crashing a short time later. His vehicle caught fire and was extinguished by the officer. Kleitz was pronounced dead at the scene.

shawneemissionpost.com
10157Derek Harrison29MaleRace unspecified05/09/2011VenturaCA34.264001-119.2426135Ventura Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Derek Harrison was struck by a motorhome and killed on Highway 101 while running away from police. The incident began shortly before 11:30 a.m. when a GMC Yukon was reported stolen from Union Engineering Co. An officer spotted the SUV a few blocks away, heading toward a freeway underpass where Arundell curves sharply. According to police, Harrison sped off when he saw the officer, then crashed into a pickup truck. Harrison reportedly got out of the SUV, ran across the railroad tracks onto a dirt road next to the freeway, then jumped a fence and ran up an embankment onto the freeway. Police said Harrison was hit by the motorhome when he ran into the slow lane of southbound 101. He died at the scene.

vcstar.com
10167Henry McCain66MaleRace unspecified05/10/2011HudsonFL28.4338577-82.6095213Pasco County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A suspected drunk driver, chased by county deputies at speeds of 100 to 120 MPH, slammed into motorcyclist McCain. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff's office settled a wrongful death suit with McCain's family for $175K.

abcactionnews.com
10186Carl Albert Stamm IV20MaleEuropean-American/White05/17/2011FowlervilleMI42.6479584-84.0738008Fowlerville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Motorcyclist and community college student Stamm wrecked his motorcycle during a 4 a.m. police chase. Initially clocked at 104 MPH he fled police, who wanted to stop him for speeding, he reached almost 130 MPH before striking the rear of a local police car. He lost control, crashed, and was fatally injured.

liveleak.com
10185Michael Nuzzi Jr.18MaleEuropean-American/White05/17/2011North Hopewell TownshipPA39.8079292-76.5971468Stewartstown Borough Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Motorcyclist Nuzzi, according to police, was riding his unlicensed and uninsured Suzuki GSX without a license. Family later disputed all of that. When they tried to pull him over, he sped away, leading to a police chase at 90 MPH on wet roads. Nuzzi crashed the motorcycle and sustained fatal injuries.

ydr.com
10200Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified05/20/2011Kansas CityKS39.0509079-94.8160181Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Roeland Park Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

One unidentified man was killed and another was injured after their car hit a tree following a police pursuit. According to police, officers with a JCSO task force were investigating burglaries in Roeland Park when they saw a suspicious minivan at around 10:45 p.m. A deputy and a RPPD officer pursued the van north into Kansas City. The officers reportedly lost the minivan at S 9th Street and County Line Road, but later found it had crashed. The passenger died the next morning.

shawneemissionpost.com
20721Joel Kirchner19MaleRace unspecified05/21/2011MindoroWI44.0283704-91.1018922La Crosse County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over for unnecessary acceleration when the driver sped up in order to elude the deputy, according to police. The vehicle was pursued for about two and a half miles until the deputy lost sight of it until coming upon the crash. Joel Kirchner, 19, Joshua A. Koss, 29, Thomas James "TJ" Storandt, 25, were killed.

lacrossetribune.com
20722Joshua A. Koss29MaleRace unspecified05/21/2011MindoroWI44.0283704-91.1018922La Crosse County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over for unnecessary acceleration when the driver sped up in order to elude the deputy, according to police. The vehicle was pursued for about two and a half miles until the deputy lost sight of it until coming upon the crash. Joel Kirchner, 19, Joshua A. Koss, 29, Thomas James "TJ" Storandt, 25, were killed.

lacrossetribune.com
20723Thomas James "TJ" Storandt25MaleRace unspecified05/21/2011MindoroWI44.0283704-91.1018922La Crosse County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over for unnecessary acceleration when the driver sped up in order to elude the deputy, according to police. The vehicle was pursued for about two and a half miles until the deputy lost sight of it until coming upon the crash. Joel Kirchner, 19, Joshua A. Koss, 29, Thomas James "TJ" Storandt, 25, were killed.

lacrossetribune.com
20673Mizraim El27MaleRace unspecified05/22/2011PhiladelphiaPA39.8947254-75.2366631Tinicum Township Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Michael Watson was fleeing police when he crashed into a vehicle driven by Mizraim El, killing El and injuring his passenger.

google.com
10210Phillip Lamar Carter44MaleRace unspecified05/24/2011AndoverKS37.6792035-97.1065627Andover Police Department, Butler County Sheriff's Office, Augusta Department of Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Phillip Lamar Carter was killed when a pickup truck crashed during a police chase. At around 1:50 a.m. police said someone reported seeing Carter and Delbert C. Nelson Jr. steal a flat screen TV from Dillons. The witness gave a partial license plate and a description of the truck. An officer saw the pickup on US 54 and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver allegedly refused to pull over. Officers and deputies chased the truck toward Augusta. Augusta police set up at the edge of town to stop the pickup, but the driver turned around when he saw them and headed west on Kellogg. After about a quarter of a mile, the pickup turned south into a field and kept driving with police in pursuit. The truck went over an embankment and plunged 30 feet into a creek below. Nelson, 54, crawled out and was arrested. Carter was trapped inside and died at the scene.

kansas.com
10209Loretta Gerard45FemaleAfrican-American/Black05/24/2011InglewoodCA33.9597751-118.3439214Inglewood Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Loretta Gerard was killed while riding in a SUV that was struck by officer Paul Whang's police car, which was en route to an officer involved shooting in Inglewood.

pasadenastarnews.com
10221Jordan Anthony Hackley19MaleRace unspecified05/25/2011MinneapolisMN44.9485805-93.2151258Minneapolis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jordan Anthony Hackley fled from police Wednesday evening, crashed his car at a Lake Street intersection and later died at HCMC. He was 19 years old and wanted on a felony weapons possession charge.

citypages.com
10222Andrew Garton44MaleEuropean-American/White05/26/2011TorranceCA33.8254973-118.3515923El Segundo Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Hawthorne police officer Andrew Garton was killed when El Segundo police sergeant Rex Fowler collided with his motorcycle during a funeral procession for another officer.

dailybreeze.com
20672Ronald Scott Mutz45MaleRace unspecified05/27/2011Homer CityPA40.5275251-79.0325757Pennsylvania State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police tried to stop Ronald Scott Mutz after he ran a stop sign. He crashed on his motorcyle and died.

google.com
10243Brad Young16MaleAfrican-American/Black06/02/2011SimsboroLA32.5414895-92.8456161Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Brad Young was killed during a police chase after his 2003 Honda Accord crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames. The crash happened just after midnight when Young was reportedly trying to outrun a Lincoln Parish Sheriff's deputy who'd tried to stop him for speeding. After less than one mile, Young lost control, drove into a ditch and hit a utility pole. The vehicle was heavily damaged and eventually burst into flames.

myarklamiss.com
21315Bernadine Lytle48FemaleAfrican-American/Black06/09/2011Oak ParkMI42.465801-83.1822355Berkeley Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said an officer chased a 1994 Buick LeSabre that had been reported stolen from Northgate Apartments about 8:30 p.m. According to police, the officer called off the pursuit after four blocks due to high speeds. The Buick continued south on Coolidge, ran a traffic light at Oak Park Boulevard, and broadsided a 2003 Saab. Bernadine Lytle, the Saab's passenger, died at the scene. The driver was injured.

dailytribune.com
10269Adam G. Hodgeman31MaleEuropean-American/White06/11/2011Lee's SummitMO38.9700228-94.3583601Missouri State Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Trooper D.D. Wohler was observing eastbound I-470 traffic when the driver of the 2002 Mustang, Adam G Hodgeman, raced by the trooper at 98 m.p.h. Two minutes into the pursuit, Hodgeman came upon other traffic and lost control of his car off the east side of the roadway and rolled-over. He was killed.

blogspot.com
10268Ricardo Avila37MaleRace unspecified06/11/2011IndioCA33.7295958-116.2337158
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Ricardo Avila was a passenger who died from his injuries sustained when he jumped from an stolen sedan during a police pursuit on June 11, 2011. Avila died at a hospital on June 20, 2011.

inlandnewstoday.com
10271Orasio De Larosa Jr.19MaleHispanic/Latino06/12/2011ColumbusOH40.0935489-83.0852854Columbus Division of Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two teenagers died after they were involved in a shootout and then a north side chase with officers. Orasio De Larosa Jr. and Willie Montes, both 19, died after the car they were riding in crashed into a utility pole along Dublin-Granville Road, police said.

10tv.com
10274Willie Montes18MaleHispanic/Latino06/12/2011ColumbusOH40.0935489-83.0852854Columbus Division of Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two teenagers died after they were involved in a shootout and then a north side chase with officers. Orasio De Larosa Jr. and Willie Montes, both 19, died after the car they were riding in crashed into a utility pole along Dublin-Granville Road, police said.

10tv.com
10272Tamu Malika Bouldin32FemaleAfrican-American/Black06/13/2011StocktonCA37.9667556-121.3289421San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Tamu Malika was killed when a car fleeing deputies ran a stop sign and crashed into her station wagon.

abc10.com
21816Craig Evans "Van" Eney Jr.20MaleEuropean-American/White06/16/2011AnnapolisMD38.9787314-76.484418Annapolis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Craig Evans "Van" Eney Jr., 20, and Kelcey R. Silva, 19, fled from a traffic stop on a motorcycle, crashing and killing both.

google.com
21817Kelcey R. Silva19FemaleRace unspecified06/16/2011AnnapolisMD38.9787314-76.484418Annapolis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Craig Evans "Van" Eney Jr., 20, and Kelcey R. Silva, 19, fled from a traffic stop on a motorcycle, crashing and killing both.

google.com
10287Cedric R. Sheppard29MaleRace unspecified06/17/2011FayettevilleNC35.0056053-78.9671035North Carolina State Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A state trooper tried to pull over Sheppard on his Suzuki motorcycle for fake tags. Sheppard fled instead, for a 12-mile pursuit, ended when he ran a red light at a busy suburban intersection. His Suzuki struck an SUV and he incurred fatal injuries.

fayobserver.com
10285Lorina Lupe Veamatahau22FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander06/17/2011East Palo AltoCA37.4543279-122.1298648East Palo Alto Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Passenger Lorina Lupe Veamatahau was killed when the car she was riding in crashed while the driver tried to flee police. At about 10:30 p.m. police tried to stop Leylani Simmons, for driving recklessly, but she refused to yield and led officers on a chase for nearly two miles at speeds of up to 80 mph. Simmons reportedly ran several stop signs and drove on the wrong side of the road before crashing and overturning her car, pinning Veamatahau between the pavement and the car. Veamatahau died at the scene. Simmons sustained minor injuries. In 2014, Simmons was found guilty by a San Mateo County Superior Court jury of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and evading police.

sfgate.com
10291Jesus "Chuy" Loera21MaleHispanic/Latino06/18/2011San JoseCA37.3488669-121.8631754Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jesus "Chuy" Loera was killed when his pickup truck crashed into an empty ethanol tanker truck during a high-speed chase.

sfgate.com
21316Dennis Brzoznowski21MaleEuropean-American/White06/19/2011Iron MountainMI46.0044137-88.0612748Michigan State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, a trooper tried to stop Dennis Brzoznowski's motorcycle for speeding near Sagola around 9 a.m. Police said the trooper gave chase and lost sight of the bike. Brzoznowski crashed the motorcycle. The trooper reportedly found Brzoznowski near the wreckage. Brzoznowski died at the scene.

abc10up.com
10298Sherie Renae Bailey32FemaleAfrican-American/Black06/20/2011West HelenaAR34.5418416-90.6378364Helena-West Helena Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Helena-West Helena police were pursuing a stolen Chevrolet Trailblazer. The Trailblazer traveled into the northbound lanes and struck a Saturn LS driven by Sherie Bailey. The vehicle and unknown driver got away from police after the accident. Bailey was pronounced dead at the scene.

google.com
10320Lorenzo Knights-McWhite16MaleRace unspecified06/29/2011SanfordNC35.3319802-79.0453189Harnett County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Knights-McWhite was one of two teenagers in a stolen 2004 Jeep Liberty in a pursuit with deputies. The Jeep reached 100 MPH before it fishtailed and flipped, throwing both out of the car. Knights-McWhite was dead at the scene.

fayobserver.com
10346Kendell T. Lewis39MaleRace unspecified07/06/2011East St. LouisIL38.624489-90.135071Brooklyn Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Kendell T. Lewis died after crashing his Ford Focus during a high speed police chase. At around 3:15 p.m., Lewis allegedly fled a traffic stop and hit a police car trying to get away. According to police, Lewis was driving over 100 mph when he lost control of the car, hit a light pole. and flipped. Police said live electrical wires fell onto the roadway after Lewis hit the pole.

stltoday.com
10347Brian Pacheco-Sanchez21MaleRace unspecified07/06/2011OrlandoFL28.3942802-81.3444662Orange County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Pacheco-Sanchez was one of about a hundred pedestrian spectators at an illicit early-morning street race. As two county deputies moved to break up the crowd, the victim stepped in front of the cruiser and was killed.

wftv.com
10351Wendell Rodgers48MaleRace unspecified07/08/2011SpringfieldIL39.787155-89.643949Springfield Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Bicyclist Wendell Rodgers was struck by a car fleeing police and died three days later from his injuries. Police said they'd tried to stop a vehicle for traffic violations at around 9 p.m., but the driver fled west on South Grand, ran a red light, collided with an eastbound vehicle, rolled over and struck Rodgers on his bicycle. The driver, Edward Ousley, 39, was arrested at the scene.

sj-r.com
22900Keiska Lucianna Thornhill36FemaleRace unspecified07/09/2011SuffolkVA36.6840843-76.774048Suffolk Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Cornell A. Richardson, 42, crashed his car while fleeing from a traffic stop. He had been pulled over for speeding and initially stopped, but pulled away as the officer approached his 1992 Toyota. His fiancee, Keiska Thornhill, 36, of Franklin, died at the scene. A friend, Laverne Samala Crowell, also 36, of Newport News, died five days later in the hospital.

suffolknewsherald.com
22901Laverne Samala Crowell36FemaleRace unspecified07/09/2011SuffolkVA36.6840843-76.774048Suffolk Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Cornell A. Richardson, 42, crashed his car while fleeing from a traffic stop. He had been pulled over for speeding and initially stopped, but pulled away as the officer approached his 1992 Toyota. His fiancee, Keiska Thornhill, 36, of Franklin, died at the scene. A friend, Laverne Samala Crowell, also 36, of Newport News, died five days later in the hospital.

suffolknewsherald.com
22555Tommy Jack Lawson56MaleEuropean-American/White07/09/2011PolandIN39.4481991-86.9093087Owen County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Tommy Jack Lawson fled a drunken driving stop from sheriff's deputies, lost control of his vehicle, and died at the scene. His passenger, 19-year-old Kyal A. Campbell was seriously injured.

google.com
10355Marciea Adkins42FemaleEuropean-American/White07/10/2011ChicagoIL41.9176981-87.6800961Chicago Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Marciea Adkins was killed when her car was struck by a stolen SUV driven by a 16-year-old being chased by police. At about 6 a.m., police said Marquis Harrison stole an Range Rover that had been left idling on West North Avenue. An officer stopped the SUV after seeing Harrison run a red light at Blackhawk Street and Elston Avenue. Harrison allegedly backed into the officer's car and almost struck two other officers. Police pursued Harrison until he ran a stop sign at Hoyne and Armitage, broadsiding Adkins' vehicle. In a 2012 plea agreement, Harrison pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder in Adkins' death and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

chicagotribune.com
10354Ryan Stringer26MaleEuropean-American/White07/10/2011AlhambraCA34.0951527-118.1268125Alhambra Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Officer Ryan Stringer was killed when fellow officer Juan Carlos Mejia crashed his police car into Stringer's patrol car as both officers were responding to an emergency call.

sgvtribune.com
10361Andrew Barnhart aka Anthony Barnhart19MaleRace unspecified07/11/2011MiamisburgOH39.5966299-84.2291202Miami Township Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Around noon local officers and county deputies chased burglary suspect Barnhart along city streets, apparently proceeding against their own chase policies. Barnhart vehicle struck another vehicle in oncoming traffic head on, killing himself and critically injuring the other driver. Reports name Barnhart variously as "Andrew" or "Anthony."

leagle.com
10371Richard Trompke50MaleEuropean-American/White07/13/2011St. PetersburgFL27.7720146-82.6497521Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

While babysitting her nephew, a female suspect took the time to swing a marijuana deal in the parking lot of a closed auto dealership. This attracted the attention of police. She fled at high speed, with her 5-year-old nephew and her buyer as unwilling passengers, for some 60 blocks. She then struck a vehicle driven by Trompke, killing him. She received 18 years in prison.

tbo.com
10372Da'Shawn Johnson9MaleAfrican-American/Black07/14/2011YoungstownOH41.068149-80.666485Youngstown Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Allen Thompson hit the SUV driven by Tammy Sadler, Johnson's mother, when he was fleeing police in a stolen car.

joltleft.com
10375Yeni Lopez18FemaleHispanic/Latino07/14/2011Wichita FallsTX33.8805476-98.4940398Wichita Falls Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Yeni Lopez, her unborn child and Gloria Montoya were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a Wichita Falls Police cruiser travelling at excessive speeds.

newstalk1290.com
10376Gloria Montoya13FemaleHispanic/Latino07/14/2011Wichita FallsTX33.8805476-98.4940398Wichita Falls Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Yeni Lopez, her unborn child and Gloria Montoya were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a Wichita Falls Police cruiser travelling at excessive speeds.

newstalk1290.com
21318Delpree Brown43MaleAfrican-American/Black07/14/2011SaginawMI43.4437019-83.957414Michigan State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police chased Delpree Brown around 1:49 p.m. after he allegedly robbed Citizens Bank in Saginaw Township. Brown's car hit a minivan, and he died. The four people inside the minivan sustained "non-life-threatening injuries," according to police.

mlive.com
10379James Sheard28MaleRace unspecified07/16/2011BellevueNE41.1354391-95.966569Bellevue Police Department, Sarpy County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Bellevue police said a pursuit started after James Sheard refused to pull over on his motorcycle for a traffic violation near 36th and Cornhusker. Speeds reached 90 mph and the pursuit was called off, according to police. Moments later a Sarpy County deputy came upon the scene of a crash involving Sheard's motorcycle and a pickup truck. Sheard died at the scene.

wowt.com
10386Donald Gardner26MaleEuropean-American/White07/17/2011FresnoCA36.7082506-119.7762303California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Donald Gardner was killed after a Dodge Charger being chased by the CHP lost control and hit him while he was panhandling on a freeway off-ramp.

mercurynews.com
10402Jose Almanza Lopez24MaleRace unspecified07/23/2011OxnardCA34.2395819-119.182688Oxnard Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jose Almanza Lopez was killed when his car crashed on Highway 101 during a police chase. The pursuit reportedly began on Oxnard Boulevard after Lopez failed to yield. When Lopez tried to enter the southbound freeway, he was unable to make the right-hand curve, hit a raised island, lost control of the vehicle and rolled several times onto the freeway. Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:16 a.m.

vcstar.com
10406Jeanne Ortega55FemaleEuropean-American/White07/26/2011ChicagoIL42.0318626-87.7668732Chicago Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jeanne Ortega was killed when a vehicle driven by her daughter reportedly ran a red light and collided with a police car at about 8 p.m. in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. Two officers suffered minor injuries, police said.

chicagotribune.com
10409Stephen C. Stucker22MaleRace unspecified07/27/2011El Dorado HillsCA38.708028-121.089358Folsom Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Stephen C. Stucker was killed after his truck crashed during a high-speed chase through El Dorado Hills.

abc10.com
10412Svnockv Harjo24FemaleNative American/Alaskan07/27/2011Del CityOK35.456272-97.4591745Del City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Harjo apparently took the car of someone she met in a bar. After a low-speed chase, and even though she was only going 35-40 mph, she crashed and died.

newsok.com
10410Pedro Ariel Hernandez19MaleHispanic/Latino07/27/2011OaklandCA37.7746215-122.2326449California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Pedro Ariel Hernandez was killed after he fled from the CHP and crashed near an Oakland freeway off-ramp.

sfgate.com
10411Jason Lloyd Trevino19MaleHispanic/Latino07/27/2011HoustonTX29.8070002-95.2332386Houston Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Jordan Greenhaw chased Trevino and Bernard Seetaram, riding a Kawasaki ATV, in connection to the theft of a boat. The ATV travelled down Gloria Drive, then continued into a field where the blacktop ends and turned onto a dirt road. Seetaram fell off the ATV. Trevino, the driver, lost control and flipped. Officer Greenhaw stopped his vehicle, arrested Seetaram, and saw Trevino laying underneath the patrol vehicle. Trevino died at a hospital.

washingtonpost.com
10435Vivian Elmo41FemaleAfrican-American/Black08/03/2011Colorado SpringsCO38.8385642-104.5536022El Paso County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Air Force Captain Vivian Elmo died when her car was hit by an SUV driven by an off-duty El Paso County sheriff's deputy with a history of traffic offenses who ran a red light, the Colorado State Patrol said. Rodney Fannin was ticketed for a misdemeanor and fired because of the accident after an internal review.

gazette.com
10444Ryan L. Byers21MaleRace unspecified08/06/2011ChaseKS38.3476773-98.3694085Great Bend Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ryan L. Byers was killed when he crashed his pickup truck during a police chase. According to police, officers attempted to stop Byers on Frey Street at around 4 a.m. Byers stopped and a passenger got out. Byers then allegedly tried to ram the police car and fled east on 10th at a high rate of speed. Officers continued the pursuit on US 56 into Rice County until Byers entered the westbound lanes and collided head-on with a tractor trailer. The truck caught fire and Byers was pronounced dead at the scene.

dodgeglobe.com
10446Jeffrey Trent Martin19MaleRace unspecified08/06/2011MoorevilleMS34.2666924-88.5755459Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jeffrey Trent Martin was a passenger who died in a car fleeing a trooper. Driver Michael Allen reportedly fled from a traffic checkpoint in Tupelo and was pursued down MS Highway 178 and then onto MS Highway 371 in Mooreville. Authorities say Jeffrey Trent Martin jumped from the vehicle during the chase and was killed.

wcbi.com
10455Pedro A. Garciga22MaleHispanic/Latino08/08/2011MadillOK34.1002606-96.9333783Madill Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At 1 a.m. Pedro A. Garciga in a stolen Cadillac Escalade was being chased by multiple jurisdictions. Garciga chose to turn off his headlights and cross the center line, which set up a full-speed head-on crash with a Suburban with Sherry Ann Bullard and Elizabeth Ann Seymour. The woman both died there at the scene; Garciga died in surgery several hours later.

ardmoreite.com
10456Elizabeth Ann Seymour61FemaleEuropean-American/White08/08/2011MadillOK34.1002606-96.9333783Madill Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At 1 a.m. Pedro A. Garciga in a stolen Cadillac Escalade was being chased by multiple jurisdictions. Garciga chose to turn off his headlights and cross the center line, which set up a full-speed head-on crash with a Suburban with Sherry Ann Bullard and Elizabeth Ann Seymour. The woman both died there at the scene; Garciga died in surgery several hours later.

ardmoreite.com
10457Sherry Ann Bullard43FemaleEuropean-American/White08/08/2011MadillOK34.1002606-96.9333783Madill Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At 1 a.m. Pedro A. Garciga in a stolen Cadillac Escalade was being chased by multiple jurisdictions. Garciga chose to turn off his headlights and cross the center line, which set up a full-speed head-on crash with a Suburban with Sherry Ann Bullard and Elizabeth Ann Seymour. The women both died there at the scene; Garciga died in surgery several hours later.

ardmoreite.com
10461Arthur Hayse40MaleAfrican-American/Black08/11/2011ConyersGA33.6443679-83.9913414Conyers Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Hayse died from injuries after being struck by police cruiser. Officers were chasing Hayse and another person as prime suspects in a recent bank robbery.

newtoncitizen.com
20664Darvin E. "DJ" Benner Jr25MaleEuropean-American/White08/14/2011CarlislePA40.2072226-77.1845746Carlisle Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police attempted to stop Darvin E. Benner Jr. for driving without operational taillights. He fled and crashed, killing himself and injuring his passenger.

google.com
21321Von Ralph Verrett20MaleEuropean-American/White08/15/2011Grosse Pointe ParkMI42.3772507-82.9358486Grosse Pointe Park Department of Public Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, an officer tried to stop Von Ralph Verrett, for speeding in a 2010 Toyota Camry on Mack Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Verrett turned onto Beaconsfield, accelerated and crashed into a brick wall. Verrett was pronounced dead at a hospital.

candgnews.com
10474Ernesto Arturio Ascencio18MaleHispanic/Latino08/17/2011EmporiaKS38.386678-96.1238319Lyon County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ernesto Arturio Ascencio was killed when he was hit by a train after he'd crashed his car while being followed by a deputy. According to police, the deputy followed a 1994 Honda and a 2005 Toyota that he believed were racing as they left the city limits, then found that both vehicles had crashed into the north ditch. The Honda's driver, who wasn't injured, was arrested for reckless driving and other offenses. The Toyota was reportedly empty and deputies said they were unable to locate the driver or other possible passengers. About 30 minutes later, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad reported that an eastbound train had hit a pedestrian east of Road N in the area of Road 165. Deputies and EPD officers found Ascensio between two sets of railroad tracks and identified him as the driver of the Toyota.

emporiagazette.com
19274Linda Williams55FemaleRace unspecified08/17/2011Ware ShoalsSC34.408483-82.2476797Abbeville County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Gerald Russell Gaines was allegedly driving a stolen car being chased by police when he crashed into a sport utility vehicle, killing Linda Williams, a passenger in the SUV and exposing a mobile meth lab.

postandcourier.com
21322Keith Robert Chambers Jr.43MaleRace unspecified08/20/2011Boston TownshipMI42.9338299-85.2625159Lowell Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Keith Robert Chambers Jr. was reportedly headed home from work as a bouncer at an Alpine Township nightclub around 3:15 a.m. when an officer tried to stop his motorcycle. According to police, Chambers instead accelerated before losing control of the motorcycle on a curve, veered into a guardrail and crashed into a pole, killing Chambers.

mlive.com
22136Qaadir King29MaleRace unspecified08/21/2011NewarkNJ40.7358425-74.1944059New Jersey State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Driver Zafir Abdul Rahman, 24, of East Orange, and passenger Qaadir King, 29, of Newark were killed when they crashed into another vehicle during a high-speed chase.

njecpo.org
22137Zafir Abdul Rahman24MaleRace unspecified08/21/2011NewarkNJ40.7358425-74.1944059New Jersey State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Driver Zafir Abdul Rahman, 24, of East Orange, and passenger Qaadir King, 29, of Newark were killed when they crashed into another vehicle during a high-speed chase.

njecpo.org
10492Matthew Cynewski24MaleEuropean-American/White08/22/2011HampdenME44.7599242-68.812264Bangor Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

With "several convictions for alcohol and criminal mischief violations" in his past, Cynewski was familiar to local police. Local officers got a mid-afternoon call from the state police about Cynewski's vehicle being driven erratically on the interstate. During a chase that ranged up to 100 MPH, Cynewski lost control and had a fatal one-car crash on the grounds of the local cemetery.

bangordailynews.com
22542Francisco Macias31MaleRace unspecified08/22/2011ElkhartIN41.6088799-85.9839602Elkhart Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Francisco Macias led police on a chase through Elkhart County early Monday morning and died when the car he was driving burst into flames in a soybean field off County Road 28. While the linked story was written before the DNA results came in, later reports show it was Macias.

google.com
10510Tyler Yaroch29MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2011LawrenceKS39.004035-95.238293Tonganoxie Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Tyler Yaroch was killed when he crashed his 2000 Jeep Wrangler after a police pursuit. Tonganoxie Deputy Chief Billy Adcox said that at around 12:30 a.m. an officer saw the Jeep going above the speed limit, run a red light at the KS-16 intersection and almost hit another vehicle. According to Adcox, the officer pursued the Jeep at speeds in excess of 100 mph southbound on U.S. 24-40 until a supervisor advised the officer to terminate the pursuit east of the Lawrence Municipal Airport. Several hours later, a passerby discovered the crashed Jeep just west of where the Tonganoxie officer ended his pursuit.

6lawrence.com
20663James J. Diehl24MaleRace unspecified08/27/2011WalnutportPA40.7549456-75.5976836Slatington Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Slatington police had attempted to pull James J. Diehl over, according to state police. Diehl didn't stop and instead took off. Diehl crossed into Walnutport and lost control of his car, flipping his car and striking a house's porch, killing him.

lehighvalleylive.com
10512Michael Geisen II22MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2011ToledoOH41.7280395-83.5333639Toledo Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Motivated by a sense of fun, Geisen deliberately drew police into an early-morning high-speed pursuit through the streets of industrial Toledo. The chase ended with Geisen hitting a triple set of railroad tracks in his 1989 Nissan, going airborne for at least 100 feet, and crashing into the side of a house. Geisen's two friends in the car were seriously injured. The impact killed him.

toledoblade.com
10511Adam Jarnagin24MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2011Des MoinesIA41.5847911-93.6815311Des Moines Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said Adam Jarnagin sped by an officer at around 2 a.m. The officer tried to stop Jarnagin and chased him for about 10 blocks before losing sight of the motorcycle. The officer soon came upon the crashed motorcycle. Jarnagin died at the scene.

wowt.com
21325Zachary "Zach" Barber16MaleEuropean-American/White08/30/2011IoniaMI43.016382-84.9954063Michigan State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to reports, 16-year-old Zachary "Zach" Barber and 14-year-old Donald Proctor were pushing a moped along Stage Road around 11:30 a.m., when off-duty trooper Daniel Parker hit them from behind with his personal vehicle. Barber was taken by helicopter to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Proctor was hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries. Parker was physically uninjured in the crash. He admitted he was distracted by a cell phone teetering off the passenger seat before hitting the teens. Parker, 36, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and was sentenced to six months in jail. According to Barber's grandmother, Barber's mother told he she couldn't take it anymore and that she didn't feel well before dying of a heart attack in October 2011.

minbcnews.com
10520Mallory Ruth Scofield19FemaleEuropean-American/White09/01/2011WichitaKS37.6740086-97.4983548Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Mallory Scofield was killed when she was thrown from a motorcycle after being chased by a deputy. At about 11:25 p.m., the deputy tried to stop a 2000 Yamaha at Meridian and 27th, but the driver allegedly sped off. According to police, the motorcycle was spotted again on K-42, but speeds topped 100 mph so the pursuit was canceled. A KHP trooper reportedly came upon the crash scene at about 11:35 p.m. The motorcycle had hit a curb, ejecting both riders. Scofield died at the scene. The driver, Joshua Wynn, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for second-degree unintentional but reckless murder as part of a plea deal.

kansas.com
10526Diana Paz25FemaleHispanic/Latino09/02/2011WestchesterIL41.8675919-87.8823729Illinois State Police, Westchester Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Diana Paz was struck by a Toyota pickup truck just after state trooper Krzysztof Piotrowski left her at a BP Amoco gas station. Piotrowski had arrested Paz for DUI, brought her to the Westchester PD for booking and then, after Paz posted bond, dropped her off at the gas station at about 5:40 a.m. An autopsy estimated Paz's BAC at twice the legal limit. A lawsuit said Piotrowski should have known Paz was still under the influence and that she did not have her cell phone or other means to seek assistance because he hadn't let her retrieve her personal belongings before he had her car towed.

chicagotribune.com
10525Hannah Lea Gattrell16FemaleEuropean-American/White09/02/2011UticaOH40.2157509-82.4584967Utica Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Gattrell, 16, was killed during a police chase when the Dodge Dakota pickup she was riding in crashed along a winding country road southwest of the village.

dispatch.com
22544Jeremy M. DeBoy22MaleEuropean-American/White09/02/2011IndianapolisIN39.1139886-94.616358Mooresville Police Department, Hendricks County Sheriff's Office, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jeremy DeBoy led officers from the Mooresville Police Department, Hendricks County Sheriff's Department, and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on a chase through three counties before he crashed and was killed while operating a 1997 Yamaha 600R motorcycle.

flyergroup.com
21819Iraina J. Curtis29FemaleAfrican-American/Black09/02/2011StevensvilleMD38.9756349-76.296563Maryland State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Trooper Travis Nelson ran over Iraina J. Curtis with his patrol car. While it was alleged that he was responding to a burglary in progress, he did not have his lights or siren on.

google.com
10527Winona Moore58FemaleEuropean-American/White09/03/2011MantecaCA37.7981835-121.1919641Manteca Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Winona Moore died from injuries she suffered after being thrown from her motorcycle as vehicles braked to avoid hitting Brett Andrew Phares, who was running from police across four lanes of traffic.

cerescourier.com
10529Larry Collins63MaleEuropean-American/White09/03/2011ToledoOH41.689072-83.539874Toledo Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Larry Collins was killed in a head-on collision when a local officer chased burglary and robbery suspect Brian Everett Lipp the wrong way on an interstate. Ultimately cornered some three hours later, Lipp was fatally fired on by local, state and federal officers with an estimated 50 rounds. His weapon proved to be a pellet gun.

toledoblade.com
10555Teikeia Dorsey22FemaleAfrican-American/Black09/08/2011ShawMS33.5997874-90.7655548Shaw Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Lashondria Rice and Teikeia Dorsey died from injuries suffered after their vehicle was struck by a Shaw Police Department cruiser driven by Officer Tony Collins.

djournal.com
10556Lashondria Rice19FemaleAfrican-American/Black09/08/2011ShawMS33.5997874-90.7655548Shaw Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Lashondria Rice and Teikeia Dorsey died from injuries suffered after their vehicle was struck by a Shaw Police Department cruiser driven by Officer Tony Collins.

djournal.com
10552David Lee Genet27MaleEuropean-American/White09/08/2011EldoradoIL37.7955015-88.4060688Eldorado Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

David Lee Genet was killed in a traffic crash during a police chase. According to police, an officer initiated a traffic stop on Genet for multiple traffic offenses, and Genet attempted to flee. Genet's 2005 Hyundai Elantra left the roadway and struck a telephone box and several trees at 12:34 a.m.

carmitimes.com
10558Paul Joseph Quintanar19MaleNative American/Alaskan09/08/2011TustinCA33.7334447-117.8154728Tustin Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Tustin police said that officers had encountered Quintanar "hanging out" with a girl in an alley behind the 7-Eleven. They claimed that he had an open container of beer in his hand. Sometime during the encounter with police, Quintanar apparently ran off on foot, heading onto the southbound offramp before he was struck and killed on I-5.

ocregister.com
10566William Wolford92MaleRace unspecified09/11/2011PuebloCO38.289774-104.5951015Pueblo Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Wolford died from injuries sustained when struck by police cruiser. The officer was stopped at red light and struck Wolford as he crossed an intersection crosswalk. The officer was initially cited for careless driving causing bodily injury.

wordpress.com
10573Makever "Keba" Brown22MaleRace unspecified09/13/2011New York CityNY40.7216159-73.9747667City of New York Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ex-con Brown on probation and with outstanding warrants was approached by police and bolted on foot, taking off across FDR Drive. He was struck and killed by a livery cab in the northbound lanes.

dnainfo.com
10575Erick Von Schelske42MaleEuropean-American/White09/14/2011RosevilleCA38.7791899-121.2658201California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Erick Von Schelske was killed when his motorcycle hit a tree while trying to evade the CHP.

abc10.com
19227Scott Bogorquez40MaleHispanic/Latino09/14/2011Oklahoma CityOK35.4207069-97.5780719Oklahoma Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Scott Bogorquez fled a traffic stop on his motorcycle, crashed and was killed.

newsok.com
10579Tyre Chisholm22MaleAfrican-American/Black09/14/2011BronxNY40.9034271-73.8503777City of New York Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Although the blood of the off-duty rookie officer who killed pedestrian Chisholm with his vehicle was under the legal limit for DUI, he was still booked for it, based on his appearance, behavior and odor. He also faced vehicular manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges for the 4 a.m. incident.

nydailynews.com
19273Hartford Dwayne "Hops" Holmes49MaleEuropean-American/White09/14/2011Green SeaSC34.1289099-78.9873305Horry County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A Horry County Police Department officer saw a motorcycle driving extremely fast and attempted to pull over the driver for speeding. The officer said the motorcyclist refused to stop, and eventually lost control of the bike, killing Hartford Dwayne Holmes.

wmbfnews.com
10580Dale Neel65MaleEuropean-American/White09/15/2011FircrestWA47.2209587-122.5264482Pierce County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Neel died after being struck by police cruiser. He was in the center turn lane on a moped. A deputy was responding to a call for backup from another deputy who was searching for people who had fled a traffic stop. The responding deputy was traveling in the center turn lane.

thenewstribune.com
10605Michael Agustin Reza25MaleRace unspecified09/24/2011Los AngelesCA34.0650016-118.172827California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Michael Agustin Reza was killed when he crashed his 1997 Honda Accord into a Dodge Charger at the entrance to Cal State Los Angeles while fleeing the CHP. At around 1 a.m. the CHP had been pursuing Reza for speeding on the westbound 10 Freeway. The Honda exited at Fremont Avenue and continued west on Hellman Avenue. The CHP reportedly pursued the Honda until losing sight of it just east of the 710 Freeway overcrossing. Reza missed a slight curve and struck the Dodge, which was about to make a right turn into a university parking lot. The impact propelled the Dodge about 125 feet backward. The Honda hit a bus stop awning and came to a rest on the sidewalk. Reza got out of his car and collapsed on the lawn by the bus stop and died at the scene. The three people in the Dodge were injured.

latimes.com
10611Jose Roberto Sanchez35MaleHispanic/Latino09/25/2011Elk GroveCA38.4228638-121.3097422California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jose Roberto Sanchez was killed when he crashed into a pickup truck while leading the CHP on a high-speed chase.

sacbee.com
10612Daunte D. Simmons26MaleRace unspecified09/25/2011East St. LouisIL38.6162229-90.1730752St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Daunte D. Simmons was killed and a woman lost her leg when a 2003 Ford Mustang fleeing officer Dwayne George hit them as they walked on the Poplar Street Bridge. According to police, the Mustang struck a squad car at Market and Memorial at about 3:35 a.m. George followed the car onto the bridge into East St. Louis. Simmons was reportedly knocked off the bridge and fell to dry land below. A lawsuit contended that George didn't turn on his overhead lights for the first minute of the chase and pursued at high speeds despite heavy traffic.

stltoday.com
10621Danny Lee Dixon50MaleRace unspecified09/28/2011East Palo AltoCA37.4717003-122.1393909East Palo Alto Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Local police chased a burglary suspect at 5:30 a.m.; the suspect going 70 MPH on city streets, lights off, running red lights and stop signs, and lighting up a crack pipe at one point. The suspect crashed head on into motorcyclist Dixon at an intersection, killing him. The suspect was sentenced to 59 years.

cbslocal.com
10622Misty Kurmas13FemaleEuropean-American/White09/28/2011FlintMI42.9988889-83.6779479Michigan State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Kurmas was walking across the street, said to be on her way to church, when struck and killed by a suspect chased by the police. Multiple jurisdictions in five or six vehicles had been in pursuit with full lights and siren for at least ten seconds before the incident. The suspect received life in prison.

mlive.com
10628Sandra Paulson33FemaleRace unspecified09/30/2011St. Pete BeachFL27.731717-82.746055St. Pete Beach Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A local motorcycle officer initiated a pursuit of an SUV travelling 69 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. Soon after, that fleeing SUV rammed a small Mazda sedan containing Pablo Mansilla-Aguinaga and Sandra Paulson. Both died in the fiery crash. The driver of the SUV emerged with serious head wounds.

tampabay.com
10629Pablo Mansilla-Aguinaga32MaleRace unspecified09/30/2011St. Pete BeachFL27.731717-82.746055St. Pete Beach Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A local motorcycle officer initiated a pursuit of an SUV travelling 69 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. Soon after, that fleeing SUV rammed a small Mazda sedan containing Pablo Mansilla-Aguinaga and Sandra Paulson. Both died in the fiery crash. The driver of the SUV emerged with serious head wounds.

tampabay.com
10630Chaz Anthony Williams29MaleAfrican-American/Black10/01/2011OaklandCA37.7312571-122.18709San Leandro Police Department, California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Chaz Anthony Williams, BreeAnne Green and Adrian Ary were killed when their 1990 Buick LeSabre crashed while fleeing police after stealing alcohol from a San Leandro FoodMaxx.

sfgate.com
10631BreeAnne Green20FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/01/2011OaklandCA37.7312571-122.18709San Leandro Police Department, California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Chaz Anthony Williams, BreeAnne Green and Adrian Ary were killed when their 1990 Buick LeSabre crashed while fleeing police after stealing alcohol from a San Leandro FoodMaxx.

sfgate.com
10632Adrian Ary27MaleAfrican-American/Black10/01/2011OaklandCA37.7312571-122.18709San Leandro Police Department, California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Chaz Anthony Williams, BreeAnne Green and Adrian Ary were killed when their 1990 Buick LeSabre crashed while fleeing police after stealing alcohol from a San Leandro FoodMaxx.

sfgate.com
10636Matthew White28MaleEuropean-American/White10/03/2011FresnoCA36.7951001-119.8622603Fresno Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Matthew White was killed when his car collided with a police cruiser driven by officer Mandeep Singh Kehla.

mercurynews.com
10643Robert Vigil28MaleRace unspecified10/05/2011RoswellNM33.423197-104.505829Roswell Police Department, Chaves County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

After a wild chase, Vigil crashed, killing him.

rdrnews.com
21822Brian L. McNutt50MaleRace unspecified10/05/2011PasadenaMD39.1295181-76.5822359Maryland State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Brian L. McNutt fled a traffic stop at high speeds and crashed and died.

google.com
10647Ishmael Butler21MaleAfrican-American/Black10/06/2011Kansas CityKS39.1019476-94.6285714Kansas City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ishmael Butler died after he crashed into a building during a police chase. Police said they spotted a Pontiac driving erratically at a high rate of speed near Central Avenue and 10th Street around 12:30 a.m. Officers tried to stop the car, but Butler allegedly refused to pull over. According to police, Butler attempted to swerve around stop sticks, but lost control of his car and struck the side of a building.

kctv5.com
10675Catrell Ford16FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/14/2011ChipleyFL30.602122-85.594753Bay County Sheriff's Office, Washington County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ford was one of four Alabamans, from 16 to 22, who committed a string of vehicle crimes. All four rode from Dothan to Panama City in a stolen white Impala early on a Friday morning. After a thwarted carjacking, two of the four stole a Mustang, and police from two counties were soon in hot pursuit of both vehicles. The Impala, with Ford as the passenger, crashed into a ditch, a collision that killed her and seriously injured the driver.

wtvy.com
10680Willie L. Ross25MaleRace unspecified10/16/2011West MonroeLA32.5159228-92.1380569Monroe Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Willie L. Ross died after he crashed while fleeing from police at about 2:30 a.m. Officers were pursuing Ross' 1996 Infinity because Ross was reportedly wanted for domestic violence. Ross was traveling southbound on Louisiana 15 at a high rate of speed and he allegedly refused to stop until he lost control of the vehicle, ran off the right side of the road, and entered a shallow ditch. The Infinity then overturned and flipped end-over-end before coming to rest. Ross was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle in the crash. He was pronounced dead by the Ouachita Parish Coroner's Office.

myarklamiss.com
10683James Allen Baker41MaleEuropean-American/White10/17/2011BakersfieldCA35.3686201-118.9975038Bakersfield Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

James Allen Baker was killed when he drove off the road into the Kern River Canyon after a police chase.

turnto23.com
10703Jakob Roof23MaleEuropean-American/White10/23/2011KankakeeIL41.0908611-87.9069409Kankakee County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jakob Roof was killed when the 1993 Oldsmobile he was in collided with a KCSD squad car. The crash happened at about 8 p.m., after police said the Oldsmobile ran a stop sign at the intersection and struck the police car. Roof was pronounced dead at a hospital. The Oldsmobile's driver and the officer suffered serious injuries.

chicagotribune.com
10711Joseph Smith46MaleRace unspecified10/25/2011ConcordCA37.9862207-122.0406648Concord Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Uninvolved Arizonan motorist Smith was struck and killed in his BMW sedan by two suspects fleeing from local police. They'd been caught using their cell phones.

claycord.com
10710Jonathan D. Bindel18MaleEuropean-American/White10/25/2011JeffersonIA42.034477-94.387587Iowa State Patrol, Jefferson Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

ISP trooper Mike Cunningham reportedly began chasing Jonathan D. Bindel's 2006 Ford Taurus shortly before 11:30 p.m. for speeding and driving in the wrong lane. A 2008 Ford F-250 police truck driven by JPD officer Heath A. Enns was turned onto the highway to assist in the pursuit. Bindel drove into the eastbound lane while Enns drove onto the shoulder to avoid a collision. Bindel's car hit Enn's truck. The Taurus spun around and landed in the ditch. Bindel died at a hospital. Bindel's passenger was injured.

kcci.com
10719Marcus Deron Woodham38MaleEuropean-American/White10/28/2011AshfordAL31.1757456-85.238851Houston County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Marcus Deron Woodham's Honda Civic reportedly hit a Mercury Grand Marquis after narrowly dodging a police patrol car while driving the wrong way.

blogspot.com
10725Jacquay Johnson26MaleRace unspecified10/31/2011PittsburgCA37.9980902-121.8965078Pittsburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jacquay Johnson died at a hospital at around 7 p.m., hours after he crashed his car while fleeing police, killing his passenger, Rita Montes Martinez, and seriously injuring two other people. Johnson reportedly fled after an officer tried to pull him over for speeding at around 10:40 a.m. Johnson instead continued west on Buchanan Road until his truck hit an SUV that was traveling north on Railroad Avenue. Martinez died at the scene. Both people inside the SUV's two occupant were hospitalized in serious condition, but were expected to survive.

cbslocal.com
10726Rita Montes Martinez47FemaleRace unspecified10/31/2011PittsburgCA37.9980902-121.8965078Pittsburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jacquay Johnson died at a hospital at around 7 p.m., hours after he crashed his car while fleeing police, killing his passenger, Rita Montes Martinez, and seriously injuring two other people. Johnson reportedly fled after an officer tried to pull him over for speeding at around 10:40 a.m. Johnson instead continued west on Buchanan Road until his truck hit an SUV that was traveling north on Railroad Avenue. Martinez died at the scene. Both people inside the SUV's two occupant were hospitalized in serious condition, but were expected to survive.

cbslocal.com
10740Aaron Hamilton38MaleEuropean-American/White11/04/2011CrowleyLA30.2307792-92.3625881Rayne Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Aaron Hamilton was killed when a drunk driver fleeing police crashed into his car from behind. Joshua Jackson is who police said hit and killed Hamilton, a war veteran, while running from police along Oddfellows Road near Tower Road in Crowley. Hamilton's passenger was injured in the crash.

klfy.com
10742Theauther Love87MaleAfrican-American/Black11/04/2011BrooklynNY40.6746519-73.9090459City of New York Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Elderly well-respected minister Love was struck and killed by an NYPD cruiser at 7:20 a.m. while taking his regular morning walk in his neighborhood. Police withheld most details of the event, saying only that no criminal behavior was suspected.

nypost.com
10743Jordan Dodgen22MaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2011TopekaKS39.0513589-95.706092Topeka Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jordan Dodgen was killed when a truck fleeing police struck his car. Police said Kody Shane Godfrey fled a traffic stop and collided with three cars in the intersection of 10th and MacVicar. Dodgen died from his injuries the following afternoon. Godfrey, 33, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

morris.com
10753Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified11/09/2011CartersvilleGA34.1788928-84.7946911Cartersville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A Cartersville police officer noticed a man driving erratically. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but the motorcyclist refused to stop. At Johnson and Douglas streets, the officer terminated the pursuit due to the high rate of speed of the motorcycle. The motorcyclist continued north on Douglas Street at a high rate of speed and ran the stop sign at the intersection of Douglas and Porter streets before losing control of the motorcycle and crashing into a rock wall, killing the rider.

google.com
10760Marvin Cavil Shelton42MaleRace unspecified11/11/2011San BernardinoCA34.1083418-117.3138315California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Marvin Cavil Shelton was killed in a four-way crash while fleeing the CHP. A CHP officer tried to stop Shelton's Honda Civic at around 9:45 p.m. for a traffic violation, but he reportedly fled. CHP officers pursued Shelton for two minutes at speeds of up to 80 mph on city streets until he lost control of his car and crashed into a Toyota Tacoma, a Ford Econoline van and a Honda Accord. Shelton was pronounced dead at the scene. Eight other people were injured.

nbclosangeles.com
10761Ronald Anderson aka Brandon Anderson34MaleRace unspecified11/12/2011BirminghamAL33.5119013-86.8729651Hueytown Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An officer struck Ronald (also appears in some reports as Brandon) Anderson with his patrol car after Anderson wrecked his car and fled on foot.

blog.al.com
20727Halee Ludowise-Fischer15FemaleEuropean-American/White11/19/2011GlendaleWI43.1476546-87.9090662River Hills Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Driver Halee Ludowise-Fischer and Jennifer Geren, both 15, allegedly sneaked out of their homes without their parents' knowledge and went for a joyride. They were driving in Ludowise-Fischer's mother's 2009 Mitsubishi when a River Hills police officer noticed a taillight on the vehicle was out. He activated his lights and tried to pull the car over, but the driver sped off, running through two traffic lights. The officer turned off his lights and stopped the chase, although he continued to follow. Shortly after, he saw sparks flying in the air when the girls' car struck a transformer. Ludowise-Fischer drove for another half-mile striking a stop sign, then a utility pole. The car rolled onto the passenger side, and the hood wrapped around a tree less than a mile from Nicolet High School. Both girls were killed.

jsonline.com
20728Jennifer Geren15FemaleEuropean-American/White11/19/2011GlendaleWI43.1476546-87.9090662River Hills Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Driver Halee Ludowise-Fischer and Jennifer Geren, both 15, allegedly sneaked out of their homes without their parents' knowledge and went for a joyride. They were driving in Ludowise-Fischer's mother's 2009 Mitsubishi when a River Hills police officer noticed a taillight on the vehicle was out. He activated his lights and tried to pull the car over, but the driver sped off, running through two traffic lights. The officer turned off his lights and stopped the chase, although he continued to follow. Shortly after, he saw sparks flying in the air when the girls' car struck a transformer. Ludowise-Fischer drove for another half-mile striking a stop sign, then a utility pole. The car rolled onto the passenger side, and the hood wrapped around a tree less than a mile from Nicolet High School. Both girls were killed.

jsonline.com
19221Joe Escobar31MaleHispanic/Latino11/20/2011Oklahoma CityOK35.4115068-97.5821075Oklahoma City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An officer tried to stop Escobar because he was driving slow and straddling lane lines, leading the officer to believe he might be driving drunk. Escobar ran, and officers chased. Escobar's tires were flattened after he ran over several curbs, and his pickup was shooting sparks and flames from the wheels as it approached Will Rogers World Airport. Escobar hit a curb on the north side of SW 54 and rolled the vehicle before they arrived. Escobar was pronounced dead at the scene.

newsok.com
10794Christopher Thompson22MaleAfrican-American/Black11/23/2011JacksonvilleFL30.28798-81.4376142Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Thompson was killed in a high-speed police chase when struck by a 17-year-old suspect being pursued by county police at 3 a.m. The chase ranged up to 100 MPH on city streets.

jacksonville.com
23235Gordon Kyle Anito20MaleEuropean-American/White11/26/2011KnoxvilleTN36.0915217-83.9365012Tennessee Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Gordon Kyle Anito was killed when his Subaru Impreza hit a tree head-on around 3:30 a.m. and caught fire. He was leading Trooper Charles Van Morgan on a high-speed chase that topped 80 mph. Morgan was fired, and the family dropped a $10 million lawsuit.

knoxnews.com
10818Amanda Smith26FemaleRace unspecified12/01/2011Pompano BeachFL26.2589645-80.0998069Lighthouse Point Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Smith died in a vehicle collision. The Jeep in which she was riding as a passenger struck a local police vehicle; she was ejected from her seat, pinned underneath as the Jeep turned over, and died at the scene.

sun-sentinel.com
20651Michael Taylor15MaleEuropean-American/White12/09/2011NorwoodPA39.8975909-75.2918492Folcroft Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Maurquis Javon Thompson was fleeing from police when he struck two teenage boys, Michael Taylor and Mark McNeill, with a car, killing both of them, police said.

nbcphiladelphia.com
20652Mark McNeill15MaleEuropean-American/White12/09/2011NorwoodPA39.8975909-75.2918492Folcroft Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Maurquis Javon Thompson was fleeing from police when he struck two teenage boys, Michael Taylor and Mark McNeill, with a car, killing both of them, police said.

nbcphiladelphia.com
20650Jason Michael Doriguzzi32MaleRace unspecified12/09/2011BrownsvillePA40.0236853-79.898251East Bethlehem Township Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jason Doriguzzi ran into a house following a police chase and was killed.

google.com
22906Tyler Keith Cassell17MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2011Charles CityVA37.4013523-77.1924793Charles City County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A deputy tried to stop a 2000 Audi for reckless driving, but the driver continued traveling south on VA-106 at a high speed. The deputy lost sight of the car, and just before 7:30 p.m., someone who saw the crash waved down the deputy. Tyler K. Cassell, who was killed, was a passenger in the Audi

pilotonline.com
10854Michael Milane Hardy56MaleAfrican-American/Black12/14/2011BirminghamAL33.4963807-86.8230015Birmingham Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Michael Milane Hardy was a pedestrian who died when he was struck by a police car.

blog.al.com
21334Carl Reynolds58MaleRace unspecified12/15/2011DetroitMI42.4325606-83.092619Detroit Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, officers tried to stop two 16-year-olds who were motoring recklessly near 7 Mile and Dequindre in a Jeep Cherokee that had been reported stolen two days earlier. Police said the Jeep sped off and that officers terminated the chase because it was determined to be too dangerous. The Jeep crashed into a Cadillac driven by Carl Reynolds, killing him.

lodeplus.com
22141Cedric Upshur27MaleRace unspecified12/15/2011PennsvilleNJ39.6822519-75.5001421New Jersey State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Caleb D. Harris, 20, of Camden, was indicted on charges of aggravated manslaughter and death by an automobile for allegedly causing the death of his passenger, Cedric Upshur, 27, of Camden, while driving in a stolen vehicle and attempting to elude police, police said.

www.nj.com
10864Daniel Hiler24MaleEuropean-American/White12/16/2011BakersfieldCA35.4195334-119.0316422Kern County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

As pedestrians Daniel Hiler and Crystal Jolley crossed Norris Road after dark and were struck by a patrol car going about 80 MPH, with no siren or emergency lights. Both were killed. The officer was charged with vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to community service; the county settled with the families for $8.8M.

bakersfieldcalifornian.com
10865Crystal Jolley30FemaleRace unspecified12/16/2011BakersfieldCA35.4195334-119.0316422Kern County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

As pedestrians Daniel Hiler and Crystal Jolley crossed Norris Road after dark and were struck by a patrol car going about 80 MPH, with no siren or emergency lights. Both were killed. The officer was charged with vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to community service; the county settled with the families for $8.8M.

bakersfieldcalifornian.com
20646Brian Brouse21MaleEuropean-American/White12/23/2011YorkPA39.982908-76.7346802Northern York County Regional Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An officer tried to pull over Brian Brouse on suspicion of drunken driving. After a chase, the officer reportedly called off the chase a few hundred yards before Brouse crashed and was killed.

google.com
10889Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/24/2011AtlantaGA33.7222276-84.3939744Atlanta Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officers were dispatched to the downtown connector regarding a person walking on the interstate. When the officers arrived they saw the man walking on the right shoulder of the northbound lanes. Officer Branden Hart attempted to speak with the man. When he didn't respond, the attempted to detain him. The unidentified man resisted and fought with the officer and then ran across the northbound lanes of the interstate, jumped the median wall and began to run across the southbound lanes when he was struck by a vehicle and killed.

google.com
10899James Peeff25MaleEuropean-American/White12/28/2011LivermoreCA37.6759999-121.7796372Livermore Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

James Peeff was killed when his motorcycle crashed while fleeing from police.

pleasantonweekly.com
10914Kathy Porter54FemaleEuropean-American/White12/31/2011AtlantaGA33.7469169-84.3877407Atlanta Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An officer responding to a call drove through a red light at an intersection, striking another vehicle. Several occupants of the other vehicle were injured and Porter was killed. Witnesses report the squad car had lights on, but no siren.

espn.go.com
10919Alex M. Moore21MaleRace unspecified01/01/2012StatelineNV38.9752273-119.9351403California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A Walnut Creek, Calif., man was struck and killed by a California Highway Patrol vehicle early morning, New Year's Day, on Highway 50 near Stateline at Lake Tahoe. A preliminary investigation shows the trooper apparently struck the pedestrian while traveling in the westbound lane of the four-lane highway. It was unclear whether the pedestrian was, as initially reported, walking in the lane of traffic on the dark and dimly-lit road. The victim's body was thrown into a lane of traffic and was struck by a bus.

laketahoenews.net
10915Patrick Dennison57MaleRace unspecified01/01/2012AlbuquerqueNM35.0798939-106.7103735Albuquerque Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Aaron Zwicky, was responding to calls reporting a fight and possible gunshots on the 2100 block of Gait SW shortly after midnight when he ran down Dennison on Central Avenue near Coors Boulevard, according to police.

abqjournal.com
10923Raymond "Ray Ray" Rogers Jr.49MaleAfrican-American/Black01/02/2012Virginia BeachVA36.885166-76.1809935Norfolk Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Raymond "Ray Ray" Rogers Jr. died crossing the street when he was struck by a car being chased by Norfolk police. The driver, Ronald Lee Perkins Jr., was being pursued by police in connection with a robbery.

hamptonroads.com
10943Laura Zepeda41FemaleHispanic/Latino01/09/2012San AntonioTX29.3214891-98.4777922San Antonio Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Zepeda drove through an intersection as officer Elizabeth Padron, pursuing a stolen vehicle with her lights and sirens on, ran a red light and collided with her. Zepeda died on May 7. Padron was slightly injured. It was the first of two officer-involved collisions in San Antonio that resulted in the deaths of bystanders in 2012.

mysanantonio.com
10948Kenneth Gordon Davis Jr.20MaleEuropean-American/White01/10/2012St. PetersburgFL27.7771941-82.6998842St. Petersburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Davis was wanted in connection with a purse snatching. Officers observed him in the back seat of a Kia driven by another man and gave chase. Shortly after the Kia collided head-on with a pickup-up, an accident that left Davis dead and six other people hospitalized.

tampabay.com
10950Name withheld by police17MaleRace unspecified01/12/2012HollyCO38.0533838-102.1317837Granada Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A 14-year-old Lamar male was driving a 1995 Camaro on Highway 50. The Camaro was stolen out of Lamar. A Granada police officer attempted to contact the Camaro for reckless driving in the town of Granada. The Camaro attempted to elude the officer and a pursuit ensued eastbound on Highway 50 with speeds reaching over 100 mph. The officer lost sight of the Camaro prior to it entering the town of Holly. After the Camaro entered Holly, it lost control for several hundred feet then collided with two parked cars that were legally parked on the north side of the road. The 14-year-old driver was transported to Prowers Medical Center and treated for minor injuries. A 17-year-old passenger from Lamar was pronounced dead on the scene.

google.com
10960Audrey D. Brandon51FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/13/2012ShivelyKY38.183619-85.816164Louisville Metro Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

In frigid weather Tachone Harrison and another teenaged suspect swiped a warmed-up car with the keys in. When police spotted it, they wouldn't pull over, setting up a pursuit. The teens crashed into a telephone pole shortly afterward, killing Harrison and sadly also killing an uninvolved pedestrian in the wrong place at the wrong time, Audrey Brandon.

wdrb.com
10961Tachone T. Harrison "Peanut"17FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/13/2012ShivelyKY38.1882712-85.8102677Louisville Metro Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

In frigid weather Tachone Harrison and another teenaged suspect swiped a warmed-up car with the keys in. When police spotted it, they wouldn't pull over, setting up a pursuit. The teens crashed into a telephone pole shortly afterward, killing Harrison and sadly also killing an uninvolved pedestrian in the wrong place at the wrong time, Audrey Brandon.

wdrb.com
10968Tiawn Anthony Barham Sr.29MaleAfrican-American/Black01/15/2012AkronOH41.0855345-81.4903749Akron Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Barham was killed after police say he ignored orders to stop and sped away, eventually crashing into a utility pole. According to police, officers tried to pulled over Barham's 1995 BMW sedan for running a red light.

ohio.com
10971Ezequiel Serna Jr.14MaleHispanic/Latino01/16/2012RosharonTX29.338375-95.567364Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A trooper tried to pull over the driver of a white 2003 Ford Ranger that was travelling at 73 mph in a 60 mph zone. The truck turned off of paved Lockridge Road onto unpaved County Road 40 and flipped. The driver, Serna, died. His two companions, 12 and 13, were injured. None of them wore seat belts.

chron.com
10975Rajwaun Watkins20MaleAfrican-American/Black01/18/2012NewarkCA37.520683-122.0099432Newark Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Rajwaun Watkins died from injuries sustained two days earlier in the same crash that killed Robert Cheney.

sfgate.com
10977Robert Louis Cheney69MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2012NewarkCA37.520683-122.0099432Newark Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Cheney was killed as a Malibu full of three burglary suspects, fleeing from police, struck his Honda at full speed at an intersection.

sfgate.com
10978Christian M. Howard19MaleEuropean-American/White01/19/2012Kansas CityMO39.0908084-94.5518134Kansas City Police Department (MO)
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Passengers Christopher L. Ford and Christian M. Howard were killed when the car they were in crashed into a city water truck after fleeing from police. Officers from Mission and Westwood, Kansas said they chased a Honda Accord that had been reported stolen into Missouri at around 2:15 a.m., but stopped the pursuit at the state line. The Honda continued traveling at a high rate of speed through Kansas City, Missouri., allegedly nearly hitting an unmarked KCPD patrol car. That officer reportedly turned around to follow the Honda. Shortly after that, the Honda ran a red light and T-boned the water truck. The driver of the Honda, Casey Allen Cordell, 24, and the driver of the truck both sustained minor injuries.

kmbc.com
10979Christopher L. Ford26MaleEuropean-American/White01/19/2012Kansas CityMO39.0908084-94.5518134Kansas City Police Department (MO)
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Passengers Christopher L. Ford and Christian M. Howard were killed when the car they were in crashed into a city water truck after fleeing from police. Officers from Mission and Westwood, Kansas said they chased a Honda Accord that had been reported stolen into Missouri at around 2:15 a.m., but stopped the pursuit at the state line. The Honda continued traveling at a high rate of speed through Kansas City, Missouri., allegedly nearly hitting an unmarked KCPD patrol car. That officer reportedly turned around to follow the Honda. Shortly after that, the Honda ran a red light and T-boned the water truck. The driver of the Honda, Casey Allen Cordell, 24, and the driver of the truck both sustained minor injuries.

kmbc.com
10990Beverly Kirk43FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/22/2012DallasTX32.7486139-96.6524721Dallas Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Bryan Crenshaw, his lights and sirens off, followed an ambulance, its lights and sirens on, around 3 a.m. After the ambulance passed, Kirk, mentally ill and intoxicated, walked onto the street. Crenshaw fatally struck her. It is unclear whether his lights and sirens should have been according to the policy of his department. Kirk's family, though angry that authorities never notified them of her death, hesitated to condemn Crenshaw.

dallasnews.com
10987Brianna Baker19FemaleEuropean-American/White01/22/2012BeardstownIL40.0108665-90.435718Brown County Sheriff's Office, Cass County Sheriff's Office, Beardstown Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Brianna Baker died after the 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck she was in crashed while fleeing police. Police said a passing pickup driven by Jacob Hendricks, 19, was identified by a resident while a deputy was investigating a complaint of a truck causing damage. According to police, the deputy tried to stop the truck, but the pickup reportedly left Versailles at a high rate of speed, then ran stop signs in Meredosia before heading north on US-67. The deputy requested assistance, and Cass County Sheriff's Office and Beardstown Police Department officers responded. At about 3 a.m. Hendricks lost control of the truck and struck a utility pole. There were five teen passengers in Hendrick's truck—two in the front and three in the back seat. Baker, who was in the back seat, was killed. Hendricks was charged with aggravated reckless driving, aggravated driving under the influence and several other traffic-related counts.

whig.com
10999Aaron Nathaniel McCoy20MaleAfrican-American/Black01/24/2012Lutherville-TimoniumMD39.4364839-76.5969046Baltimore County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

McCoy and another man in a stolen Accord, both suspects in a string of local burglaries, were chased by police at high speed down rural Maryland roads. The men struck two other vehicles. McCoy died of his injuries, the other suspect went to jail, and the other vehicles' occupants suffered minor injuries.

baltimoresun.com
11013Thaddeus Alphonso Howard19MaleRace unspecified01/29/2012WashingtonDC38.9410437-77.0019644Washington Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Based on reports of shots fired, and an unknown man who flagged down police at 3 a.m., officers went looking for a burgundy colored Plymouth minivan with Virginia tags. They found it and started a high-speed pursuit. The Plymouth crashed into a tree and ejected all three occupants. Two of them, Thaddeus Alphonso Howard and William Kurland Joseph Adams IV, were killed.

mpdc.dc.gov
15674William Kurland Joseph Adams IV18MaleRace unspecified01/29/2012WashingtonDC38.9410437-77.0019644Washington Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Based on reports of shots fired, and an unknown man who flagged down police at 3 a.m., officers went looking for a burgundy colored Plymouth minivan with Virginia tags. They found it and started a high-speed pursuit. The Plymouth crashed into a tree and ejected all three occupants. Two of them, Thaddeus Alphonso Howard and William Kurland Joseph Adams IV, were killed.

mpdc.dc.gov
11029William Curry84MaleEuropean-American/White02/03/2012AnnistonAL33.6520162-85.826497Anniston Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

William Curry died April 20, 2012, more than two months after being critically injured when his car was hit by one driven by officer Tony Gazaway.

wbrc.com
11033Robert Macklin Carlisle40MaleEuropean-American/White02/04/2012GuytonGA32.295468-81.40353Effingham County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Deputies attempted a traffic stop for running a stop sign and an equipment violation. Carlisle fled at a high speed and continued north on Honey Ridge Road before rounding a curve, striking a tree and landing in water, police said. Carlisle was pronounced dead at the scene.

savannahnow.com
11034Milinda Clark31FemaleAfrican-American/Black02/05/2012FlowoodMS32.3580257-90.0126947Ridgeland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Milinda Clark was killed when her vehicle was struck in Flowood after a chase that began in Ridgeland. Robert Williams and Melinda Renae Rutherford allegedly shoplifted from a Ridgeland business before leading police on a chase into Rankin County that ended in the fatal crash.

meridianstar.com
11035John Quincy Ellis46MaleAfrican-American/Black02/06/2012StocktonCA37.9964229-121.3054564Stockton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

John Quincy Ellis was reportedly killed after he walked away from police and stepped in front of an oncoming tractor trailer on I-5.

cbslocal.com
11047Michelle Campbell51FemaleRace unspecified02/10/2012QuincyFL30.539888-84.5518618Florida Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

The involved state trooper was fired, but otherwise unpunished, for a high-speed vehicle collision on a county road at one minute after midnight. The crash killed Campbell. The trooper's marked Ford CV veered into the oncoming lane. Correcting, the trooper lost control and struck Campbell's Mitsubishi head on.

wctv.tv
11053Frank S. Caruso42MaleEuropean-American/White02/11/2012AddisonIL41.948883-88.003345Illinois State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Frank S. Caruso was sitting inside a state trooper's car when a 2010 Chevrolet Impala rear-ended the squad car, killing Caruso and injuring the trooper. According to police, Caruso's 2005 gray Nissan SUV was disabled in a minor accident before 1 a.m. and was partially blocking the left lane of eastbound traffic on I-290. A trooper used his car and lights to block two lanes of the roadway. Caruso and the trooper were waiting inside the squad car for Caruso's girlfriend to pick him up when they were rear-ended at about 1:20 a.m. Caruso's family said they were unable to get immediate information from troopers at the scene. Caruso's girlfriend called area hospitals, eventually learning that he'd been transported to Elmhurst. Before she could arrive, Caruso was pronounced dead. The trooper sustained a concussion. The driver of the Impala, Daniel C. Clark, 32, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence.

chicagotribune.com
11059Suhani Chandravadan Bhakta12FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander02/12/2012WichitaKS37.663624-97.335871Wichita Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A speeding local police car without lights or siren struck and killed Bhakta as she crossed the street. In June 2013 the family settled with the city for $300K, noting that the 12-year-old had been tested for drugs but the officer at fault had not been. The same officer struck and seriously injured another pedestrian in a June 2012 high speed chase.

kansas.com
11060Vanessa Marie Del Toro20FemaleHispanic/Latino02/13/2012WoodlandCA38.6598808-121.7741348Woodland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Vanessa Marie Del Toro died when she crashed her Range Rover while trying to evade police. At around 4:30 p.m., Del Toro was reportedly involved in a traffic accident and fled the scene. Her SUV was spotted a short time later by Woodland police chief Dan Bellini who started to follow her. Bellini said abandoned the chase after the SUV accelerated to 90 mph and became too dangerous to pursue. A short time later, Del Toro apparently lost control of the Range Rover and left the road, turned sideways and hit a tree in the front yard of a home. Del Toro was trapped inside the vehicle and died at the scene.

cbslocal.com
11069Lilian Janeth Pleitez-Duarte36FemaleHispanic/Latino02/16/2012Los AngelesCA34.0616361-118.2795718Los Angeles Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Lilian Janeth Pleitez-Duarte's boyfriend, Jeffrey Minifie, reportedly forced her into a GMC Yukon, and was killed after the SUV crashed head-on into an eastbound Volvo during the ensuing police chase.

blogspot.com
20790Kayla Johnson-Ukeyne25FemaleAfrican-American/Black02/18/2012VeronaPA40.4755531-79.848462Penn Hills Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, Kayla Johnson-Ukeyne was killed when she was hit by a speeding driver, 28-year-old Kayla Hoffman, who was evading police who wanted to interrogate her about drunken driving.

cbslocal.com
11077Derrick Pritchett17MaleRace unspecified02/18/2012AtlantaGA33.8877505-84.4608229Cobb County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officers attempted to stop a car after the 17-year-old driver made an illegal U-turn, failed to maintain a lane and ran a red light early Saturday morning—all signs of a possibly impaired driver, police said. But the car didn't stop, and instead accelerated and led police on a short chase that ended when the Cadillac hit two curbs and then a concrete retaining wall along the on-ramp to I-75 southbound, killing the driver, Pritchett and a 16-year-old whose name was withheld.

ajc.com
11078Name withheld by police16MaleRace unspecified02/18/2012AtlantaGA33.8877505-84.4608229Cobb County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officers attempted to stop a car after the 17-year-old driver made an illegal U-turn, failed to maintain a lane and ran a red light early Saturday morning—all signs of a possibly impaired driver, police said. But the car didn't stop, and instead accelerated and led police on a short chase that ended when the Cadillac hit two curbs and then a concrete retaining wall along the on-ramp to I-75 southbound, killing the driver, Pritchett and a 16-year-old whose name was withheld.

ajc.com
11082Harold Fleming45MaleEuropean-American/White02/19/2012St. PetersburgFL27.8063646-82.7245558St. Petersburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At 4:20 a.m. wheelchair-bound Fleming was struck and "propelled in a northeasterly direction" by a speeding police car with fatal results. Fleming had a high blood-alcohol level and some marijuana in his system; the officer was speeding at 61 MPH in a 40 MPH zone although not responding to any emergency. He was cited for careless driving.

baynews9.com
19303Kevin Brian Loftin56MaleEuropean-American/White02/22/2012BelmontNC35.2516945-81.0285646Belmont Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Lester Norman Jr. led police on a chase that ended with a wreck that killed former Belmont mayor Kevin Loftin and Donna Jean Deitz. Norman was charged with felony death-by-vehicle, driving while intoxicated and driving with a revoked license and other charges.

wcti12.com
19304Donna Jean Deitz60FemaleEuropean-American/White02/22/2012BelmontNC35.2516945-81.0285646Belmont Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Lester Norman Jr. led police on a chase that ended with a wreck that killed former Belmont mayor Kevin Loftin and Donna Jean Deitz. Norman was charged with felony death-by-vehicle, driving while intoxicated and driving with a revoked license and other charges.

wcti12.com
11096Francisco Andres39MaleRace unspecified02/25/2012Lake WorthFL26.6214733-80.0571268Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, Andres was likely under the influence of alcohol when he unexpectedly stepped out in front of a moving police car on Dixie Highway. The impact was fatal. The officer was said not to have been speeding and no charges were brought.

sun-sentinel.com
20785Orin Chatman19MaleAfrican-American/Black03/05/2012WilkinsburgPA40.4408215-79.8766838Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Orin Chatman, 19, and Yvonne West, 19, his passenger, were killed in a crash when police gave chase when a license plate revealed the car had been stolen at gunpoint.

wpxi.com
20786Yvonne West19FemaleAfrican-American/Black03/05/2012WilkinsburgPA40.4408215-79.8766838Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Orin Chatman, 19, and Yvonne West, 19, his passenger, were killed in a crash when police gave chase when a license plate revealed the car had been stolen at gunpoint.

wpxi.com
11116Timothy Johnson45MaleEuropean-American/White03/06/2012BrandonMS32.282438-89.908449Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At around 5:40 p.m., police got a report of a man who ran a gold Jaguar into the home of his estranged wife and fled. A pursuit began, but Johnson stopped on the I-20 bridge on Rankin Road. While sitting in the car, Johnson called the Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center, but then drove off resuming the chase. "While this pursuit was going on he actually called his attorney and shortly after the pursuit had restarted, as you can see he crashed into a tree down here, the car caught fire and the suspect passed away in the accident and fire," Sheriff Bailey said.

msnewsnow.com
11124Alexandra Brooke Longoria16FemaleHispanic/Latino03/09/2012TX29.7751825-95.3102505Houston Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Longoria crashed as she drove away from an officer who was trying to arrest her.

google.com
26042Brandon Giordano15MaleEuropean-American/White03/09/2012OxfordCT41.4197025-73.1049991Seymour Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Brandon Giordano was riding in the back seat of his friend's Ford Mustang when it crashed during a police chase that began in Seymour when Officer Anthony Renaldi saw Ramirez's illegal "ground effects" lights.

ctpost.com
20782Jermaine Alexander14MaleAfrican-American/Black03/13/2012PhiladelphiaPA40.0011798-75.0971772Philadelphia Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jermaine Alexander was riding a friend's dirt bike, a Honda CR500, in the city's Frankford section. At the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Butler Street, Alexander slammed into a southbound 2005 Kia Sportage, driven by Mitchell Butler. Witnesses said Alexander was fleeing from police. Police said they weren't.

phillytrib.com
22912Daryl Lee Beadles44MaleRace unspecified03/18/2012GladysVA37.159486-79.0758062Halifax County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Daryl Lee Beadles was killed and 25-year-old Halifax County Sheriff's Deputy T. H. Clarke was hospitalized following a deadly chase. Reports were opaque, but it appears Beadles hit a tree, then Clarke hit the same tree.

google.com
11153Annamaria Victoria Loza31FemaleEuropean-American/White03/19/2012Joshua TreeCA34.1349828-116.3107509San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Annamaria Victoria Loza was struck by a San Bernardino County Sheriff patrol vehicle while crossing the highway in Joshua Tree.

hidesertstar.com
22560Elmo Rogers Portee Jr.27MaleAfrican-American/Black03/19/2012Fort WayneIN41.1791955-85.0940655Allen County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A deputy with the sheriff's department was eastbound on Dupont Road and was responding to a reported crash at the intersection of Tonkel and Hursh roads. Elmo Portee was driving a van that was northbound on Diebold Road that entered the intersection with Dupont and was struck by the cruiser, police said. Three people were inside the van. Portee was killed, a woman sustained serious injuries, and a girl suffered minor injuries.

news-sentinel.com
11156Nina Roxanne Smith21FemaleEuropean-American/White03/20/2012TucsonAZ32.1776268-110.9863544Pima County Sheriff's Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police were chasing burglary suspects. The car rolled over, killing two of four occupants.

tucson.com
11157Caron Ramell Rivers30MaleRace unspecified03/20/2012TucsonAZ32.1776268-110.9863544Pima County Sheriff's Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police were chasing burglary suspects. The car rolled over, killing two of four occupants.

tucson.com
11165Robert Dumas Jr.42MaleAfrican-American/Black03/21/2012ClevelandOH41.481255-81.6661858Newburgh Heights Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Dumas was killed in a police chase as his car crashed into a concrete pole. Police said they were not pursuing closely; witnesses at a nearby bus stop said otherwise.

cleveland.com
21340Name withheld by police79Race unspecified03/22/2012DetroitMI42.3950262-83.1690467
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said they'd pursued Pontiac minivan as part of a narcotics investigation. The Pontiac T-boned a Honda near Meyers Road and Lyndon Street. The driver of the Honda was in critical condition at press time. Per a witness: "I was standing here setting my grill up and I seen a van come this way and a black police car come behind him with his light. They turned at this corner here on Meyers and shot toward Lyndon," he said. "I saw about six or seven other police cars coming down the street, flying this way." Listed in mlive.com's police chase database as a fatality, corroborated by crash report (#260170) which says a 79-year-old driver was killed.

mlive.com
11166Kylan Burrell22MaleEuropean-American/White03/23/2012MediapolisIA41.00547-91.169535Lee County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Deputy Rick Cook responded to a report of a reckless driver on US-61 north of Wapello just before 6:30 p.m. The driver allegedly fled when Cook tried to pull the car over. Cook said he reached a speed of 120 mph during the pursuit, and lost sight of the car as it rounded a corner. The car crashed just after entering town and landed upside-down in a ditch. The passenger, Kylan Burrell, died at the scene. The driver, Levi Swanson, 23, was hospitalized. Swanson was later found guilty of of vehicular homicide.

wqad.com
11168Reynard Osman16MaleAfrican-American/Black03/23/2012Chevy ChaseMD38.9679501-77.0774536Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Teen cousins Emanuel Nelson and Kyree Nelson snuck out of bed for an early-morning joy ride with two older teens in a stolen Toyota Echo. Police fell in behind then flipped on their lights and siren. The driver lost control and struck a tree at Chevy Chase Circle. The car burst into flames. Both cousins died in their seats; the driver Reynard Osman died five days later.

nbcwashington.com
11170Kyree Nelson14MaleAfrican-American/Black03/23/2012Chevy ChaseMD38.9676467-77.0776655Montgomery County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Teen cousins Emanuel Nelson and Kyree Nelson snuck out of bed for an early-morning joy ride with two older teens in a stolen Toyota Echo. Police fell in behind then flipped on their lights and siren. The driver lost control and struck a tree at Chevy Chase Circle. The car burst into flames. Both cousins died in their seats.

washingtonpost.com
11171Emanuel Nelson16MaleAfrican-American/Black03/23/2012Chevy ChaseMD38.9676467-77.0776655Montgomery County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Teen cousins Emanuel Nelson and Kyree Nelson snuck out of bed for an early-morning joy ride with two older teens in a stolen Toyota Echo. Police fell in behind then flipped on their lights and siren. The driver lost control and struck a tree at Chevy Chase Circle. The car burst into flames. Both cousins died in their seats.

washingtonpost.com
21341Johnny L. Bentley74MaleEuropean-American/White03/29/2012NewportMI42.0024004-83.3165638Brownstown Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Brownstown Township police were chasing Johnny L. Bentley's 2004 Saturn at around 9:30 a.m. after recieving a report from Trenton police about a potentially intoxicated motorist driving erratically on Fort Street. Police pursued Bentley onto southbound I-75 in Monroe County, where the Saturn crashed into a semi truck. Bentley died at the scene. People close to Bentley said he had Alzheimer's and diabetes, and that he'd get confused when he didn't take his medicine.

pressandguide.com
11185Danny Irizarry Roman36MaleHispanic/Latino03/30/2012PhiladelphiaPA40.0037864-75.1453239Philadelphia Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A North Philly driver stopped for running a stop sign flashed a handgun and made a verbal threat ("No, but I have this for you"), all developing into a 20-minute police chase at speeds of over 100 MPH. The hotly pursued suspect crashed into a gold Honda, killing innocent motorist Roman and critically injuring Roman's girlfriend and her young son.

philly.com
20780Lewis "Tudd" Moore Jr.25MaleAfrican-American/Black04/01/2012HarrisburgPA40.2717394-76.8487983Pennsylvania State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

State police followed a speeding car that appeared to have a missing wheel or a flat tire, police said. Lewis Moore's car struck a parked car, swerved across the road and struck a tree in a residential neighborhood. Police said they were not pursuing the car, just following it.

pennlive.com
19295Nicholas "Nick" O'Neal Stanford18MaleEuropean-American/White04/03/2012BuffaloSC34.7689259-81.7151225Union County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Stanford was riding a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle on Gist Bridge Road when he came up behind the unmarked Dodge Charger of a Union County Sheriff's Office deputy. McDougald said Stanford passed the deputy and continued on Gist Bridge Road. The deputy lost sight of Stanford. Stanford ran off the left side of the road, crashed into a pole, and died.

goupstate.com
11196Andrew L. May30MaleAfrican-American/Black04/04/2012JolietIL41.5339214-88.0434146Will County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Andrew L. May died from injuries sustained three days earlier when he was hit by a deputy's squad car. The deputy was on patrol at about 11:15 p.m. when he struck May, who police said was in the roadway "about 4 or 5 feet from the shoulder."

chicagotribune.com
11204Andre Leon20MaleAfrican-American/Black04/09/2012MiamiFL25.8502275-80.2255195Miami-Dade Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Miami narcotics police chased and fired on a black Cadillac CTS that had been stolen at gunpoint. During a high-speed pursuit the Cadillac crossed an intersection and slammed into a Dodge Neon, killing the driver Leon and critically injuring his 19-year-old female passenger. (Leon's last name was also reported as "Williams.")

miamidade.gov
21343Justin S. Sheldon23MaleRace unspecified04/10/2012FowlervilleMI42.6852108-84.0747347Michigan State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said a chase began around 2 a.m. when officers tried to pull Justin Sheldon's 2008 Dodge Charger over after receiving reports he'd brandished a knife during an earlier altercation. Sheldon was killed when his car went off the road north of Fowlerville and hit a tree.

927thevan.com
11206Jane DoeFemaleHispanic/Latino04/10/2012La JoyaTX26.2471887-98.4721993La Joya Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Law enforcement pursued a white Chevrolet Tahoe that they believed to be transporting drugs. The driver tried to evade officers and crashed, killing one woman and injuring 16 other undocumented immigrants who were in the vehicle. The woman's name, age and country of origin do not appear in English-language media.

themonitor.com
11211John Doe1MaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11212John Doe2MaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11213John Doe3MaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11214John Doe4MaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11215John Doe5MaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11216John Doe6MaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11217Jane Doe1FemaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11218Jane Doe 2FemaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11219Jane Doe3FemaleHispanic/Latino04/11/2012PalmviewTX26.2351813-98.3824824U.S. Border Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Border Patrol agents stopped a minivan on U.S. 83. A man stepped out of the vehicle and ran. Smuggler Junior Benjamin Rodriguez, 15, sped away and crashed in Palmview. Three women and six men died. One woman may have been pregnant. Seven more were injured. Rodriguez was convicted of nine counts of manslaughter. The dead are not named in English-language media.

chron.com
11227Tamon Robinson27MaleAfrican-American/Black04/12/2012BrooklynNY40.6362807-73.8859878City of New York Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Robinson was collecting paving stones from a yard outside the Bayview House housing project, and a patrol car pulled up onto a nearby footpath. Accounts vary: he was either struck by the car, or ran into it, which caused him to fall backward and hit his head. He died days later. NYPD sent his mother a bill for $710 for damage to their automobile. In August 2014 the city settled with his family for $2M.

nydailynews.com
11245Heather "Honey" Parker18FemaleEuropean-American/White04/16/2012Pleasant GroveAL33.4696999-86.9753348Pleasant Grove Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Driver Robert Fletcher and passenger Heather Parker died from injuries sustained when their car crashed while fleeing police.

blog.al.com
11244Robert Earl Fletcher29MaleAfrican-American/Black04/16/2012Pleasant GroveAL33.4696999-86.9753348Pleasant Grove Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Driver Robert Fletcher and passenger Heather Parker died from injuries sustained when their car crashed while fleeing police.

blog.al.com
21824Jordasha Rollins22FemaleAfrican-American/Black04/16/2012BaltimoreMD39.3090939-76.6657668Baltimore Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jordasha Rollins was killed when Charles Jeffries, who was allegedly fleeing police, crashed into and killed her.

google.com
11256Anthony Harrison-Tall29MaleNative American/Alaskan04/19/2012FlintMI43.0384937-83.732244Flint Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Reportedly reaching 100 MPH on early-morning city streets while trying to evade police, Harrison ran a red light and smashed into the back end of a garbage truck. He died from the impact.

mlive.com
25906Bryan Hayden47MaleEuropean-American/White04/19/2012SoperOK34.026136-95.782072Choctaw Nation Tribal Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Choctaw County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Hayden, 47, was killed when he collided with Choctaw Nation Tribal Officer, Josiah "Joe" Moore, 29. Moore was seriously injured.

justia.com
20778Thomas Wesley Borden32MaleEuropean-American/White04/23/2012JenkintownPA40.0946498-75.1373268Cheltenham Township Police Department, Abington Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Thomas Borden was being chased by police who wanted to talk to him about a murder. He jumped in front of a train as he tried to evade police and was killed.

huffingtonpost.com
11279David Lopez33MaleHispanic/Latino04/25/2012Valley CenterCA33.2224358-117.0368088San Diego County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Passenger David Lopez was killed when the car he was in crashed while being pursued by deputy Nathan Rowley. At about 9 a.m., Rowley tried to stop a 2007 Ford Focus that had been reported stolen. The car reportedly fled west in the eastbound lanes of Valley Center Road. The deputy said the pursuit lasted less than 60 seconds before the Ford hit an oncoming 2003 Subaru Forest. Lopez died at a hospital shortly after the collision. Another passenger in the Ford survived the crash. A 76-year-old woman who was driving the Subaru was hospitalized. The Ford's driver, Jose Najara, 33, was hospitalized with major injuries. Najara was charged with murder in the crash.

sandiegoreader.com
11283Robert L. Willis58MaleRace unspecified04/27/2012DeRidderLA30.8615236-93.2134202DeRidder Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Robert L. Willis was killed in a crash while attempting to elude police on a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle. Willis was reportedly driving east on Louisiana 112 at a high rate of speed when he struck the rear of a 2011 GMC Yukon at around 4 p.m., about three miles east of DeRidder. The motorcycle traveled about 616 feet before coming to rest in the westbound side of the roadway. Willis was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Yukon was not injured.

beauregarddailynews.net
11291Elizabeth Agudelo21FemaleRace unspecified04/30/2012RichmondTX29.703247-95.743055Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Deputies fell in behind a speeding Infiniti sedan about 2 a.m. and gave chase. In the pursuit the Infiniti's driver lost control, left the roadway, struck a pole, and rolled some ten times. The driver Juan Carlos Cordero and the passenger Elizabeth Agudelo were both killed.

fortbendstar.com
11292Juan Carlos Cordero25MaleRace unspecified04/30/2012RichmondTX29.703247-95.743055Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Deputies fell in behind a speeding Infiniti sedan about 2 a.m. and gave chase. In the pursuit the Infiniti's driver lost control, left the roadway, struck a pole, and rolled some ten times. The driver, Juan Carlos Cordero, and the passenger, Elizabeth Agudelo, were both killed.

fortbendstar.com
11289Danielle Weaver-Chisholm24FemaleEuropean-American/White04/30/2012EurekaCA40.7793292-124.1869636Eureka Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Danielle Weaver-Chisholm was killed when the car she was riding in was struck by a drunk driver fleeing police. Her husband, Bob Chisholm, was seriously injured. At around 8:30 p.m., officer Corrie Watson tried to stop Brooke Hames for rolling through a stop sign, but Hames reportedly fled and hit the Chisolms' car a little more than a minute later. Hames, who was driving at speeds of more than 90 mph with a blood alcohol level of 0.20 percent, was sentenced to 14 years in prison in August 2012.

humboldtbeacon.com
11296Name withheld by police21MaleRace unspecified05/01/2012HoustonTX29.8128334-95.4103285Houston Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officers chased a white Honda Accord at about 4:30 a.m., on suspicion of having stolen two tires. The Accord lost control, ended up going the wrong way on a major street, and slammed full-speed into two other vehicles. The suspect died at the scene.

houstongovnewsroom.org
11302Maria Tripp47FemaleRace unspecified05/03/2012BrooklynNY40.6770246-73.9218339U.S. Secret Service
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Tripp was crossing the street with several relatives—in a crosswalk but against a red light—when she was struck by an on-duty Secret Service agent's vehicle. She unfortunately attempted to duck into the path of where the driver swerved to avoid her. The agent was cooperative, tested negative for any drugs, had a clean driving record, and was not charged.

nydailynews.com
22915Jared R. Toothman26MaleRace unspecified05/04/2012WinchesterVA39.2179476-78.1361825Virginia State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jared R. Toothman, 26, and JenaLee C. McGrane, 21, fled a stop for speeding and crashed their 2002 Honda CBR600 motorcycle into a minivan and were killed.

nvdaily.com
22916JenaLee C. McGrane21FemaleEuropean-American/White05/04/2012WinchesterVA39.2179476-78.1361825Virginia State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jared R. Toothman, 26, and JenaLee C. McGrane, 21, fled a stop for speeding and crashed their 2002 Honda CBR600 motorcycle into a minivan and were killed.

nvdaily.com
11309Steven Bailey41MaleRace unspecified05/06/2012LimaOH40.7301512-84.1084964Lima Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Bailey was killed when he slammed into a parked pickup during a police chase.

toledoblade.com
11314Bjorn Robert Larsen35MaleEuropean-American/White05/08/2012Port AngelesWA48.0162875-123.3203799Washington State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Motorcyclist Larsen was killed fleeing from a state trooper on a rural road leading from Port Angeles up into Olympic National Park. The trooper chased him for speeding, and the pursuit reached 90 MPH, before Larsen and his pursuer both went over an embankment.

peninsuladailynews.com
19292Shahied N. Ladson34MaleAfrican-American/Black05/08/2012CharlestonSC32.7326505-79.9627089Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Shahied N. Ladson and Toland B. Gathers fled a police traffic stop, hit a tree and were killed.

google.com
19293Toland B. Gathers35MaleAfrican-American/Black05/08/2012CharlestonSC32.7326505-79.9627089Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Shahied N. Ladson and Toland B. Gathers fled a police traffic stop, hit a tree and were killed.

google.com
11321Jeremy Rivas24MaleRace unspecified05/10/2012DurangoCO37.061446-107.8718672Southern Ute Police Department, Ignacio Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Rivas was pursued by Southern Ute and Ignacio police departments westbound on County Road 318 after he almost backed into another vehicle in Ignacio, according to a Colorado State Patrol report. Police stopped the pursuit at mile marker 13 and lost sight of Rivas when he was about two miles ahead of their vehicles. When they caught up with the vehicle, the 1996 blue Cadillac Eldorado was on fire with Rivas trapped inside trying to get out of the car. He was overcome by the fire and pronounced dead at the scene. The spot Rivas drove off the road was at mile marker 7.

durangoherald.com
11332Isaac Jackson Jr.45MaleAfrican-American/Black05/11/2012EdgardLA30.0452242-90.6631056Louisiana State Police, St. James Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Isaac Jackson Jr. died after his motorcycle crashed into a car during a police chase. A St. James Parish Sheriff's detective (another source says it was a state trooper) noticed a black 2003 Kawasaki motorcycle parked on the shoulder of the Veteran Memorial Bridge in Gramercy at about 8 p.m. When the officer approached to check if the driver needed assistance, Jackson reportedly sped off, then exited Louisiana 3213 and headed east on Louisiana 18 toward St. John Parish. The officer pursued Jackson as he headed east on Louisiana 18; police said the officer gave up the chase when he lost sight of him. Jackson came out of a slight right curve at a high rate of speed and crashed into the rear of a 2008 Chevrolet Impala stopped in the eastbound lane. Jackson was thrown off, and the motorcycle split in half. One half hit a pickup, while another part hit a school bus. Jackson was taken by ambulance to St. James Parish Hospital, where he died. No one else was hurt.

fox8live.com
11338Isabel Pablo57FemaleHispanic/Latino05/13/2012RiversideCA33.9310938-117.4009856Riverside Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

An on-duty officer was driving north on Madison Street in his marked patrol unit. As he approached an intersection, a female pedestrian, later identified as Isabel Pablo, attempted to cross outside the crosswalk. The patrol unit collided with Ms. Pablo. She was transported to Riverside Community Hospital where she died of her injuries.

www.pe.com
11344Clinton Hightower27MaleAfrican-American/Black05/16/2012Stone MountainGA33.8068606-84.1859184DeKalb County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Hightower was headed to babysit for a family member and was hit and killed by a DeKalb County police officer who was headed to a homicide scene, police said. Officer Jason Cooper was fired on July 25.

ajc.com
21344Name withheld by police50MaleEuropean-American/White05/16/2012TrentonMI42.144232-83.186453Trenton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said they received a report that a man had robbed a gas station in Gibraltar at knifepoint at about 1:15 a.m. Police then got a call a few minutes later saying the man was at a Future Fuels at Fort Street. According to police, the Trenton K-9 unit was the closest to the station and when the officer pulled up, the man drove north on Fort at a high rate of speed. Police said the officer lost sight of the car momentarily and that the driver apparently lost control of his Ford Escort and crashed into Debacker Lawn Care. The man died at the scene.

thenewsherald.com
11346John Melo59MaleEuropean-American/White05/17/2012San JoseCA37.3503114-121.8583887California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Bystander John Melo died hours after he was wedged between two cars during a series of crashes involving a car fleeing the CHP.

contracostatimes.com
20777Robin Taneisha Williams21FemaleAfrican-American/Black05/18/2012Plymouth MeetingPA40.1105924-75.2796822Pennsylvania State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Pennsylvania State Trooper Barry Searfoss was off duty and drunk behind the wheel and had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he collided with a car driven by 21-year-old Robin Williams. The car exploded and she was killed. He was ordered to spend at least six months behind bars.

cbslocal.com
11357Bessie Louise Stovall68FemaleAfrican-American/Black05/19/2012DecaturAL34.5699979-86.9998621Decatur Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Bessie Louise Stovall died in a crash after her vehicle was hit by a car fleeing police.

blog.al.com
11356Janko Sudicki23MaleEuropean-American/White05/19/2012WadsworthOH41.0555373-81.7348308Wadsworth Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police tried to stop a motorcycle because it was missing a license plate. Sudicki fled, crashed and died.

fox8.com
11367Joseph Ferrans II24MaleEuropean-American/White05/22/2012West Palm BeachFL26.7153424-80.0533746West Palm Beach Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Motorcyclist Ferrans was being chased by a local police officer in an unmarked car at high speed when he lost control, struck a tree, and sustained fatal injuries.

palmbeachpost.com
11370Troy Lynn Randle45MaleAfrican-American/Black05/24/2012HoustonTX29.7016527-95.3698391Houston Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

On May 24, 2012, Officers Clopton and Harris observed a motorcycle being driven by a male (later identified as the decedent, Troy Lynn Randle) heading westbound in the 3400 block of Old Spanish Trail at a high rate of speed. Officers observed the decedent run two stop lights and enter the South Freeway, at which time the officers initiated a traffic stop. Officers then attempted to instruct the decedent to move the traffic stop from 7100 South Freeway to a side street. At that time, a truck struck the patrol vehicle and the motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle (the decedent) was killed at the scene. The driver of the truck was charged with intoxication manslaughter.

houstontx.gov
19323Chad Alan Woods33MaleEuropean-American/White05/24/2012TulsaOK36.0891733-96.0306404Oklahoma Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A trooper tried to stop Woods' 2003 Honda for speeding on Interstate 44 near Admiral Boulevard, but the bike exited onto Cincinnati Avenue, ran a red light and re-entered the highway before crashing as Woods tried to exit onto 33rd West Avenue, police said.

tulsaworld.com
11374Celia N. Ramirez26FemaleRace unspecified05/25/2012BristolIN41.6975462-85.8170279Bristol Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Motorcyclist Anthony Arroyo and his passenger Celia Ramirez were killed in a police chase when Arroyo fled from an attempted traffic stop, raced away, lost control of the bike, and crashed.

southbendtribune.com
11375Anthony Arroyo25MaleRace unspecified05/25/2012BristolIN41.6975462-85.8170279Bristol Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Motorcyclist Anthony Arroyo and his passenger Celia Ramirez were killed in a police chase when Arroyo fled from an attempted traffic stop, raced away, lost control of the bike, and crashed.

southbendtribune.com
11383Chantel Ortiz16FemaleEuropean-American/White05/29/2012PuebloCO38.3156062-104.6606426Colorado State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Chantel Ortiz, 16, and Cameron Montoya, 18, were killed and three others were seriously injured when a stolen sport utility vehicle they were in crashed during a high-speed chase with a Colorado state trooper in Pueblo.

denverpost.com
11384Cameron Mitchell Montoya18MaleHispanic/Latino05/29/2012PuebloCO38.3156062-104.6606426Colorado State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Chantel Ortiz, 16, and Cameron Montoya, 18, were killed and three others were seriously injured when a stolen sport utility vehicle they were in crashed during a high-speed chase with a Colorado state trooper in Pueblo.

denverpost.com
20776Gregg Eugene "Zeb" Kisic52MaleEuropean-American/White06/03/2012MiddletownPA40.1998059-76.7312808Steelton Borough Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A motorist who struck and killed a Highspire motorcyclist in Middletown's square while he was fleeing police during a high-speed chase was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison and 16 years of probation. Steven Henderson, of Steelton, apologized to the widow, father and other family members of Gregg Kisic, the 51-year-old motorcyclist he killed in the chase.

pennlive.com
11395Ted D. Fitzgerald27MaleEuropean-American/White06/03/2012Wright CityMO38.8229295-91.0740692Truesdale Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Fitzgerald died in a high-speed crash after fleeing from police in Truesdale. Police said he died at the scene of the crash in Wright City. That area is about three miles from Truesdale.

stltoday.com
11403Travis Lay32MaleEuropean-American/White06/05/2012LoudonTN35.7346731-84.4032271Loudon Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An 1:30 a.m. police pursuit of a pickup truck with three men ended with a crash when the driver lost control. Two of the three were killed: Timothy Hardwick and passenger Travis Lay. The three were burglary suspects.

knoxnews.com
11404Timothy Hardwick45MaleEuropean-American/White06/05/2012LoudonTN35.7346731-84.4032271Loudon Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An 1:30 a.m. police pursuit of a pickup truck with three men ended with a crash when the driver lost control. Two of the three were killed: Timothy Hardwick and passenger Travis Lay. The three were burglary suspects.

knoxnews.com
11409Charles Moore III22MaleAfrican-American/Black06/06/2012DaytonOH39.761744-84.2314008Dayton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said they were "not actively pursuing" Moore, only following him, but somehow Moore knew to flee at high speed when an undercover officer spotted him. Moore directly ran at red light at an intersection, struck an Impala, and sustained fatal injuries.

mydaytondailynews.com
22565Timothy Gajdik33MaleEuropean-American/White06/07/2012ValparaisoIN41.5610532-87.123594Portage Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A Portage police officer on patrol spotted a speeding motorcycle and began following it as the driver sped down Airport Road and then Robbins Road. The officer said Timothy Gajdik disregarded a number of stop signs and flew past two Porter County sheriff's officers who were wrapping up an unrelated traffic stop. Those county officers joined in the pursuit as the motorcycle crossed Ind. 149. Gajdik crashed and died about a quarter-mile east of Ind. 149.

nwitimes.com
11428Christopher Dorais "Chris" Kline30MaleEuropean-American/White06/13/2012San ClementeCA33.4590162-117.5923068Orange County Sheriff's Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Christopher Dorais "Chris" Kline was killed when he crashed into a commercial truck during a pursuit.

ocregister.com
11441James David Williford32MaleEuropean-American/White06/15/2012AustinTX30.2312649-97.7919734Austin Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Williford died in a "ghastly collision" between his Mitsubishi and a stolen silver Ford F-250 recklessly driven by a suspect being chased by local police at speeds of up to 100 MPH. Williford's widow filed a million-dollar lawsuit against the city.

statesman.com
11443Marlene Alatorre19FemaleHispanic/Latino06/16/2012Los AngelesCA34.0492693-118.2133184California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Bystanders Marlene Alatorre and Claudia Fernandez were killed when a car being chased by the CHP crashed into a crowd at a taco truck in Boyle Heights.

nbclosangeles.com
11444Claudia Fernandez38FemaleHispanic/Latino06/16/2012Los AngelesCA34.0492693-118.2133184California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Bystanders Marlene Alatorre and Claudia Fernandez were killed when a car being chased by the CHP crashed into a crowd at a taco truck in Boyle Heights.

nbclosangeles.com
22919Alan Dale Vernon55MaleEuropean-American/White06/17/2012FieldaleVA36.7056799-79.9328329Virginia State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Alan Dale Vernon was killed when his 1981 Chevrolet Camaro overturned and struck a tree on Virginia 57 during a high speed police chase, police said.

thefranklinnewspost.com
21346Donald Larrel Smelser-Emerson21MaleRace unspecified06/22/2012Harrison Charter TownshipMI42.5702355-82.8590448Macomb County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham, 19-year-old Gavin Enright's father reported his son was driving his 1999 GMC Yukon without a license. Deputies reportedly saw the SUV driving slowly without its lights on at Coleridge and North Pointe Parkway around 3 a.m. and tried to pull over Enright, who instead accelerated and lost control when he tried to access eastbound I-94 from 16 Mile. The Yukon rolled multiple times. Enright's passenger, Donald Larrel Smelser-Emerson, died at the scene. Enright pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence of drugs causing death and first-degree fleeing and eluding. He was sentenced to 50 months to 15 years in prison.

candgnews.com
11470Nathon Clayborn Miller29MaleEuropean-American/White06/23/2012MarionIL37.6403671-89.0104465Vienna Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Nathon C. Miller died after he crashed during a police chase. At around 1:30 a.m., Miller was northbound on IL-148 when his vehicle left the road and struck a tree. A passenger in Miller's vehicle was reportedly hospitalized with major injuries.

thesouthern.com
19923Autumn Floree14FemaleEuropean-American/White06/23/2012La GrangeKY38.3828317-85.4417801Oldham County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said Michael Tanner Wheat, 15, was fleeing a stop for speeding when he lost control, hit parked cars and slammed into a utility pole, killing himself and Autumn Floree, 14.

wdrb.com
19953Michael Tanner Wheat15MaleEuropean-American/White06/23/2012La GrangeKY38.3828317-85.4417801Oldham County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said Michael Tanner Wheat, 15, was fleeing a stop for speeding when he lost control, hit parked cars and slammed into a utility pole, killing himself and Autumn Floree, 14.

wdrb.com
19315Name withheld by police54MaleAfrican-American/Black06/23/2012Oklahoma CityOK35.4675602-97.5164276
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A 54-year-old Oklahoma City man died at the hospital from injuries sustained in an accident following a police pursuit. The manner of death was ruled homicide.

google.com
11474Kayla Lynn Mongold12FemaleEuropean-American/White06/24/2012SpringfieldOH39.9293682-83.7990166Springfield Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Joseph Thomson, 30, lost control of his SUV as he fled police, went off the road and hit and killed 12-year-old Kayla Mongold as she was walking with a friend.

springfieldnewssun.com
11506Cyrus Deal38MaleRace unspecified06/30/2012LantanaFL26.5873704-80.0703045Boynton Beach Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Around 1 a.m. local officer recognized a silver Beetle from an earlier armed robbery report. Deal, the Beetle's driver, ignored the lights and siren and attempted traffic stop, and fled north on I-95. He lost control of the vehicle on an exit ramp, flipped several times, and died at the scene.

sun-sentinel.com
11510Debra Gonzales30FemaleHispanic/Latino07/01/2012HobbsNM32.7107944-103.1448645Hobbs Police Department, Eunice Police Department, Lea County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A blinking blue taillight, not an approved color, drew police attention to a borrowed 1989 Prelude. Gonzales was the passenger, her male friend the driver. The driver had warrants and led police on a reckless multi-agency 14-minute chase, with Gonzales frantically signalling inside the car. This ended with a crash that killed her. Her family settled a suit for $650,000 with the city.

abqjournal.com
11509Richard Sandoval21MaleHispanic/Latino07/01/2012Junction CityKS39.030352-96.8372221Geary County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Fort Riley soldier Richard Sandoval died in a fiery crash after fleeing from a deputy. The deputy had attempted to stop Sandoval's Pontiac G5 at around 2:40 a.m. About a minute later, Sandoval's car went off the road, struck a tree and caught fire. According to police, the deputy and a Junction City officer tried unsuccessfully to pull Sandoval from the vehicle. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, the coroner pronounced Sandoval dead.

wibw.com
19301Joseph T. Beck II46MaleRace unspecified07/04/2012ColumbiaSC34.0903608-80.8545698South Carolina Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A state trooper tried to pull Joseph T. Beck II over for a routine traffic violation. Instead of stopping his Ford Fusion, Beck took off with the patrol car in pursuit. Beck turned around and rammed the trooper's car, killing Beck, but not injuring the trooper.

google.com
11538Reginald Posey37MaleRace unspecified07/06/2012GreenvilleAL31.8743268-86.6507269Fort Deposit Police Department, Greenville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Reginald Posey was killed after he crashed his car during a police chase.

wsfa.com
11548Andrew S. Lown26MaleEuropean-American/White07/08/2012MarionIA42.01579-91.6084768Linn County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Linn County Sheriff's deputies tried to stop Lown at the corner of Highway 100 and Highway 13, but he sped off down Highway 100, traveling west, police said. He crashed into a ditch on Highway 100, where he was pronounced dead on the scene. He was not wearing a helmet. Police said he had a blood alcohol content of 0.186—over twice the legal limit of .08.

patch.com
11546Alexis Medina18MaleHispanic/Latino07/08/2012Kansas CityKS39.0510431-94.6426624Roeland Park Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Passenger Karla Robledo and driver Alexis Medina died after their SUV crashed during a high-speed chase. According to police, a Roeland Park police officer responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle driving around the Walmart parking lot at 3 a.m. while the store was closed. When the officer approached, the 2002 Ford Explorer reportedly sped off. Police said the officer followed the SUV at a distance down Roe Lane to an I-35 overpass. Medina lost control of the SUV, hit a pole, spun around, hit a second pole, and continued spinning. All seven teens inside were ejected as the SUV burst into flames. Robledo and Medina were killed. The five other teens were taken to area hospitals.

kctv5.com
11547Karla Robledo18FemaleHispanic/Latino07/08/2012Kansas CityKS39.0510431-94.6426624Roeland Park Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Passenger Karla Robledo and driver Alexis Medina died after their SUV crashed during a high-speed chase. According to police, a Roeland Park police officer responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle driving around the Walmart parking lot at 3 a.m. while the store was closed. When the officer approached, the 2002 Ford Explorer reportedly sped off. Police said the officer followed the SUV at a distance down Roe Lane to an I-35 overpass. Medina lost control of the SUV, hit a pole, spun around, hit a second pole, and continued spinning. All seven teens inside were ejected as the SUV burst into flames. Robledo and Medina were killed. The 5 other teens were taken to area hospitals.

kctv5.com
11565Neil Guercia22MaleEuropean-American/White07/12/2012Brook ParkOH41.395537-81.7980008Parma Heights Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Neil Guercia was fleeing police when he crashed into a tree and was killed.

cleveland.com
11573Anthony J. Mansfield50MaleAfrican-American/Black07/13/2012HartfordCT41.7821619-72.6961939Hartford Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Mansfield was fatally injured when a Ford Crown Victoria police car driven by Officer Taikwon Dudley crashed into his Chevy Cavalier. Dudley was rushing to assist officers involved in the pursuit of an armed suspect who had sped away from a traffic stop. Police said Dudley was driving 57 mph and went through a red traffic light when he struck Mansfield's car.

courant.com
11580Paris D. Williams26MaleAfrican-American/Black07/15/2012AntiochIL42.4490999-88.0909268Antioch Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Paris D. Williams was killed and two people were critically injured after their car flipped into a ditch during a high-speed chase. Cooper and two other men allegedly pepper-sprayed a clerk at Bernie's Marathon, held her at gunpoint and fled with some cash at around 9:20 p.m. Officers chased them south at speeds of 100 mph until Williams lost control of the car.

lakecountyjournal.com
11590Carl R. Haney35MaleRace unspecified07/17/2012YachatsOR44.2243043-124.1094185Oregon State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police took a number of citizen complaints about the driver of a gold Chevrolet Cavalier. They found Haney driving the stolen car but he bolted from a traffic stop and fled north on the coastal highway at high speed. With police in pursuit he attempted to pass a car, lost control of his own vehicle, and died in the resulting crash.

kcby.com
11586Robert Frye31MaleEuropean-American/White07/17/2012Pueblo WestCO38.3426657-104.7246044Colorado State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Frye fled from troopers on a stolen motorcycle and died after crashing into a dump truck on East McCulloch Boulevard.

google.com
11587Juan Longoria30MaleHispanic/Latino07/17/2012San AntonioTX29.4206901-98.5031067San Antonio Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Longoria, drunk, sped past officers at 115 mph. Officers pursued him. Longoria crashed.

google.com
11599Jacqueline Culp59FemaleAfrican-American/Black07/21/2012AtlantaGA33.723838-84.510247Atlanta Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An officer responding to a call with lights and siren on struck another vehicle at high speed in an intersection. Culp died from injuries sustained in the accident. The officer was charged with second degree vehicular homicide.

myfoxatlanta.com
11626Aubrey N. Nothum17FemaleEuropean-American/White07/27/2012WashingtonMO38.5383555-91.0054075Franklin County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Aubrey N. Nothum was killed after a pickup truck driven by a 13-year-old girl fleeing a deputy crashed into her car. At around midnight, the deputy reportedly saw a 2001 Chevrolet S-10 crossing onto the shoulder and suspected the driver might be intoxicated. According to police, the deputy turned around and attempted to stop the pickup, but the driver refused to stop. As the truck entered the city, the driver accelerated. The deputy reportedly slowed down, but continued the pursuit until the driver lost control of the truck while trying to turn right onto Highway 100. Nothum's 2002 Mazda was stopped at a red light waiting to turn left when the truck struck her car. The impact pushed both vehicles off of the north side of Highway 100. Nothum was pronounced dead at a hospital.

emissourian.com
11625Ryan P. McGinness32MaleEuropean-American/White07/27/2012HaysKS38.8649056-99.3447804Hays Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ryan P. McGinness was killed when he crashed his 2012 Suzuki motorcycle during a police chase. According to police, the officer had been pursuing McGinness for less than a minute when he failed to negotiate a curve and hit embankment at around 6:45 p.m. McGinness flipped multiple times and ended up in a field.

hayspost.com
11631Uriel Juarez Popoca22MaleHispanic/Latino07/28/2012SunburyOH40.267323-82.933222Ohio State Highway Patrol, Delaware County Sheriff's office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police were playing a prank on undocumented immigrant Popoca, after arresting him for erratic driving. They dropped him off at a Taco Bell where the intoxicated man wandered off and was struck on the highway.

10tv.com
11632Holli Jean Hough46FemaleEuropean-American/White07/28/2012ClevelandTN35.177375-84.8807Cleveland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Hough died when a suspect being chased by police crossed the center line about 3 a.m. on a Saturday morning and slammed head-on into her 2000 Escort.

timesfreepress.com
19320Novie Sessoms Jr.25MaleAfrican-American/Black07/29/2012Oklahoma CityOK35.5821912-97.583072Oklahoma City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Novie Sessoms Jr. crashed and was killed during a police pursuit for speeding.

mydeathspace.com
11639David Carlson74MaleEuropean-American/White07/29/2012PrincevilleIL40.9299405-89.7495014Peoria County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

David Carlson died at a hospital four days after being involved in a high-speed chase. According to police, deputies tried to pull Carlson over due to a broken headlight. He appeared to pull over before allegedly speeding away. Police said Carlson's vehicle reached speeds of 105 mph before he crashed into a guardrail.

google.com
11638Jesus Bugarin-Mercado53MaleRace unspecified07/29/2012PomonaCA34.0803227-117.7406139Claremont Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jesus Bugarin Mercado was killed when an alleged pickup truck thief being chased by police crashed into his car.

claremont-courier.com
21352Name withheld by police22MaleRace unspecified08/04/2012PontiacMI42.6287131-83.2878141Oakland County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to the sheriff's office, a deputy saw two motorcyclists run a red light on South Boulevard at about 12:35 a.m. After they saw the deputy, the motorcyclists pulled into a parking lot. One motorcyclist stopped, but the other reportedly made a U-turn onto South Boulevard, traveling westbound. The sheriff's office said the deputy activated his lights and siren, but the motorcyclist sped off and led the deputy on a high speed chase for almost two miles before hitting a curb near St. Vincent de Paul Church. The unidentified 22-year-old motorcyclist flew off of his motorcycle and died at the scene.

google.com
11666Bernabe Ramirez Gonzalez32MaleHispanic/Latino08/06/2012PremontTX27.4614462-98.16404Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Gonzalez, driving a 2001 GMC Yukon, made a right turn without using a turn signal. A trooper pursued him. Gonzalez accelerated, lost control and crashed.

alicetx.com
11668Queniya Tykia Shelton7FemaleAfrican-American/Black08/06/2012SpartanburgSC35.0281195-81.8753493Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Shelton died at the end of a high-speed police chase when she was ejected from the car her mother was driving. Initially pursued for tailing other cars and erratic driving, the mother fled from an attempted traffic stop and sped to 100 MPH before the crash.

wspa.com
22069Shulena Weldon36FemaleAfrican-American/Black08/09/2012HarrisburgPA40.2687179-76.8596618Harrisburg Police Bureau
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Weldon was struck as she crossed the street by a police SUV. The officer who hit her, Steven Novacek, returned to duty within a month.

pennlive.com
11682Robin Johnson43FemaleRace unspecified08/10/2012West OaklandCA37.828384-122.2748351California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Pedestrian Robin Johnson was struck and killed by a CHP motorcycle driven by Sgt. Roberto Barrera in West Oakland.

abc7.com
23245Anthony Dwayne Leonard23MaleRace unspecified08/10/2012KingsportTN36.5631632-82.4596597Tennessee Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Moments before Anthony Leonard fatally crashed, Trooper Nathan Hall had clocked a light-colored vehicle speeding on Packinghouse Road. Hall later reported he lost sight of the vehicle and ended the chase, police said.

knoxnews.com
11689Eddie Fernandez28MaleRace unspecified08/11/2012BronxNY40.8120385-73.8867935City of New York Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Unlicensed and without helmets, Fernandez and a friend were riding a dirt bike in tandem down city streets when they attracted police attention. Fernandez sustained a mortal head wound in the wreck that followed and the friend was injured. Contrary to initial police reports, surveillance video showed that police had violently collided with the bike and caused the accident.

nypost.com
11697Antwinette Holtsclaw54FemaleEuropean-American/White08/13/2012TracyMO39.3764412-94.7938141Missouri State Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Antwinette Holtsclaw was killed when her SUV was struck by a vehicle being pursued by state troopers. Randy L. Hartline, the driver of the fleeing car, was also killed in the crash. Troopers said they were following Hartline at around 3:30 p.m. after he'd allegedly stolen a car at gunpoint outside a Casey's General Store in Platte City. Holtsclaw died at the scene. Hartline died a short time later at a hospital.

kmbc.com
11698Randy L. Hartline27MaleEuropean-American/White08/13/2012TracyMO39.3764412-94.7938141Missouri State Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Antwinette Holtsclaw was killed when her SUV was struck by a vehicle being pursued by state troopers. Randy L. Hartline, the driver of the fleeing car, was also killed in the crash. Troopers said they were following Hartline at around 3:30 p.m. after he'd allegedly stolen a car at gunpoint outside a Casey's General Store in Platte City. Holtsclaw died at the scene. Hartline died a short time later at a hospital.

kmbc.com
23246Amelia Dior Keown16FemaleEuropean-American/White08/14/2012MaryvilleTN35.6853493-84.0616632Tennessee Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A 1999 Chrysler Sebring driven by John C. Perkins, 44, of Maryville, crossed the centerline and hit 1999 Ford Taurus driven by Amelia Keown, 16. Officials said a trooper clocked Perkins going 73 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone. The trooper was trying to turn around and pursue Perkins when the Chrysler hit Keown's car, killing her. Perkins died a short time later.

wate.com
23247John Charles Perkins42MaleEuropean-American/White08/14/2012MaryvilleTN35.6853493-84.0616632Tennessee Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A 1999 Chrysler Sebring driven by John C. Perkins, 44, of Maryville, crossed the centerline and hit 1999 Ford Taurus driven by Amelia Keown, 16. Officials said a trooper clocked Perkins going 73 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone. The trooper was trying to turn around and pursue Perkins when the Chrysler hit Keown's car, killing her. Perkins died a short time later.

wate.com
24570Ricky Nelson22MaleRace unspecified08/14/2012HazelwoodMO38.764932-90.3695922Hazelwood Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Reno Whitt Jr. fled from officers after they were called to an apartment complex to investigate car break-ins. Police said Whitt exceeded 90 mph before striking a utility pole, killing Ricky Nelson. Two other passengers were hurt. Whitt was convicted of second-degree murder.

fox2now.com
11714Dalton L. Smith19MaleEuropean-American/White08/17/2012SavannahMO39.9466709-94.8301422Country Club Village Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Dalton L. Smith was killed after he crashed his motorcycle into the back of a Missouri State Highway Patrol car during a chase. According to reports, Country Club Village police chief Richard Scott was pursuing Smith at speeds in excess of 110 mph. At around 1:35 p.m., Smith radioed the Highway Patrol for help. According to Cpl. Travis L. Williams, he'd activated his emergency lights and pulled into the northbound passing lane to warn vehicles ahead of the chase. The crash occurred less than a minute after Williams was called to assist.

lakeexpo.com
11712Martin Perez22MaleHispanic/Latino08/17/2012OaklandCA37.8086682-122.3121764California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Martin Perez was killed after he crashed his car near the Port of Oakland while fleeing the CHP.

cbslocal.com
11713Cory E. Sheppard33MaleEuropean-American/White08/17/2012JoplinMO37.004109-94.476785Newton County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Sheppard was killed when his motorcycle was hit from behind by a Newton County deputy, Sgt. David Trimble, who was responding to an emergency call.

komu.com
19287Matthew Lewis Denton40MaleEuropean-American/White08/17/2012CharlestonSC32.7399085-79.9830632South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jeffery Lewis Thomas, 46, had some drinks on Folly Beach, where he rented a home. His sport-utility vehicle later fatally struck 40-year-old Matthew Denton on James Island.

postandcourier.com
11721Zion James13MaleAfrican-American/Black08/19/2012IrvingtonNJ40.729473-74.2402694Irvington Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A police chase came to a "sudden and violent end" when the stolen 2000 Jaguar containing 13-year-old James as a rear-seat passenger crashed in an Irvington intersection. Police said the four teens in the Jaguar had gone on a crime spree of armed robberies and a carjacking. The other three survived. The eldest was 17.

www.nj.com
11726Steven Duane Rodgers34MaleRace unspecified08/20/2012TucsonAZ32.2434159-110.8862369Tucson Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Rodgers was walking across a street when he was struck and killed by a police cruiser. The cruiser, which had its lights and sirens on, was responding to a call about a fight involving a weapon.

jrn.com
11729Jemail Raymont Jones29MaleRace unspecified08/21/2012CantonGA34.2043232-84.5232858Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A Cherokee County Sheriff's deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle for traffic violation, police said. The driver of the vehicle fled the area, ran a red light and then drove north on Bells Ferry Road. The deputy, whose name was not released, advised dispatch by radio that he only had traffic charges against the suspect and would not be pursuing the vehicle. The deputy turned off his emergency lights and siren and continued north on Bells Ferry Road, where he was flagged down and advised there had just been a collision. The fleeing man died at the scene.

ajc.com
11727Crystal Gray33FemaleEuropean-American/White08/21/2012HemetCA33.7366549-116.9715927Hemet Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Driver Crystal Gray and rear-seat passenger Shelby Kraft were killed when their car crashed into a tree and burst into flames after a police chase in Hemet. A third woman in the car suffered critical injuries. According to police, an officer stopped the car on Oakland Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. because it matched the description of a vehicle used in four separate shootings in Hemet and San Jacinto two days earlier, but witnesses to those incidents identified the shooters as men. As police questioned the three women, Gray reportedly sped off, reaching speeds of 100 mph before crashing.

www.pe.com
11728Shelby Kraft21FemaleEuropean-American/White08/21/2012HemetCA33.7366549-116.9715927Hemet Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Driver Crystal Gray and rear-seat passenger Shelby Kraft were killed when their car crashed into a tree and burst into flames after a police chase in Hemet. A third woman in the car suffered critical injuries. According to police, an officer stopped the car on Oakland Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. because it matched the description of a vehicle used in four separate shootings in Hemet and San Jacinto two days earlier, but witnesses to those incidents identified the shooters as men. As police questioned the three women, Gray reportedly sped off, reaching speeds of 100 mph before crashing.

www.pe.com
23248Kyle E. Brooks51MaleRace unspecified08/23/2012Thorn HillTN36.3423852-83.4738865Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, Grainger County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Kyle E. Brooks was allegedly towing a trailer with stolen merchandise behind a stolen pickup in a police chase when he crashed and died.

knoxnews.com
11745Javar James31MaleRace unspecified08/26/2012EllendaleDE38.806681-75.46726Greenwood Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Just after midnight on a Sunday local police tried to stop a car driven by James because the registered owner was listed as violating her parole. She was a passenger in the car. On wet roads, James tried to escape police and crashed, a crash that killed him and injured her.

coastalpoint.com
11746Mackala Ross13FemaleAfrican-American/Black08/26/2012MemphisTN35.1290379-90.0350938Memphis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Died in a car crash with her mother, Delois Epps. Officer Alex Beard, who caused the crash, was later fired, and in May, 2013, was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide.

wmcactionnews5.com
11747Deloise Epps54FemaleAfrican-American/Black08/26/2012MemphisTN35.1290379-90.0350938Memphis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Died in a car crash caused by a Memphis police officer. Witnesses said the officer was speeding at the time of the crash and did not use the flashing lights and the siren on his car as required by police regulations.

wmcactionnews5.com
22194Darroll Morris55MaleRace unspecified08/27/2012East OrangeNJ40.7701105-74.212087East Orange Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

East Orange cruisers were chasing a suspicious vehicle when it struck and killed 55-year-old Darroll Morris and his pet Shih Tzu, Jordon, with which he had been walking on a sidewalk along Lincoln Street. Tariq Sewell, the 26-year-old alleged driver, was arrested a short time later and charged with death-by-auto, police said.

google.com
11769Michael Evans32MaleRace unspecified09/01/2012St. LouisMO38.6143178-90.2834139St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An unmarked police car was driving on January Avenue when a group of four motorcycles passed. Three of the motorcycles passed to the left of the police car, but a fourth passed the police car on the right side and clipped the car's side-view mirror. The driver lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a grassy area at the side of the road, killing Evans.

stltoday.com
22071Laporsha R. Watson27FemaleAfrican-American/Black09/03/2012JacksonvilleFL30.3463215-81.6688395Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Watson was struck by a patrol car driven by Lt. Jimmy Ricks of Jacksonville's Sheriff's Office as she was walking across the Interstate at 5:40 a.m. Police and media implied she was to be blame for her own death since it is illegal to cross the Interstate,

jacksonville.com
11777Ricky Eddins39MaleRace unspecified09/03/2012GeorgianaAL31.6497062-86.7771708Alabama Department of Public Safety, Greenville Police Department, Butler County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ricky Eddins died from injuries sustained after crashing his truck into a state trooper's patrol car during a high speed chase along I-65.

wsfa.com
11781Brandon Louis Nickolas31MaleAfrican-American/Black09/04/2012West SacramentoCA38.5788491-121.5556016West Sacramento Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Pedestrian Brandon Louis Nickolas was run over by an officer in a police cruiser rushing to join in the pursuit of an alleged car thief.

cbslocal.com
11798James WaltonMaleRace unspecified09/09/2012EutawAL32.8409589-87.8875096Eutaw Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

James Walton was a passenger killed in a crash during a high speed police chase.

greenecountydemocrat.com
21354Jazmyne Rodriquez15FemaleEuropean-American/White09/09/2012NilesMI41.8264397-86.203572Niles Police Department, Michigan State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, a man reported that his1989 Chevrolet pick-up truck had been stolen from his home at about 8:15 a.m. Niles officers saw the truck a few minutes later and tried to pull it over. The driver, later identified as 15-year-old Jazmyne Rodriquez, allegedly ran two stop signs, turned onto Yankee Street, and accelerated. Police said the officer in pursuit reported reaching speeds of 85 mph. Officers from other agencies joined the chase, and a state trooper prepared to set out stop sticks about half a mile down the road. But before they could be placed, Rodriquez reportedly veered to the left and struck a tree. The truck caught fire and came to rest on its side, cracking a uitility pole and pinning Rodriquez under it. She died at the scene.

mlive.com
11796Vanessa Rosales38FemaleRace unspecified09/09/2012VictorvilleCA34.5657795-117.340335San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Passenger Vanessa Rosales was killed when the car she was riding in was rear-ended by a sheriff's patrol car in a three-car crash in Victorville.

sbsun.com
20769Hector Gonzalez31MaleHispanic/Latino09/16/2012YorkPA39.9696662-76.7426339Pennsylvania State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Hector Gonzalez was spotted driving erratically along Route 30 near Pennsylvania Avenue, police said. Troopers attempted to stop Gonzalez but he took off. Gonzalez eventually lost control of the car, hit a curb, and then a tree before landing in Kiwanis Lake, killing him.

wgal.com
11823Walter Maspero3MaleHispanic/Latino09/19/2012AtascosaTX29.2596817-98.7193669San Antonio Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A narcotics sting operation targeted several different suspects as they left a buy, each of them to be caught with several hundred pounds of marijuana for distribution. One suspect executed a dramatic U-turn on the interstate as he was being chased, narrowly missing the pursuing officers, but striking a family's SUV. Three-year-old Maspero died. The suspect was charged with his murder.

ksat.com
27419Wesley Maspero1MaleHispanic/Latino09/19/2012AtascosaTX29.2596864-98.719362San Antonio Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A narcotics sting operation targeted several different suspects as they left a buy, each of them to be caught with several hundred pounds of marijuana for distribution. One suspect executed a dramatic U-turn on the interstate as he was being chased, narrowly missing the pursuing officers, but striking a family's SUV. Three-year-old Maspero died. The suspect was charged with his murder.

ksat.com
11825Trevon Lamont Lacy17MaleAfrican-American/Black09/19/2012DeLandFL29.006311-81.3111541DeLand Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Chased by police in mid-afternoon at high speed, Lacy died when his vehicle plowed into the back of a parked semi truck. Although the chasing officer was found to have violated policy in the pursuit, Lacy was found completely at fault.

news-journalonline.com
11829Dasha Rhodes20MaleAfrican-American/Black09/20/2012St. LouisMO38.6259923-90.2367687St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

More than five calls about shots fired on the near south side at 2:30 a.m. developed into police spotting a dark-colored Nissan Maxima, apparently with somebody handling a rifle in the back seat. Police gave chase. The pursued Maxima went out of control, smashed into the median and a light pole. Dead were Lamont Cross, Gregory Franklin, and Dasha Rhodes. A fourth occupant emerged in critical but stable condition.

fox2now.com
11830Gregory Franklin23MaleRace unspecified09/20/2012St. LouisMO38.6259923-90.2367687St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

More than five calls about shots fired on the near south side at 2:30 a.m. developed into police spotting a dark-colored Nissan Maxima, apparently with somebody handling a rifle in the back seat. Police gave chase. The pursued Maxima went out of control, smashed into the median and a light pole. Dead were Lamont Cross, Gregory Franklin, and Dasha Rhodes. A fourth occupant emerged in critical but stable condition.

fox2now.com
11831Lamont Cross22MaleRace unspecified09/20/2012St. LouisMO38.6259923-90.2367687St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

More than five calls about shots fired on the near south side at 2:30 a.m. developed into police spotting a dark-colored Nissan Maxima, apparently with somebody handling a rifle in the back seat. Police gave chase. The pursued Maxima went out of control, smashed into the median and a light pole. Dead were Lamont Cross, Gregory Franklin, and Dasha Rhodes. A fourth occupant emerged in critical but stable condition.

fox2now.com
11868Rogue Culwell1FemaleEuropean-American/White10/01/2012BirminghamAL33.5200102-86.9155768Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two suspects capped their morning crime spree (armed robbery, pistol-whipping an elderly victim, etc.) with a high-speed chase with multiple police vehicles. Their white SUV struck a vehicle carrying couple Amber Nicole Verus, Ryan Max Culwell, and their 10-month-old daughter Rouge Culwell, killing all three. The suspects were caught and charged with three murders.

cbs46.com
11869Ryan Max Culwell20MaleEuropean-American/White10/01/2012BirminghamAL33.5200102-86.9155768Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two suspects capped their morning crime spree (armed robbery, pistol-whipping an elderly victim, etc.) with a high-speed chase with multiple police vehicles. Their white SUV struck a vehicle carrying couple Amber Nicole Verus, Ryan Max Culwell, and their 10-month-old daughter Rouge Culwell, killing all three. The suspects were caught and charged with three murders.

cbs46.com
11870Amber Nicole Verus23FemaleEuropean-American/White10/01/2012BirminghamAL33.5200102-86.9155768Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two people capped their morning crime spree (armed robbery, pistol-whipping an elderly victim, etc.) with a high-speed chase with multiple police vehicles. Their white SUV struck a vehicle carrying couple Amber Nicole Verus, Ryan Max Culwell, and their 10-month-old daughter Rouge Culwell, killing all three. The suspects were caught and charged with three murders.

cbs46.com
11876Maxsimillion "Max" Quarles-Gaston38FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/03/2012East St. LouisIL38.5997174-90.0784711East St. Louis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Maxsimillion Quarles-Gaston died after a police car stolen from officer Rodell Andrews struck her 2001 Mercury Sable. At about 8:30 a.m., Andrews had escorted Ricky Raper off a Metro bus on 80th and State streets after Raper refused to pay the fare. Raper then allegedly stole Andrews' cruiser, which had been left running and unlocked behind the bus, and sped off at nearly 100 mph before hitting two vehicles after driving about 10 blocks. Quarles-Gaston died at the scene. Raper, 42, was charged with first degree murder, aggravated possession of a stolen police vehicle and possession of a stolen police vehicle.

azcentral.com
11877Matthew Quentin Tatum27MaleRace unspecified10/03/2012VintonLA30.1892334-93.5817307Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, Lake Charles Police Department, Westlake Police Department, DeQuincy Police Department, Vinton Police Department, Iowa Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Matthew Tatum died when he reportedly ran, while handcuffed, into the path of an 18-wheeler while avoiding arrest after marijuana was found by drug task force members who'd initially pulled Tatum over for failure to signal. At around 8 a.m., members of the Calcasieu Combined Anti-drug Task Force stopped Tatum for not signaling when changing lanes on I-10 E. Officials said a search of the vehicle revealed about four pounds of marijuana in luggage inside the vehicle, so the officers arrested and handcuffing Tatum. According to police, Tatum then bolted into the path of an 18-wheeler and was killed.

kplctv.com
21356Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified10/05/2012WarrenMI42.5206666-83.0475017Sterling Heights Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to police, an officer tried to stop a Pontiac Grand Am for running a red light at 15 Mile and Mound Road in Sterling Heights at about 9 a.m. The officer reportedly followed the driver as he continued southbound into Warren at a high rate of speed, cut through a car dealership's parking lot, ran another red light and broadsided a Chevrolet Tahoe. The fleeing driver was crushed inside his car. The Tahoe's driver suffered serious injuries.

dailytribune.com
11892Lerone Ursin40MaleRace unspecified10/06/2012GonzalesLA30.2642352-90.936972Gonzales Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Joshua Davis and Lerone Ursin were killed when their car crashed during a police chase at around 2:30 a.m. on US 61 in Gonzales. Police stopped a 1998 Dodge Stratus driven by Davis for an alleged traffic violation on Airline Highway, but Davis reportedly sped away and led officers on a high-speed chase. The car ran off the highway, struck a culvert and became airborne, flipping twice before it hit a large signpost in front of Ascension Baptist Church. Davis and Ursin were pronounced dead at the scene.

americanpress.com
11893Joshua Davis24MaleRace unspecified10/06/2012GonzalesLA30.2642352-90.936972Gonzales Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Joshua Davis and Lerone Ursin were killed when their car crashed during a police chase at around 2:30 a.m. on US 61 in Gonzales. Police stopped a 1998 Dodge Stratus driven by Davis for an alleged traffic violation on Airline Highway, but Davis reportedly sped away and led officers on a high-speed chase. The car ran off the highway, struck a culvert and became airborne, flipping twice before it hit a large signpost in front of Ascension Baptist Church. Davis and Ursin were pronounced dead at the scene.

americanpress.com
11898Alfonso Cerda45MaleHispanic/Latino10/08/2012InglewoodCA33.9388248-118.3350632Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Bicyclist Alfonso Cerda was struck and killed by an L.A. County sheriff's patrol car in Inglewood. Deputies said they were trying to stop Cerda just before 1:30 a.m., because they believed he had a handgun (initial reports said Cerda had brandished a gun, but this claim was later walked back by the department). The patrol car collided with Cerda's bicycle and he died from his injuries. Deputies initially said they were unable to locate a handgun, then later said the initial reports weren't accurate and that there never was a gun involved.

latimes.com
11900David Sessions28MaleAfrican-American/Black10/10/2012WoodbineGA30.857361-81.699821Georgia State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jamal Jones, 19, the driver of a 2012 Dodge Charger, tried to outrun sheriff's deputies on Interstate 95 and was stopped when Trooper Blake Taylor performed a pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver on Highway 17 near Daisy Avenue. The vehicle left the roadway spinning clockwise, hit a pine tree, broke in two and overturned. One passenger, David Sessions, 28, was ejected from the vehicle and died on impact.. Kyrsten Q'Amise Veal, a 16-year-old runaway who was riding in the car, died a short time later.

jacksonville.com
11901Kyrsten Q'Amise Veal16FemaleRace unspecified10/10/2012WoodbineGA30.857361-81.699821Georgia State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jamal Jones, 19, the driver of a 2012 Dodge Charger, tried to outrun sheriff's deputies on Interstate 95 and was stopped when Trooper Blake Taylor performed a pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver on Highway 17 near Daisy Avenue. The vehicle left the roadway spinning clockwise, hit a pine tree, broke in two and overturned. One passenger, David Sessions, 28, was ejected from the vehicle and died on impact.. Kyrsten Q'Amise Veal, a 16-year-old runaway who was riding in the car, died a short time later.

jacksonville.com
11902Irvian Singleton Jr.44MaleAfrican-American/Black10/10/2012Morgan CityLA29.693082-91.1933512St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Irvian Singleton Jr. was killed when his vehicle struck an oncoming vehicle and overturned on Railroad Avenue during a police chase. St. Mary Parish Sheriff's narcotics agents who were conducting an investigation into illegal drug activity in the area allegedly observed Singletary commit a traffic violation, and then attempted to conduct a stop. Singletary reportedly fled at a high rate of speed before he struck another vehicle.

stmarynow.com
11906Paul Odey Suire83MaleEuropean-American/White10/11/2012MauriceLA30.1095891-92.1246394Maurice Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Deborah and Robert Prine were shot and killed at around 8 p.m. by 14 deputies responding to a disturbance call at a residence. According to the Sheriff's Department, when deputies arrived, they found that both Prines were armed and refused to put their weapons down. Deputies allege that one at a time, the Pines approached the officers, prompting them to open fire. The Prines later died at the hospital. The lawsuit filed by Deborah's mother, Patricia Doyle, presented a different version of events. Doyle said she called the police to report that her daughter and son-in-law were fighting, and that her daughter was going to purposefully try to gett the deputies to shoot her. After deputies arrived, Prine walked out of the house with a rifle strapped to her shoulder. Deputies told her to drop her weapon, but Deputy Christopher Powell and Sergeant Richard Dubus shot her before she had time to comply. When Deborah hit the ground, Dubus and deputies Turner Barran and Bailey Newsom "fired a second round into her." After witnessing his wife being shot, Robert Prine ran from the house toward his wife's body. He was reportedly screaming and unarmed when deputies shot him. The deputies identified as being involved in the death of Robert Prine are Dubus, Powell, and Deputy Mark Ceravolo.

katc.com
22925MaryAnne Kotsiopoulos49FemaleEuropean-American/White10/12/2012BrocktonMA42.0866637-70.9877569Brockton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police were on patrol in an unmarked SUV cruiser when they noticed a Chevrolet TrailBlazer run a stop sign. They decided to stop it, but the driver, Antwoin Moore, fled. Police chased Moore until he caused a serious crash at an intersection. He was driving 64 mph when he hit and killed Maryanne Kotsiopoulos, who was in a new Jaguar she received as a birthday present.

enterprisenews.com
11910Jasmein Jones23FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/13/2012St. LouisMO38.6712418-90.2254514St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jasmein Jones was killed when a Chevrolet Impala fleeing police at a high rate of speed struck the car Jones was in. Police contended that the patrol car had broken off the pursuit before the crash. Jones was the niece of Lashanna Jones Snipes, who was killed by a driver fleeing police in late 2009.

fox2now.com
19310Michael Davis32MaleAfrican-American/Black10/13/2012LawtonOK34.6271479-98.4767169Lawton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Lawton police responded to a report of a domestic assault at Super 9 Motel. When they arrived, a man fled in a car. One police officer followed, but lost the vehicle. A second officer spotted it and chased it to Kingsbury Avenue and NW 70, where it crashed, killing the driver.

newsok.com
11916Jaquess Harris26FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/14/2012ColumbusGA32.4329591-84.953449Columbus Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Harris was crossing the street when she was struck and killed by a Columbus police cruiser.

wtvm.com
21832Leondionas Dias Perez41MaleRace unspecified10/14/2012BaltimoreMD39.235093-76.597189Baltimore Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Leondionas Dias Perez was run down and killed by an officer who was responding to a "Code 1" call of a shooting.

google.com
11925James Michael Pyles35MaleRace unspecified10/16/2012Cape GirardeauMO37.332695-89.54709Cape Girardeau Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

James Michael Pyles was killed in a crash while fleeing from police. At around 5:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man threatening someone with a gun in a parking lot at 618 North Street. When officers arrived, they saw Pyles' vehicle leaving the parking lot. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, Pyles reportedly failed to yield. According to police, Pyles drove at slow speeds and to Perryville Road and turned north. Police said Pyles accelerated and eventually left the right side of the road and struck a tree. Pyles was pronounced dead at a hospital.

kfvs12.com
11935Andrea Castillo21FemaleHispanic/Latino10/19/2012HialeahFL25.8673039-80.2644942Hialeah Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Castillo was a passenger in a car driven by her boyfriend, hit from behind by an on-duty local officer going 80 MPH without lights or siren. Their car flipped and she was fatally injured. Claims of the police, for instance that the couple were not wearing seat belts and the reasonable speed of his vehicle, were inconsistent with physical evidence of bruises and 40 yards of skid marks.

mdc.edu
21833Tabbit Christian Sidney37MaleRace unspecified10/19/2012BaltimoreMD39.304308-76.59451Baltimore Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Tabbit Christian Sidney fled a police stop and was killed when he crashed into a tree.

google.com
27420Shawn Williams Jr.16MaleAfrican-American/Black10/19/2012BaytownTX29.7611208-94.9773559Baytown Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two suspected shoplifters who were fleeing from police about 10:30 p.m. struck the car Shawn Williams Jr. was in, police said. He was riding in a Ford Focus driven by a 17-year-old friend. Williams died in the crash. The Focus was one of three vehicles, including a police cruiser, that were hit.

chron.com
19968Stephanie Q. Melson31FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/23/2012LouisvilleKY38.2451654-85.8171201Louisville Metro Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Joseph Johnson was fleeing the scene of a drug investigation when he ran a stop sign and collided with a car driven by Stephanie Melson, killing her.

google.com
11961Jerry Matthew "Matt" Ward31MaleRace unspecified10/26/2012AshlandMS34.8419312-89.0510893Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jerry Matthew Ward led troopers on a high speed chase on US 72. Troopers had tried to stop Ward for speeding. Troopers pursued Ward for approximately 15 miles before he lost control of his 2000 Nissan Titan pickup near Faulkner on MS 370 and crashed. He was transported by ambulance to NMMC in Tupelo where he succumbed from injuries he received from the crash on October 27, 2012.

southern-sentinel.com
11963Ronald Herrera20MaleAfrican-American/Black10/27/2012BronxNY40.8120385-73.8867935City of New York Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Two men on a dirt bike, Herrera and another man, either collided with or were rammed by an NYPD cruiser on Bronx streets. The second man was paralyzed and his family brought a major lawsuit against the city, disputing the police account.

nydailynews.com
19300Cleve P. Phillips68MaleRace unspecified10/29/2012WalhallaSC34.8422362-83.0670029Walhalla Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Phillips fled a traffic stop for speeding and was killed when he lost control of his pickup truck on the gravel portion of Oconee Station Road, struck an embankment, and overturned.

southcarolinaradionetwork.com
11969Dustin Glenn Sims34MaleRace unspecified10/29/2012BloomingdaleGA32.1312052-81.3028274Jesup Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

After a chaotic high-speed chase, Sims crashed into a police car and died.

google.com
11974Vishwaja Muppa21FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander10/30/2012TerryvilleNY40.9248971-73.0472186Suffolk County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Aspiring medical student Muppa was a back-seat passenger of a car at 1:30 a.m. when the vehicle collided with a police Crown Victoria speeding, without lights or siren, to an emergency related to Hurricane Sandy. She died at the scene.

huffingtonpost.com
11978Jesse Gochenour23MaleEuropean-American/White11/01/2012RiversideMO39.1720385-94.6123714Riverside Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jesse Gochenour was killed after he crashed his vehicle after a police chase. Police said an officer tried to stop Gochenour at around 1:15 a.m. for speeding on northbound I-635, but that Gochenour kept going and a chase ensued. Police claimed the officer called off the chase on Gateway Avenue. Shortly afterward, Gochenour crashed into a shed by Beverly Lumber.

kansascity.com
11994Jessie Lewis20MaleRace unspecified11/06/2012NanafaliaAL32.1037249-87.9647898Butler Police Department, Choctaw County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jessie Lewis was killed when his car crashed during a 25-mile high speed chase.

stparchive.com
11995Robert Lee Mongar43MaleEuropean-American/White11/06/2012White CloudMI43.5544796-85.6428435Michigan State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Mongar abducted, tied up and raped a female acquaintance during a visit to a cemetery. She managed to escape with her hands and feet still bound when he stopped for gas. He fled the scene to another county. Spotted and chased by state troopers down a heavily forested dirt road, he aimed for a tree and crashed, killing himself.

9and10news.com
22200Shegan Anthony Rubin32MaleAfrican-American/Black11/10/2012NewarkNJ40.7457289-74.1831315New Jersey State Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Shegan Rubin was walking near Central Avenue when he was run over by a vehicle driven by Newark resident Alqamar Anderson, who was fleeing police, police said. Anderson was charged with vehicular manslaughter, eluding, assault by auto, driving while intoxicated and cocaine possession.

www.nj.com
12007John Stanley-Ray "Lil John" McKenzie35MaleEuropean-American/White11/11/2012GarlandTX32.8439684-96.5818825Garland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Sandoval saw McKenzie walking around in traffic. He put McKenzie into his patrol unit. McKenzie stepped out of the vehicle and walked back into the road. Officer Sandoval grabbed McKenzie, but failed to take him to the ground. McKenzie was struck by a tractor trailer.

google.com
12013Beion Womack14MaleAfrican-American/Black11/12/2012St. LouisMO38.7108595-90.2530285Dellwood Police Department, Jennings Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Beion Womack was killed when the car he was driving crashed after a police chase. According to police, a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu and a 2010 Dodge Charger were carjacked at around the same time in two separate incidents. Soon afterward, at around 12:30 a.m., an officer in Dellwood spotted two cars matching the descriptions of both stolen vehicles and gave chase, but said he lost sight of the cars. A Jennings officer also saw the cars and pursued them, but said he had to back off. Womack, who was reportedly driving the Malibu, crashed into a building and died.

fox2now.com
12012Mark Antuna40MaleEuropean-American/White11/12/2012PalmdaleCA34.5728824-118.0450766Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Mark Antuna was killed when he ran a red light and crashed into a big rig after fleeing a traffic stop.

theavtimes.com
22569Casey Allen May27MaleEuropean-American/White11/12/2012AuburnIN41.3404666-84.9456343DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Casey Allen May was fleeing police when he crashed into a tree and was killed.

google.com
12016Candice Lynn Smith29FemaleEuropean-American/White11/13/2012BrunswickGA31.1935133-81.4769405Glynn County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Candice Lynn Smith, 29, who was driving a Toyota, Coray Lee Lemon, 33, and Cedric S. Daniels, 33, were killed when their vehicle, which was being pursued by a Glynn County police officer, struck the back of an ambulance.

onlineathens.com
12017Coray Lee Lemon33MaleRace unspecified11/13/2012BrunswickGA31.1935133-81.4769405Glynn County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Candice Lynn Smith, 29, who was driving a Toyota, Coray Lee Lemon, 33, and Cedric S. Daniels, 33, were killed when their vehicle, which was being pursued by a Glynn County police officer, struck the back of an ambulance.

onlineathens.com
12018Cedric S. Daniels33MaleAfrican-American/Black11/13/2012BrunswickGA31.1935133-81.4769405Glynn County Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Candice Lynn Smith, 29, who was driving a Toyota, Coray Lee Lemon, 33, and Cedric S. Daniels, 33, were killed when their vehicle, which was being pursued by a Glynn County police officer, struck the back of an ambulance.

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12025Marco Gutierrez21MaleRace unspecified11/16/2012OceansideCA33.2085111-117.3591832California Highway Patrol
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Passenger Marco Gutierrez was killed in a crash while fleeing the CHP. Shortly before 1 a.m., a CHP officer tried to stop a 1991 Honda Civic on I-5 for speeding, but the driver instead exited on eastbound Mission Avenue. The driver turned onto eastbound Mesa Drive, where the Honda hit a dip at about 80 mph, fishtailed and hit a parked pickup truck. Gutierrez died at the scene. The driver, Jorge Luis Lopez, was injured in the crash. A witness claimed she heard officers laughing at the driver who was screaming for help after the crash. Lopez was charged with murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with evading police.

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19299Gerald Edward Garraux52MaleRace unspecified11/16/2012EasleySC34.8223396-82.5504521Easley Police Department
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Officers had attempted to stop Gerald Garraux while they were investigating another wreck nearby. The chase reached high speeds and ended on Rock Springs Road when Garraux ran off the side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned. Garraux was ejected and killed.

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12051Vernon L. "Gunner" Lightle78MaleEuropean-American/White11/30/2012WhitehallOH39.955981-82.894207Whitehall Police Department
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Lightle was killed after a collision with a Whitehall police cruiser, whose driver was backing up officers pursuing a man who had fled from a woman's residence.

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12054Jennifer Liston30FemaleRace unspecified12/01/2012ElburnIL41.905418-88.450978Kane County Sheriff's Office
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An allegedly stolen car driven by Jennifer Liston, who was fleeing from deputy Nicholas Wolf, hit Zachary Bingham's car head-on, killing both drivers. At about 8:40 p.m., Wolf began pursuing Liston on Route 38 near Bricher Road, shortly after a resident reported that their 2003 Nissan Altima had been stolen. After about 5 minutes, Liston crashed the Nissan into Bingham's 2002 Pontiac Grand AM and another vehicle, killing Bingham and Liston, and injuring two other people. Bingham's dog, Lucy, was also killed in the crash.

kcchronicle.com
12055Zachary Bingham18MaleEuropean-American/White12/01/2012ElburnIL41.905418-88.450978Kane County Sheriff's Office
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An allegedly stolen car driven by Jennifer Liston, who was fleeing from deputy Nicholas Wolf, hit Zachary Bingham's car head-on, killing both drivers. At about 8:40 p.m., Wolf began pursuing Liston on Route 38 near Bricher Road, shortly after a resident reported that their 2003 Nissan Altima had been stolen. After about 5 minutes, Liston crashed the Nissan into Bingham's 2002 Pontiac Grand AM and another vehicle, killing Bingham and Liston, and injuring two other people. Bingham's dog, Lucy, was also killed in the crash.

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19298Bryan Corey Madden27MaleEuropean-American/White12/04/2012AndersonSC34.4129334-82.6242272Anderson County Sheriff's Office
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A deputy tried to stop a vehicle he thought had been stolen. Bryan Corey Madden lost control of the car in a curve and crashed into some trees. A woman in the car was in critically injured.

postandcourier.com
12068Michael Daraban Jr.39MaleRace unspecified12/04/2012Schofield BarracksHI21.485156-158.0449377Honolulu Police Department
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Daraban was killed in a crash that also injured two other people outside Schofield Barracks after the car he was in sped away from a police vehicle following an attempt to serve a drug search warrant. Steven M. Sandry was sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing the death.

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12074Karen Kelley55FemaleRace unspecified12/04/2012Port St. LucieFL27.322092-80.337295St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
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Kelley is said to have simply walked in front of a deputy's vehicle, which was travelling at full speed on a major road about 10 p.m. She died at the scene.

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23635Ida Murphy54FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/06/2012BuffaloNY42.9092717-78.8390649Buffalo Police Department
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Issac Parker's sport utility vehicle was pulled over for a faulty headlight. Officer Kenneth Agee and his partner, Officer Jared Domaracki, suspected Parker was intoxicated. As Domaracki reached in through the driver's side window to turn off the ignition, and Agee did the same thing from the passenger's side, Parker hit the accelerator and took off down Fillmore. Agee shot Parker once in the right side. Parker continued on Fillmore before crashing into three street light poles, one of which fell on Ida Murphy, killing her.

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29534Ida Murphy54FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/06/2012BuffaloNY42.9092717-78.8390649Buffalo Police Department
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Police shot and killed Issac C. Parker, 48, as he allegedly dragged an officer who'd stopped him for DUI. Parker's careening car hit a light pole, which killed Ida Murphy, 54.

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12075Madison Ruano2FemaleEuropean-American/White12/06/2012LancasterCA34.7042981-118.1481117Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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  • Pursuit

Two-year-old Madison Ruano was killed after a man leading police on a high speed chase struck her mother's car in Lancaster.

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