Unique ID | Name | Age | Gender | Race | Date | City | State | Latitude | Longitude | Agency involved | Cause of death | Intended use of force | Brief description | Supporting document link |
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13967 | Neil Allen Johnston | 31 | Male | European-American/White | 01/20/2014 | Colbert | OK | 33.8363779 | -96.518255 | Colbert Police Department |
|
| Kellis Glenn Barnett, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly, killing Neil Allen Johnson upon crashing. | newsok.com |
13968 | Elvin Dunn | 37 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/20/2014 | Baton Rouge | LA | 30.466951 | -91.1587083 | Baton Rouge Police Department |
|
| Elvin Dunn was killed when his car was struck by a car fleeing police at about 12:15 a.m. Police said the three men in the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria that crashed into Dunn's 1989 Lincoln Towncar were involved in a robbery that afternoon in which a cell phone was stolen at gunpoint. The men were fleeing from police for a vehicle violation. Dunn was thrown from his car and died at the scene. After the crash, the suspects took off on foot, but were later apprehended. | wafb.com |
13972 | Name withheld by police | 44 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 01/21/2014 | Denver | CO | 39.8178745 | -104.9833351 |
|
| An unidentified person, 44, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
13973 | Bryan Lamm | 25 | Male | European-American/White | 01/21/2014 | Little River | SC | 33.76131 | -78.848821 | South Carolina Highway Patrol |
|
| Bryan Lamm, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for illegal U-turn and died because of a crash. | myhorrynews.com |
13980 | Glenn Allen Moore | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 01/22/2014 | Killeen | TX | 30.93573 | -97.820497 | Copperas Cove Police Department, Killeen Police Department |
|
| Glenn Allen Moore, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and speeding and died because of a crash. | kdhnews.com |
13983 | Marcus D. Davis | 24 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/23/2014 | Porter | TX | 30.0884649 | -95.2342443 | Houston Police Department |
|
| Marcus D. Davis, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | chron.com |
13985 | John P. Cotton | 44 | Male | European-American/White | 01/23/2014 | Renton | WA | 47.462027 | -122.1006227 | Washington State Patrol |
|
| John P. Cotton, 44, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and died because of a crash. | kiro7.com |
13982 | Quentin Lee Johnson | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 01/23/2014 | Dill City | OK | 35.3481825 | -99.1707849 | Washita County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Quentin Lee Johnson, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for refusing a felony warrant and died because of a crash. | newson6.com |
13984 | Darrell Ray Barbee | 48 | Male | European-American/White | 01/23/2014 | Burleson | TX | 32.481889 | -97.278699 | Johnson County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Darrell Ray Barbee, 48, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. | star-telegram.com |
13989 | Antonio Metrell Washington | 28 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/24/2014 | Bastrop | LA | 32.7533449 | -91.8962881 | Bastrop Police Department |
|
| Antonio Metrell Washington, 28, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for having a misused dealer tag and died because of a crash. | bastropenterprise.com |
13990 | Name withheld by police | 23 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/24/2014 | Swansea | SC | 33.6683169 | -81.1656971 |
|
| An unidentified person, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an unreported reason died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
13988 | Paul Aaron Rodriguez | 35 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 01/24/2014 | Fort Pierce | FL | 27.4633735 | -80.3027636 | Florida Highway Patrol |
|
| Paul Aaron Rodriguez, 35, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | github.com |
13998 | Alex Gomez-Guerrero | 20 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 01/26/2014 | Orlando | FL | 28.4978475 | -81.4175449 | Orlando Police Department |
|
| Alex Gomez-Guerrero, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, hit vehicle and died because of a crash. | wftv.com |
14001 | Robert Porter | 66 | Male | European-American/White | 01/27/2014 | Edmond | OK | 35.7154387 | -97.4161554 | Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office |
|
| An unknown driver was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly, killing Robert Porter upon crashing. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14011 | Steven Lutz | 49 | Male | European-American/White | 01/29/2014 | Waldo | WI | 43.6235903 | -87.9010268 | Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Steven Lutz, 49, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. | jsonline.com |
14018 | Michael Boyd | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 01/30/2014 | Lancaster | TN | 36.1401776 | -85.8334472 | Cookeville Police Department |
|
| Michael Boyd, 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14024 | Jeffrey C. Lykins | 47 | Male | European-American/White | 02/01/2014 | Louisville | KY | 38.0810685 | -85.5546667 | Mt. Washington Police Department |
|
| Jeffrey C. Lykins, 47, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. | wave3.com |
14025 | Daniel J. Lavorgna | 47 | Male | European-American/White | 02/01/2014 | Dixfield | ME | 44.5286437 | -70.4463087 | Dixfield Police Department |
|
| Daniel J. Lavorgna, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly on a snowmobile and was killed in a crash. | centralmaine.com |
14029 | Jessica Nichole Gallmeyer | 27 | Female | European-American/White | 02/03/2014 | Sandston | VA | 37.5129 | -77.20893 | Henrico County Division of Police |
|
| Andrew Taylor Walters, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing Jessica Gallmeyer and her half-sister, Amanda Irby, upon crashing. | wtvr.com |
14030 | Amanda Brooke Irby | 15 | Female | European-American/White | 02/03/2014 | Sandston | VA | 37.5129 | -77.20893 | Henrico County Division of Police |
|
| Andrew Taylor Walters, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing Jessica Gallmeyer and her half-sister, Amanda Irby, upon crashing. | wtvr.com |
14031 | Orlin Misael Nolasco Hernandez | 20 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 02/03/2014 | Merrifield | VA | 38.8758749 | -77.2382474 | Fairfax County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Close to two in the morning officers attempted to pull over a 1999 Dodge Neon on suspicion of DUI. The driver refused to pull over, led the officer on a chase, then crashed into a tree. Driver Eduin Joel Galeas Mejia and passenger Orlin Misael Nolasco Hernandez were pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. | insidenova.com |
14032 | Eduin Joel Galeas Mejia | 27 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 02/03/2014 | Merrifield | VA | 38.8758749 | -77.2382474 | Fairfax County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Close to 2 in the morning officers attempted to pull over a 1999 Dodge Neon on suspicion of DUI. The driver refused to pull over, led the officer on a chase, then crashed into a tree. Driver Eduin Joel Galeas Mejia and passenger Orlin Misael Nolasco Hernandez were pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. | insidenova.com |
14034 | Joshua Lewis | 25 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/04/2014 | Vallejo | CA | 38.092759 | -122.2315203 | Vallejo Police Department |
|
| Joshua Lewis was killed and his teenage passenger suffered minor injuries after Lewis crashed his car during a police chase. | timesheraldonline.com |
14041 | Joseph Ivan McIlhenny | 64 | Male | European-American/White | 02/05/2014 | Nevada City | CA | 39.2759321 | -121.0044454 | Nevada City Police Department |
|
| Joseph Ivan McIlhenny, 64, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash. | theunion.com |
14042 | Robert Sciria | 31 | Male | European-American/White | 02/05/2014 | Rincon | GA | 32.258138 | -81.219512 | Rincon Police Department |
|
| Robert Sciria, 31, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | effinghamherald.net |
14055 | Jason J. Dickson | 34 | Male | European-American/White | 02/09/2014 | Bath Springs | TN | 35.4523372 | -88.0592234 |
|
| Jacob A. Barrett, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, failure to maintain lane, killing Jason J. Dickson upon crashing. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
14069 | James Thompson | 75 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/13/2014 | Flint | MI | 43.037454 | -83.704478 | Michigan State Police |
|
| Elderly Thompson was injured in his vehicle as state troopers chased a suspect, initially for having tinted windows, then for fleeing an attempted traffic stop. The suspect struck Thompson's vehicle at high speed. Thompson died of his resulting injuries about two weeks later, one of five police chase fatalities in the county that year. | mlive.com |
14073 | Name withheld by police | 38 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 02/14/2014 | Oakland | CA | 37.739175 | -122.179769 | California Highway Patrol, Oakland Police Department |
|
| An unnamed driver was killed after he crashed an allegedly stolen car in East Oakland while fleeing from the CHP. | sfgate.com |
14076 | Markell Hill | 16 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/15/2014 | Gautier | MS | 30.3926914 | -88.692517 | Ocean Springs Police Department |
|
| Markell Hill, 16, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for having a stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. | gulflive.com |
14077 | Edward Scott Perry | 42 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/15/2014 | Solon | OH | 41.3712631 | -81.4460997 | Solon Police Department |
|
| Edward Scott Perry, 42, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash. | cleveland.com |
14081 | Jazzman Vontrazc Jacobs | 28 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/16/2014 | Cheeks | NC | 36.073791 | -79.160156 | Mebane Police Department |
|
| Police attempted to pull over Michael Walker Jr. on suspicion of impaired driving. Walker refused to pull over and led a high-speed pursuit for several miles before he lost control of his 2005 Ultima. One of his passengers, Jazzman Jacobs, also died in the crash. | wral.com |
14082 | Michael Earl Walker Jr. | 20 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/16/2014 | Cheeks | NC | 36.073791 | -79.160156 | Mebane Police Department |
|
| Police attempted to pull over Michael Walker Jr. on suspicion of impaired driving. Walker refused to pull over and led a high-speed pursuit for several miles before he lost control of his 2005 Ultima. One of his passengers, Jazzman Jacobs, also died in the crash. | heraldnet.com |
14088 | Graciela E. Olivas | 62 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 02/17/2014 | Kansas City | KS | 39.0542668 | -94.6678267 | Kansas City (KS) Police Department |
|
| Olivas was killed by a speeding and reckless suspect being chased by local police. The department refused to provide news media a copy of their chase protocols and policies despite repeated similar incidents. | kctv5.com |
27438 | Graciela Olivas | 62 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 02/17/2014 | Kansas City | KS | 39.0542668 | -94.6678267 | Kansas City Police Department |
|
| Police said they spotted a driver in an area known for drug activity. When officers saw the man violating traffic laws, they reportedly turned on their lights and siren and tried to stop him. At the end of a three-block chase, the fleeing driver ran a stop sign and hit Graciela Olivas, killing her. | kmbc.com |
14095 | Antonio E. Lang | 29 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/19/2014 | Tampa | FL | 27.985136 | -82.4141638 | Tampa Police Department |
|
| Delvin Darrell Williams, 33, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for running a stop sign, killing Antonio E. Lang upon crashing. | tbo.com |
14099 | Clyde Richard Topel | 66 | Male | European-American/White | 02/22/2014 | Boonville | MO | 38.9360991 | -92.8463049 | Boonville Police Department |
|
| Clyde Richard Topel, 66, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. There's an obituary that appears to verify the date and age: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Clyde-Richard-Topel-100297990 | usatoday.com |
14105 | German Noel Osorto | 30 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 02/25/2014 | Falfurrias | TX | 27.2574703 | -98.1192276 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
|
| Karin Yamilec Aguilar-Melgor, 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for human trafficking, killing German Noel Osorto upon crashing. | ice.gov |
14110 | Crystal Annette Jones Port | 39 | Female | European-American/White | 02/26/2014 | Hickory | NC | 35.7103206 | -81.3234914 | Hickory Police Department |
|
| Crystal Annette Jones Port, 39, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash. | wsoctv.com |
14118 | Cynthia Ann Partida | 44 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 02/27/2014 | Victoria | TX | 28.8119522 | -96.9744486 |
|
| Christopher Cordil-Cortinas, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing Cynthia Ann Partida upon crashing. | victoriaadvocate.com | |
14121 | Natasha Renee Osby | 18 | Female | African-American/Black | 02/28/2014 | Tarrant | AL | 33.5703243 | -86.7828505 | Tarrant Police Department |
|
| Passenger Natasha Renee Osby was killed when the car she was riding in hit a tree after a brief police pursuit through Tarrant. | blog.al.com |
14125 | Kevin Aron Keech | 19 | Male | European-American/White | 03/01/2014 | Ozark | AR | 35.4884331 | -93.8269545 | Ozark Police Department |
|
| Kevin A. Keech, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and running a stop sign and died because of a crash. | google.com |
14129 | Micole Tiffany Medina | 28 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 03/02/2014 | Manor | TX | 30.3824836 | -97.6041665 | Travis County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Ruben Munoz, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding, killing Micole Tiffany Medina upon crashing. | statesman.com |
14128 | Robert Charles Beasley | 40 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/02/2014 | Washington | DC | 38.9475329 | -76.9892277 |
|
| Robert Charles Beasley, 40, was allegedly fleeing a police stop and died because of a crash. | washingtonpost.com | |
14137 | Shane Vanmeter | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 03/04/2014 | Ashland | OH | 40.9795109 | -82.2154165 | Ashland Police Department |
|
| Shane Vanmeter, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash. | coloradoan.com |
14145 | Maria McEwen | 97 | Female | European-American/White | 03/05/2014 | Daytona Beach | FL | 29.2640647 | -81.0270393 | Florida Highway Patrol |
|
| McEwen was hit by a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle as the trooper was pulling into a parking lot. McEwen died the next day in a nearby hospital. | newsdaytonabeach.com |
14150 | Name withheld by police | 16 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/06/2014 | Picayune | MS | 30.552814 | -89.66667 |
|
| An unidentified person, 16, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an undisclosed reason and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
14159 | James Isom | 40 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/08/2014 | Kenner | LA | 29.9789932 | -90.2426086 | Kenner Police Department |
|
| James Isom, 40, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and driving headlights off and died because of a crash. | accidentdatacenter.com |
14164 | Lewis R. Worrells | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 03/09/2014 | Niagara Falls | NY | 43.090737 | -78.9998147 | New York State Police |
|
| Lewis R. Worrells, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and driving headlights off and died because of a crash. | buffalonews.com |
14187 | David Harris | 42 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/14/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.7362948 | -87.6254402 | Calumet City Police Department |
|
| Harris, a Chicago police officer returning home from a shift about 1 a.m., 15 minutes from home, was struck and killed by a van being chased by a suburban police officer at high speed through city streets. Harris died at the scene. | chicagotribune.com |
14185 | Ryan Michael Gapinski | 21 | Male | European-American/White | 03/14/2014 | St. Michael | MN | 45.217391 | -93.720086 | Wright County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Ryan Michael Gapinski, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | pressnews.com |
20149 | Adrain Ramero Taylor | 22 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/16/2014 | Beloit | WI | 42.5052729 | -89.04181 | Beloit Police Department |
|
| Adrain Ramero Taylor, 22, died after he fled from police who were trying to stop him for a speeding ticket, hit another vehicle and crashed into a pole, police said. | jsonline.com |
14190 | Tyrone Sherman Jr. | 33 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/16/2014 | Panama City | FL | 30.1772239 | -85.7004323 | Panama City Police Department |
|
| Tyrone Sherman Jr., 33, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for hitting a police car and died because of a crash. | google.com |
14197 | Dillon Arcani | 20 | Male | European-American/White | 03/17/2014 | Arcata | CA | 40.849052 | -124.1653687 | Humboldt County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Dillon Arcani, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for license plate missing and died because of a crash. | mhttps |
14198 | Name withheld by police | 16 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/17/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.434954 | -82.999086 | Detroit Police Department |
|
| An unidentified person, 16, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for carjacking and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14202 | Joel Matias | 36 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/18/2014 | Pompano Beach | FL | 26.273697 | -80.213204 | Coral Springs Police Department |
|
| Joel Matias, 36, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for domestic assault and died because of a crash. | nbcmiami.com |
14225 | Alejandro Ramirez-Juarez | 32 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/22/2014 | San Leandro | CA | 37.7261083 | -122.1566732 | San Leandro Police Department |
|
| Jesus Godinez, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding, killing Alejandro Ramirez-Juarez upon crashing. | mercurynews.com |
14226 | Jorge Jaime Torres-Grimaldo | 33 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/22/2014 | Jacksonville | TX | 31.9953597 | -95.0995003 | New Summerfield Police Department |
|
| Jorge Jaime Torres-Grimaldo, 33, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for fight in roadway and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14229 | Jermaine Lechardo Plummer | 28 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/23/2014 | Jacksonville | FL | 30.2997748 | -81.5994284 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office |
|
| Jermaine Lechardo Plummer, 28, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding, running red lights and died because of a crash. | jacksonville.com |
14232 | Robert Joseph Williams | 39 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/23/2014 | Claremont | CA | 34.0813965 | -117.7198262 | Montclair Police Department |
|
| Williams snatched two televisions worth a total of $500 out of the fire door of a Target store and hopped into a car driven by a female accomplice. Local police immediately gave pursuit on the highway. On an off-ramp she struck two other cars and lost control. Williams was thrown and killed; she was charged with his murder. | dailybulletin.com |
14230 | Tanya Jean Effler Tiede | 43 | Female | European-American/White | 03/23/2014 | Cowpens | SC | 35.0740539 | -81.813169 | Cherokee County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Austin Shackelford, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding, crossed yellow line, killing Tanya Jean Tiede and Sandra Kay Effler upon crashing. | wyff4.com |
14231 | Sandra Kay Effler | 65 | Female | European-American/White | 03/23/2014 | Cowpens | SC | 35.0740539 | -81.813169 | Cherokee County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Austin Shackelford, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding, crossed yellow line, killing Tanya Jean Tiede and Sandra Kay Effler upon crashing. | wyff4.com |
14235 | Angel Sauceda | 37 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/24/2014 | Stockton | CA | 37.974532 | -121.260688 | California Highway Patrol |
|
| Angel Sauceda, 37, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for running a stop sign and died because of a crash. | recordnet.com |
14237 | Andrew Silva | 23 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/25/2014 | Fremont | CA | 37.5707765 | -122.0324161 | Fremont Police Department |
|
| Local police chased a suspect for acting belligerent and drunk at 1 a.m. at a Taco Bell. The suspect struck Marine lance corporal and Afghanistan veteran Silva on his motorcycle and killed him instantly. Silva's family filed suit, claiming wrongful death and complaining that police left his body in the street for more than 12 hours. | sfgate.com |
14245 | Nicholas B. Moore | 26 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/26/2014 | Gary | IN | 41.5520144 | -87.3268543 | Merrillville Police Department |
|
| Nicholas B. Moore, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for running a stop sign and died because of a crash. | nwitimes.com |
14253 | Yuki Hirayama | 16 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 03/28/2014 | Tonalea | AZ | 36.3145122 | -110.9554743 | Navajo Nation Police |
|
| Two unidentified men were allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. Yuki Hirayama, Tomohiro Hirayama, and Sachiyo Hirayama were also killed. | chicagotribune.com |
14254 | Tomohiro Hirayama | 50 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 03/28/2014 | Tonalea | AZ | 36.3145122 | -110.9554743 | Navajo Nation Police |
|
| Two unidentified men were allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. Yuki Hirayama, Tomohiro Hirayama, and Sachiyo Hirayama were also killed. | chicagotribune.com |
14255 | Sachiyo Hirayama | 42 | Female | Asian/Pacific Islander | 03/28/2014 | Tonalea | AZ | 36.3145122 | -110.9554743 | Navajo Nation Police |
|
| Two unidentified men were allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. Yuki Hirayama, Tomohiro Hirayama, and Sachiyo Hirayama were also killed. | chicagotribune.com |
14256 | John Doe 2 | 50 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/28/2014 | Tonalea | AZ | 36.3145122 | -110.9554743 | Navajo Nation Police |
|
| Two unidentified men were allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. Yuki Hirayama, Tomohiro Hirayama, and Sachiyo Hirayama were also killed. | chicagotribune.com |
14257 | John Doe 1 | 70 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/28/2014 | Tonalea | AZ | 36.3145122 | -110.9554743 | Navajo Nation Police |
|
| Two unidentified men were allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. Yuki Hirayama, Tomohiro Hirayama, and Sachiyo Hirayama were also killed. | chicagotribune.com |
14260 | Antonio de Jesus Arredondo | 22 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/28/2014 | Houston | TX | 29.6837496 | -95.2870985 | Houston Police Department |
|
| Antonio de Jesus Arredondo, 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for license plate did not match vehicle and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14258 | Winnitue Montrond | 28 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/28/2014 | New Bedford | MA | 41.6142609 | -70.9184544 | New Bedford Police Department |
|
| Luis Miguel Fernandes, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Passenger Winnitue Montrond was also killed. | bostonglobe.com |
14259 | Luis Miguel Fernandes | 30 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/28/2014 | New Bedford | MA | 41.6142609 | -70.9184544 | New Bedford Police Department |
|
| Luis Miguel Fernandes, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Passenger Winnitue Montrond was also killed. | bostonglobe.com |
14267 | James Patrick Darcy Jr. | 29 | Male | European-American/White | 03/29/2014 | Annapolis | MD | 39.021192 | -76.463639 | Anne Arundel County Police Department |
|
| John David Kinlein, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for trying to hit a pedestrian, killing passenger James Patrick Darcy Jr. upon crashing. | cbslocal.com |
14272 | Patricia Porter | 63 | Female | Race unspecified | 03/31/2014 | Bastrop | LA | 32.6948483 | -91.9320725 | Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office |
|
| Patricia Porter died in a crash at around 11 p.m. after she reportedly fled an attempted traffic stop for speeding. Porter was traveling south on Louisiana 139 in a 2012 Kia Soul when a deputy attempted to pull her over, but Porter reportedly refused to stop. Porter continued driving south until the Kia went off the right side of the road as it entered a left hand curve. The Kia then struck a concrete culvert which caused it to flip over several times. Porter was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. Porter was pronounced dead on the scene by the Morehouse Parish Coroner's Office. | magnoliareporter.com |
14273 | Kimberly Dawn Whitworth | 28 | Female | European-American/White | 03/31/2014 | Tryon | NC | 35.2804983 | -82.1164534 | Cleveland County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Whitworth was the passenger in a car driven by her boyfriend, in a police chase that spanned three counties and ended with her boyfriend losing control of the vehicle after running over spike strips. Several days after the crash Whitworth died. Authorities had discovered $2,000 worth of meth on her, concealed in a body cavity. | shelbystar.com |
14277 | Natividad Nuñez | 44 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 04/01/2014 | Las Cruces | NM | 32.295573 | -106.790885 | Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Dona Ana County Sheriff's deputy Eden Terrazas was responding to a call related to a missing child case. She was following a car on Interstate 10, driving 114 mph as she approached the curve in N.M. 192, near Sequoia Road. Terrazas lost control, crossed the opposite traffic lane and hit Natividad Nunez who was walking in the dirt shoulder. | ebwiki.org |
14279 | Anahi Barriga-Tovar | 14 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 04/02/2014 | Antelope | CA | 38.7035275 | -121.3379114 | Placer County Sheriff's Office |
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| Jose Luis Barriga-Tovar, and his 14-year-old daughter Anahi Tovar were killed instantly when a pickup truck being chased by deputies crashed into their car. | kcra.com |
14280 | Jose Luis Barriga-Tovar | 35 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 04/02/2014 | Antelope | CA | 38.7035275 | -121.3379114 | Placer County Sheriff's Office |
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| Jose Luis Barriga-Tovar, and his 14-year-old daughter Anahi Tovar were killed instantly when a pickup truck being chased by deputies crashed into their car. | sacbee.com |
24209 | Amberly McKenzie Hunnicutt | 27 | Female | European-American/White | 04/02/2014 | Hartsville | SC | 34.398512 | -80.1497523 | Darlington County Sheriff's Office |
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| Deputy Richie Stevens initiated a chase after he tried to pull over a driver for speeding. The driver went around a curve, hit a guardrail over Black Creek, and the car overturned on the road. When the deputy came around the corner in a 2009 Dodge Charger, he was not able to stop in time, and hit the car. Tyler Evans Terry, 23, and passenger Amberly McKenzie Hunnicutt, 27, were killed. | wmbfnews.com |
24710 | Tyler Evans Terry | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 04/02/2014 | Hartsville | SC | 34.398512 | -80.1497523 | Darlington County Sheriff's Office |
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| Deputy Richie Stevens initiated a chase after he tried to pull over a driver for speeding. The driver went around a curve, hit a guardrail over Black Creek, and the car overturned on the road. When the deputy came around the corner in a 2009 Dodge Charger, he was not able to stop in time, and hit the car. Tyler Evans Terry, 23, and passenger Amberly McKenzie Hunnicutt, 27, were killed. | wmbfnews.com |
14282 | Travis Wade Camp | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 04/02/2014 | Charleston | WV | 38.4165469 | -81.7330772 | Kanawha County Sheriff's Office |
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| Travis Wade Camp, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. | longfisherfuneralhome.com |
14288 | Vivian Nguyen | 12 | Female | Asian/Pacific Islander | 04/03/2014 | Westminster | CA | 33.7664246 | -118.000767 | Westminster Police Department |
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| Vivian Nguyen was killed after a car fleeing police broadsided her mother's minivan. | latimes.com |
14292 | Lindsay Cyndle Eldessoky | 28 | Female | European-American/White | 04/03/2014 | Hagerstown | MD | 39.628237 | -77.698987 | Washington County Sheriff's Office |
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| Pedestrian Eldessoky was struck and killed at about 3:30 a.m. by a speeding unmarked county vehicle on a highway. The deputy was on duty, and not charged. | heraldmailmedia.com |
14293 | Reagan Hartley | 22 | Female | European-American/White | 04/03/2014 | Greensboro | NC | 36.0479575 | -79.867364 | Asheboro Police Department, Randleman Police Department, Guilford County Sheriff's Office |
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| Multiple police jurisdictions chased a suspect for thirty minutes, initially for his behavior in a Subway restaurant, then for traffic infractions and speeding away from an attempted traffic stop. At one point local officers pursued the suspect the wrong way down an interstate, to the alarm and incredulity of other officers. The suspect plowed head on at 80 or 90 MPH into Hartley's Volvo, killing her. | journalnow.com |
14289 | Justin Ryan Phillips | 20 | Male | European-American/White | 04/03/2014 | Bixby | OK | 35.973312 | -95.8725063 | Bixby Police Department |
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| Justin Ryan Phillips, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | newson6.com |
14291 | Kevin Hilburn | 34 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/03/2014 | Tulsa | OK | 36.0891909 | -96.0287316 | Sapulpa Police Department |
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| Close to midnight, police say they tried to stop Hilburn for a traffic violation. Police say Hiburn had a suspended license and was driving a stolen truck. Suddenly, Hilburn took off. Fleeing at high speed on the interstate, Hilburn lost control as he tried to exit, rolled his pickup, and suffered fatal injuries when ejected. | tulsaworld.com |
14298 | DiGabriel Jesus Meza | 30 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 04/04/2014 | Kansas City | MO | 38.9852503 | -94.5990106 | Kansas City Police Department |
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| DiGabriel Jesus Meza, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14306 | William Cary Parker | 36 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/05/2014 | Smithfield | VA | 37.0427133 | -76.6678016 | Surry County Sheriff's Office |
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| William Cary Parker, 36, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | accidentsinus.com |
14305 | Walter James | 30 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/05/2014 | Santa Monica | CA | 34.0096602 | -118.487242 | Santa Monica Police Department |
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| Walter James was killed when a Santa Monica police officer's patrol car struck his scooter. | latimes.com |
14313 | Jesse Sperry | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 04/06/2014 | Anderson | IN | 40.0947436 | -85.8139852 | Edgewood Police Department |
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| An intoxicated off-duty police officer was speeding and rammed the back of Sperry's vehicle, killing Jesse Sperry and injuring the pregnant Rebecca Sperry. The officer was charged with a number of crimes and has been placed on unpaid leave. | heraldbulletin.com |
14310 | Jon Winburn | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 04/06/2014 | Waterloo | IA | 42.4615032 | -92.3152745 | Iowa State Patrol |
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| Jon Winburn, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for running a stop sign and died because of a crash. | kcci.com |
14325 | Jasmine Rodriguez | 7 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 04/09/2014 | Kansas City | KS | 39.1431013 | -94.7245255 | Kansas City Police Department |
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| Jasmine Rodriguez, a second-grader at Welborn Elementary School, died after a vehicle fleeing police ran a red light and hit the van she was riding in. Shortly after Jasmine's death, KCKPD announced they would only pursue people suspected of serious felonies while the department studied its pursuit policy. | kansas.com |
14326 | David Lee Kuhn | 53 | Male | European-American/White | 04/09/2014 | Eureka | NV | 39.5287125 | -116.3286673 | Eureka County Sheriff's Office |
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| David Lee Kuhn, 53, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for failure to use turn signal and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | google.com |
14329 | Dalila Smith | 23 | Female | European-American/White | 04/10/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.6707267 | -87.6224222 | Chicago Police Department |
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| Driver Glenn Jones, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for license plate missing and died because of a crash. Passenger Dalila Smith was also killed. | chicagotribune.com |
14330 | Glenn Jones | 25 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/10/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.6707267 | -87.6224222 | Chicago Police Department |
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| Driver Glenn Jones, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for license plate missing and died because of a crash. Passenger Dalila Smith was also killed. | chicagotribune.com |
14336 | Rigoberto Llera | 26 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 04/11/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.8909727 | -87.6672029 | Chicago Police Department |
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| Chicago police chased a white PT Cruiser after they saw occupants fire a gun out the window near Humboldt Park. Driver Llera took off with the police in close pursuit. Llera lost control and struck a light pole. Two female passengers in the car emerged unscathed, an infant sustained minor injuries, and Llera died. | cbslocal.com |
14342 | Alexandra Benson | 22 | Female | European-American/White | 04/12/2014 | Dubuque | IA | 42.5089922 | -90.669161 | Dubuque Police Department |
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| Police responding to a call of a suspicious person with a flashlight encountered Alexandra Benson, 22, who was in the vicinity driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup. Police discovered Bernson had a warrant, but she fled at a high rate of speed and slammed into another vehicle when she ran a red light. Benson was killed in the accident. | cityofdubuque.org |
14347 | Brandon Michael Reynolds | 21 | Male | European-American/White | 04/13/2014 | Doerun | GA | 31.3192744 | -83.9391702 | Doerun Police Department |
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| Brandon Michael Reynolds, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving ATV on road and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14361 | Ethan Vasquez | 13 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 04/15/2014 | Dallas | TX | 32.8264368 | -96.7823393 | Highland Park Police Department |
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| Ethan Vasquez, 13, the son of a local police sergeant, was killed in a car crash when a suspect driving a stolen minivan ran a light and crashed into him. The minivan was being chased by police from another jurisdiction who had just broken off their pursuit. | dallasnews.com |
14359 | Jeremy Smeltzer | 29 | Male | European-American/White | 04/15/2014 | Plainwell | MI | 42.4353939 | -85.6605 | Michigan State Police |
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| Jeremy Smeltzer, 29, was two-and-half-times the legal limit for alcohol when his truck entered a southbound highway traveling north, against the traffic. Reaching speeds of 90 mph, Smeltzer traveled 18 miles, forced a police cruiser off the road and struck a Ford Mustang head-on, killing himself and the Mustang's driver, Jaryd Floyd. | mlive.com |
14360 | Jaryd Floyd | 21 | Male | European-American/White | 04/15/2014 | Plainwell | MI | 42.4353939 | -85.6605 | Michigan State Police |
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| Jeremy Smeltzer, 29, was two-and-half-times the legal limit for alcohol when his truck entered a southbound highway traveling north, against the traffic. Reaching speeds of 90 mph, Smeltzer traveled 18 miles, forced a police cruiser off the road and struck a Ford Mustang head-on, killing himself and the Mustang's driver, Jaryd Floyd. | mlive.com |
14363 | Ronald Judd Ealey | 42 | Male | European-American/White | 04/16/2014 | Foley | AL | 30.3994633 | -87.6833354 | Baldwin County Sheriff's Office |
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| An undercover deputy attempted to stop a black Dodge truck that was driving erratically, but suspect Seven Little took off at high speed instead. As many as four police cruisers joined the the chase through downtown streets until Little struck Ronald Judd Ealey's car, killing him. Little was indicted for murder. | www.al.com |
14375 | Samuel Paul Acreman | 17 | Male | European-American/White | 04/19/2014 | Montgomery | TX | 30.386591 | -95.642203 | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office |
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| Samuel Paul Acreman, 17, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on his ATV for driving without headlights and speeding and died because of a crash. | newswest9.com |
14374 | Denton Edward Kauk | 36 | Male | European-American/White | 04/19/2014 | Woodward | OK | 36.4369192 | -99.3960666 | Woodward Police Department |
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| Denton Edward Kauk, 36, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving without headlights and died because of a crash. | shawfuneralhome.net |
14376 | Eleanor Ball | 62 | Female | African-American/Black | 04/19/2014 | Sarasota | FL | 27.3638079 | -82.53681 | Sarasota Police Department |
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| At about 3:30 in the morning a woman broke into the home of her ex-boyfriend, was caught, and fled in her car just as police arrived at the scene. Police followed her car on foot as she quickly lost control, crashing into a nearby house. The crash killed the house's occupant, Eleanor Ball, 62, who had been asleep. The woman driver, Jakeilah R. Weeks, 24, was charged with vehicular homicide. | tampabay.com |
14380 | Suhailia Alvarez | 16 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 04/20/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.3100115 | -83.098732 | Detroit Police Department |
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| Driver Charles Miller and passengers Cynthia Elizarraras and Suhailia Alvarez all died when their vehicle, a Jeep stolen from a car lot being pursued by police, flipped and plunged down a freeway embankment. Police were quoted as saying that they'd suspended the chase just before the crash, and then also that there was no pursuit at all. | clickondetroit.com |
14381 | Cynthia Elizarraras | 14 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 04/20/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.3100115 | -83.098732 | Detroit Police Department |
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| Driver Charles Miller and passengers Cynthia Elizarraras and Suhailia Alvarez all died when their vehicle, a Jeep stolen from a car lot being pursued by police, flipped and plunged down a freeway embankment. Police were quoted as saying that they'd suspended the chase just before the crash, and then also that there was no pursuit at all. | clickondetroit.com |
14382 | Charles Miller Jr. | 17 | Male | European-American/White | 04/20/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.3100115 | -83.098732 | Detroit Police Department |
|
| Driver Charles Miller and passengers Cynthia Elizarraras and Suhailia Alvarez all died when their vehicle, a Jeep stolen from a car lot being pursued by police, flipped and plunged down a freeway embankment. Police were quoted as saying that they'd suspended the chase just before the crash, and then also that there was no pursuit at all. | clickondetroit.com |
14379 | Juan Andres Soto | 47 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 04/20/2014 | Laredo | TX | 27.458994 | -99.4772486 | Texas Department of Public Safety |
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| Juan Andres Soto, 47, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for smuggling people or drugs and died because of a crash. | |
14393 | Linda Chevalier | 66 | Female | European-American/White | 04/22/2014 | Kingman | AZ | 35.263345 | -114.026065 | Arizona Department of Public Safety |
|
| Robert James Dodd, 41, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for warrants (vehicle theft, parole violation), killing Linda Chevalier upon crashing. | azcentral.com |
14397 | Donald Ray Brown | 70 | Male | European-American/White | 04/23/2014 | Travelers Rest | SC | 34.9838838 | -82.4378177 | Travelers Rest Police Department |
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| Robert Lewis Frady Jr., 50, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for nearly hitting a police car, killing Donald Ray Brown upon crashing. | greenvilleonline.com |
14403 | Taylor Little | 24 | Female | African-American/Black | 04/24/2014 | Westley | CA | 37.5404719 | -121.2660109 |
|
| Demaria Christopher Harge, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly, killing passenger and girlfriend Taylor Little upon crashing. She was 7 months pregnant. | modbee.com | |
14404 | Donovan King | 16 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/24/2014 | Modesto | CA | 37.6400588 | -120.9583746 | Modesto Police Department |
|
| Three teeagers, Donovan King, Kameron Jackson and Mariah Boucher were riding in a stolen Nissan Altima when a police cruiser attempted to pull them over. Boucher was driving and fled at high speed into a residential neighborhood. The police said they then broke off the chase and promptly found the car, wrecked, in flames, with Boucher and passengers Kameron Jackson and Donovan King dead at the scene. | kcra.com |
14405 | Kameron Jackson | 16 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/24/2014 | Modesto | CA | 37.6400588 | -120.9583746 | Modesto Police Department |
|
| Three teeagers, Donovan King, Kameron Jackson and Mariah Boucher were riding in a stolen Nissan Altima when a police cruiser attempted to pull them over. Boucher was driving and fled at high speed into a residential neighborhood. The police said they then broke off the chase and promptly found the car, wrecked, in flames, with Boucher and passengers Kameron Jackson and Donovan King dead at the scene. | kcra.com |
14406 | Mariah Boucher | 16 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 04/24/2014 | Modesto | CA | 37.6400588 | -120.9583746 | Modesto Police Department |
|
| Three teeagers, Donovan King, Kameron Jackson and Mariah Boucher were riding in a stolen Nissan Altima when a police cruiser attempted to pull them over. Boucher was driving and fled at high speed into a residential neighborhood. The police said they then broke off the chase and promptly found the car, wrecked, in flames, with Boucher and passengers Kameron Jackson and Donovan King dead at the scene. | kcra.com |
22175 | Kevin D. Combs | 42 | Male | European-American/White | 04/26/2014 | South Bend | IN | 41.5937057 | -86.2532513 | South Bend Police Department |
|
| A police officer was following a white Nissan 300 to get a plate read, when it turned into a chase down Roosevelt. As both vehicles turned onto U.S. 31, the officer crashed into a semi-truck. Both the driver of the semi and the officer suffered minor injuries. Several hours later, the owner of a home in the 20000 block of Roosevelt Road called police, reporting that a car was in their backyard. The white Nissan 300 from the early morning chase was found wrecked against a tree, and Combs body was a few feet away. | wthr.com |
14420 | Name withheld by police | 25 | Male | European-American/White | 04/29/2014 | Inglewood | CA | 33.9458089 | -118.3493433 |
|
| An unidentified person, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for following too closely and died because of a crash. | nbclosangeles.com | |
14419 | Derrell Eugene Love | 28 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/29/2014 | El Cajon | CA | 32.8001859 | -116.9305241 | El Cajon Police Department |
|
| Derrell Eugene Love was killed when he crashed his car during a short police chase in El Cajon. At around 3:30 a.m., an officer attempted stop Love in a Honda Accord for not having a front license plate. Love reportedly fled westbound on Madison, crossed Main and struck a parked car. He died at the scene. | sandiegouniontribune.com |
14430 | Temicia Denise Wimberly | 28 | Female | African-American/Black | 05/01/2014 | Jacksonville | FL | 30.2879588 | -81.527894 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office |
|
| Temicia Denise Wimberly, 28, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for warrant (probation violation) and died because of a crash. | news4jax.com |
14437 | Daniel Alvarez-Garcia | 18 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 05/03/2014 | Phoenix | AZ | 33.4613379 | -112.1519871 | Phoenix Police Department |
|
| Daniel Alvarez-Garcia, 18, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14436 | George William Perry III | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 05/03/2014 | Moody | AL | 33.5995708 | -86.4563373 | Moody Police Department |
|
| George William Perry III, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving without license plate and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | legacy.com |
14438 | Paulino Alexander Rosales | 19 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 05/03/2014 | San Antonio | TX | 29.4089407 | -98.6781886 | Bexar County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Paulino Alexander Rosales, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving without headlights and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | merodriguez.com |
14441 | Rebecca Ramnarine | 9 | Female | African-American/Black | 05/04/2014 | Brooklyn | NY | 40.6320209 | -73.8969052 | City of New York Police Department |
|
| Kenneth Palache, 62, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for fleeing a crash with injuries, killing Rebecca Ramnarine upon crashing. | nydailynews.com |
14448 | Michael Lee Holden | 19 | Male | European-American/White | 05/06/2014 | Danville | CA | 37.8301298 | -122.0008112 | Concord Police Department |
|
| Michael Lee Holden was killed in a high-speed crash while trying to elude police. Holden allegedly sped off on I-680 when an officer tried to stop him for driving recklessly and without headlights. Holden crashed near El Cerro Boulevard in Danville and died of his injuries three days later. In December 2014, coroner's inquiry found Holden died accidentally. | eastbaytimes.com |
14463 | DeLewis Rashad Johnson | 34 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/09/2014 | Randleman | NC | 35.880858 | -79.799273 | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
|
| DeLewis Rashad Johnson, 34, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and died because of a crash. | courier-tribune.com |
14462 | Jay L. Latchison | 47 | Male | Race unspecified | 05/09/2014 | Pine Lawn | MO | 38.7035388 | -90.2697415 | Bridgeton Police Department |
|
| Jay L. Latchison was killed when his car crashed during a police chase. According to police, the pursuit started at around 9:45 p.m. after Latchison allegedly stole a purse at a Wal-Mart in Bridgeton. Police said Latchison fled east on I-70 and got off at Jennings Station Road, where he veered off the side of the street and struck a traffic signal. Latchison died at the scene. | stltoday.com |
14476 | Charles Brandon Knowles | 25 | Male | European-American/White | 05/11/2014 | San Marcos | TX | 29.870011 | -97.9393401 | San Marcos Police Department |
|
| Motorcyclist Knowles fled from local police near three a.m. when they tried to stop him for speeding. Maneuvering back onto the interstate, he lost control, crashed, and sustained fatal injuries. | smmercury.com |
14475 | Kacy Williams Royal | 39 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/11/2014 | Staten Island | NY | 40.6102571 | -74.1323276 | City of New York Police Department |
|
| Kacy Williams Royal, 39, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an undisclosed reason and died because of a crash. | silive.com |
14474 | Rajan Sroya | 22 | Male | Race unspecified | 05/11/2014 | Las Vegas | NV | 36.169972 | -115.1055721 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department |
|
| Antonio Chavez, and two passengers including Rajan Sroya, were fleeing a police stop for alleged armed robbery. Chavez crashed the car and Sroya was impaled on a fence. He died in the hospital from his injuries on June 28, 2014. | lasvegassun.com |
14480 | Jaie M. Perrizo | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 05/11/2014 | Prince Frederick | MD | 38.5061024 | -76.5571934 | Maryland State Police |
|
| When a state trooper pulled over Perrizo's Mitsubishi, he was initially cooperative, then took off northbound on Route 4. After a three-minute, three-and-a-half-mile chase where he tried to double back southbound, the Mitsubishi struck a Ford Escape and fatally injured Perrizo. | baltimoresun.com |
14477 | Lavoy Steed | 21 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/11/2014 | Imperial | MO | 38.3695481 | -90.3841886 | Missouri State Highway Patrol |
|
| Driver Jeromy Goode took off from a traffic stop for speeding with three passengers in the car. State troopers chased him at high speed down I-55 for 25 miles. Goode's SUV then failed to negotiate an exit, flipped, and the collision killed him and two others: Leon Haywood and Lavoy Steed. | stltoday.com |
14478 | Leon Haywood | 19 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/11/2014 | Imperial | MO | 38.3695481 | -90.3841886 | Missouri State Highway Patrol |
|
| Driver Jeromy Goode took off from a traffic stop for speeding with three passengers in the car. State troopers chased him at high speed down I-55 for 25 miles. Goode's SUV then failed to negotiate an exit, flipped, and the collision killed him and two others: Leon Haywood and Lavoy Steed. | stltoday.com |
14479 | Jeromy Goode | 18 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/11/2014 | Imperial | MO | 38.3695481 | -90.3841886 | Missouri State Highway Patrol |
|
| Driver Jeromy Goode took off from a traffic stop for speeding with three passengers in the car. State troopers chased him at high speed down I-55 for 25 miles. Goode's SUV then failed to negotiate an exit, flipped, and the collision killed him and two others: Leon Haywood and Lavoy Steed. | stltoday.com |
14485 | Jerome Dennis Morse Jr. | 40 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/12/2014 | Columbus | GA | 32.469426 | -84.953393 | Columbus Police Department |
|
| Jerome Dennis Morse Jr., 40, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for driving wrong way and died because of a crash. | ledger-enquirer.com |
14487 | Carola Sauers | 69 | Female | European-American/White | 05/12/2014 | Nesquehoning | PA | 40.868713 | -75.789418 | Nesquehoning Police Department |
|
| Sauers was riding as a passenger with her husband when they were hit by a police cruiser coming from the opposite direction. She was killed and her husband was seriously injured. The officer pled guilty to vehicular homicide in 2106. | lehighvalleylive.com |
14490 | Latravious L. Stewart | 21 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/13/2014 | Shreveport | LA | 32.4816633 | -93.7417203 | Shreveport Police Department |
|
| Latravious L. Steward died a day after being ejected from an SUV that crashed following a police chase. The wreck happened when a SUV fled from Shreveport police during a traffic stop and crashed into a utility pole. Police said that a second person was inside the SUV at the time of the crash and that they believe he may have fled on foot after the wreck. Steward died at University Health Shreveport. | ksla.com |
14500 | Quentin Byrd | 21 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/16/2014 | Barnesville | GA | 33.0640156 | -84.1654124 | Barnesville Police Department |
|
| An on-duty Barnesville officer struck Justin Sullivan and Quentin Byrd as the two were crossing a highway around 1 a.m. The officer was treated for injuries at a nearby hospital. | barnesville.com |
14501 | Justin Sullivan | 25 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/16/2014 | Barnesville | GA | 33.0640156 | -84.1654124 | Barnesville Police Department |
|
| An on-duty Barnesville officer struck Justin Sullivan and Quentin Byrd as the two were crossing a highway around 1 a.m. The officer was treated for injuries at a nearby hospital. | barnesville.com |
14504 | Randy Ruiz | 14 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 05/17/2014 | Salt Lake City | UT | 40.7732465 | -111.9490098 | Salt Lake International Airport Police |
|
| Airport police chased a Volkswagen Passat onto the interstate at 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning for a traffic violation. The 23-year-old driver made a split-second decision to exit to I-215, lost control, and ended up in a roadside pond. He killed his three passengers: Michaela Martin in the front seat, and rear seat passengers Hardinger Cruz and Randy Ruiz. | sltrib.com |
14505 | Hardinger Cruz | 17 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 05/17/2014 | Salt Lake City | UT | 40.7732465 | -111.9490098 | Salt Lake International Airport Police |
|
| Airport police chased a Volkswagen Passat onto the interstate at 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning for a traffic violation. The 23-year-old driver made a split-second decision to exit to I-215, lost control, and ended up in a roadside pond. He killed his three passengers: Michaela Martin in the front seat, and rear seat passengers Hardinger Cruz and Randy Ruiz. | sltrib.com |
14506 | Michaela Martin | 18 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 05/17/2014 | Salt Lake City | UT | 40.7654009 | -111.9491148 | Salt Lake International Airport Police |
|
| Airport police chased a Volkswagen Passat onto the interstate at 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning for a traffic violation. The 23-year-old driver made a split-second decision to exit to I-215, lost control, and ended up in a roadside pond. He killed his three passengers: Michaela Martin in the front seat, and rear seat passengers Hardinger Cruz and Randy Ruiz. | sltrib.com |
14510 | Name withheld by police | 25 | Male | European-American/White | 05/18/2014 | Roanoke | VA | 37.288168 | -79.9543669 | Vinton Police Department |
|
| An unidentified person, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | google.com |
14516 | Hannah Stier | 18 | Female | European-American/White | 05/19/2014 | Onawa | IA | 42.0305179 | -96.106644 | Monona County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Hannah Stier, 18, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | siouxcityjournal.com |
14522 | Kelly Allred | 27 | Female | European-American/White | 05/20/2014 | Clearfield | UT | 41.1035855 | -112.0153917 | Clearfield Police Department |
|
| Jose Antonio Cortez Orozco, 37, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for violated protection order, killing Kelly Allred upon crashing. | sltrib.com |
14523 | Cody Allan McSwain | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 05/20/2014 | Scott City | MO | 37.241408 | -89.56191 | Scott City Police Department |
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| It was unclear why local police were chasing McSwain on his motorcycle. But during the chase McSwain struck a pickup that pulled out in front of him with full force. McSwain was killed. | semissourian.com |
14527 | Shanese Monae Taylor | 21 | Female | African-American/Black | 05/21/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.3755722 | -83.0136654 | Detroit Police Department |
|
| Delmar Jawvan Williams, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding, killing Shanese Monae Taylor upon crashing. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14535 | Priscilla Johnson | 45 | Female | African-American/Black | 05/23/2014 | Oakland | CA | 37.733512 | -122.1710237 | San Leandro Police Department |
|
| An unnamed woman was killed when she was ejected from a car fleeing from police. At about 8:50 p.m., a man had reportedly tried to buy an item at a San Leandro Radio Shack with counterfeit money. When a clerk confronted him, the man allegedly threatened to harm the clerk and fled the store with the item. The clerk called police. An officer saw the car leaving the scene and a high-speed chase began. The driver turned north onto San Leandro Boulevard and police said the officer lost sight of the car and stopped chasing it. Soon afterward, police reportedly found the car had crashed into a building on San Leandro Boulevard at Apricot Street. The woman died at the scene. Supporting information from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14536 | Kendrick Leshaun Baker | 45 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/23/2014 | Vienna | WV | 39.3076954 | -81.5270605 | Parkersburg Police Department |
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| Kendrick Leshaun Baker, 45, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for suspended license and died because of a crash. | wvmetronews.com |
14540 | Name withheld by police | 31 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 05/24/2014 | Amarillo | TX | 35.2224754 | -101.7866083 |
|
| An unidentified person, 31, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an undisclosed reason and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
14539 | James Morris Freeman III | 33 | Male | European-American/White | 05/24/2014 | Eastpointe | MI | 42.4573426 | -82.9630436 | Michigan State Police |
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| James Morris Freeman III, 33, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. | accidentdatacenter.com |
14538 | Brittany Therese Tucker | 27 | Female | European-American/White | 05/24/2014 | Buford | GA | 34.1197303 | -83.977277 | Georgia State Patrol |
|
| Brittany Therese Tucker, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for fleeing a traffic checkpoint and died because of a crash. | ajc.com |
14548 | Cody J. Swanson | 24 | Male | European-American/White | 05/25/2014 | Red Wing | MN | 44.5741269 | -92.598584 | Farmington Police Department |
|
| Driving a stolen car, Cody J. Swanson, 24, refused to pull over and led police on a 37 mile chase that ended when Swanson fatally crashed into a tree. | startribune.com |
14547 | Deandre White | 36 | Female | African-American/Black | 05/25/2014 | Marion | KY | 37.3172094 | -88.083415 | Marion Police Department |
|
| Deandre White, 36, was allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and died because of a crash. | washingtontimes.com |
14549 | Steven R. Rintamaki | 47 | Male | European-American/White | 05/25/2014 | Springfield | OH | 39.940724 | -83.7758187 | Springfield Police Department |
|
| Rintamaki was intoxicated when he stepped in front of a police cruiser that was pursuing another vehicle at high speed. The officer couldn't avoid Rintamaki who was struck and killed. | whio.com |
14555 | Miguel Agustin-Tellez | 35 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 05/27/2014 | Elgin | IL | 42.0484448 | -88.2677113 | Elgin Police Department |
|
| Miguel Agustin-Tellez was killed when his Mazda MPV was struck by a car fleeing police. At around 5 p.m., police said they tried to stop a 2011 Nissan Maxima driven by Steven Luellen, but he allegedly kept driving, ran a stop sign and crashed into Tellez's car. Tellez was pronounced dead at a hospital. Luellen's passenger, Josette Jarvis, 35, was hospitalized in critical condition with internal injuries. Luellen was hospitalized in serious but stable condition. | dwihitparade.com |
14558 | Danny Lugo | 25 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 05/27/2014 | Holyoke | MA | 42.1923514 | -72.6148581 | Massachusetts State Police |
|
| Lugo refused to pull over for the state troopers who chased him until he took an exit into downtown Holyoke. Lugo continued speeding and struck another car. Lugo died from the impact; the other driver went to intensive care. Authorities found a significant quantity of cash and drugs in his car, including "45 clear glassine baggies" full of heroin. | masslive.com |
14556 | Hunter L. Lehmann | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 05/27/2014 | Denham Springs | LA | 30.4407099 | -90.9705941 | Denham Springs Police Department |
|
| Hunter Lehmann died after he crashed a stolen truck into a tree while fleeing police just after 7 a.m. An hour before the crash, a Walker police officer reportedly saw a pickup truck with sparks flying as it traveled on just three wheels. Police saw the pickup crash in a wooded area and Lehmann then fled the scene. Police later found out that the truck was stolen and gathered a description of the driver through surveillance images captured at a local convenience store where Lehmann had stopped. While police were searching for Lehmann, they received a report of a vehicle being stolen from the Duff Road area, and Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputies were called to a home on Juban Road in Denham Springs in response to a home invasion at around 6:50 a.m. Reports said a man entered a garage of an occupied home and then fled after being confronted by the homeowner. LPSO sent out a description of Lehmann and the vehicle to area law enforcement agencies. Officers with the Denham Spring Police Department spotted the vehicle on S. Range Avenue near Vincent Road in Denham Springs. Lehmann turned off S. Range into nearby parking lots and onto side roads. As officers initiated a pursuit, Lehmann reportedly continued to weave in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed before he lost control and crashed. | wafb.com |
14557 | Deontei Fuselier | 15 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/27/2014 | Opelousas | LA | 30.5349946 | -92.0985173 | Opelousas Police Department |
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| Local police tried to pull over Fuselier for driving the wrong way down a highway at 4 a.m. He refused to stop, led the police on a chase, and wrecked his Wrangler, killing himself and injuring the three other teenagers in the car. | wafb.com |
20080 | Shanizya "Mink" Taft | 12 | Female | African-American/Black | 05/27/2014 | Baltimore | MD | 39.3050667 | -76.6022137 | Baltimore Police Department |
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| Officers said they were following but not pursuing a car. The car slammed into a van, killing Shanizya Taft and injuring several family members. The person driving the van got away. He was a murder suspect. | wbaltv.com |
14567 | Keith Alexander Sheffield Jr. | 19 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/29/2014 | Thomasville | NC | 35.92063 | -80.07902 | Thomasville Police Department |
|
| Quincy Solomon, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for avoided traffic checkpoint, killing passenger Keith Alexander Sheffield, Jr. upon crashing. | the-dispatch.com |
14565 | Name withheld by police | 30 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/29/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.8771585 | -87.7207228 |
|
| An unidentified person, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an unknown reason and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
14566 | Theoney Bouris | 73 | Female | European-American/White | 05/29/2014 | Aurora | IL | 41.7468033 | -88.2203017 | Lisle Police Department |
|
| Theoney Bouris, 73, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for nearly hitting a police car and died because of a crash. | google.com |
14568 | Carl James | 59 | Male | Race unspecified | 05/29/2014 | Vicksburg | MS | 32.3464176 | -90.8808588 | Vicksburg Police Department |
|
| Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong said a car driven by Carl James was traveling northbound when it veered off and crashed into the back of the police department building. The impact caused the car to catch fire. James died at the scene. Chief Armstrong said it was fortunate that nobody inside the station was injured or killed. The chief said he didn't believe foul play was involved and that a medical condition may have caused James to hit the building. | vicksburgpost.com |
14573 | Garrett Parker | 21 | Male | European-American/White | 05/30/2014 | Dothan | AL | 31.2401867 | -85.4808349 | Headland Police Department, Midland City Police Department |
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| Garrett Parker, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | dothaneagle.com |
14588 | George Porter | 79 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/01/2014 | Indianapolis | IN | 39.7891944 | -86.190975 | Marion County Sheriff's Office |
|
| A Sunday morning police pursuit of a 19-year-old who stole a car at gunpoint climaxed with the suspect's Camry colliding with Porter's Accord, killing the older man. The suspect fled the scene and was found trying to hide in the trees of a golf course. | fox59.com |
14591 | Michael Sandoval Jr. | 38 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/02/2014 | Temple City | CA | 34.0916045 | -118.0428075 | Arcadia Police Department |
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| Sandoval was a passenger in a stolen Honda Accord, killed in a four-car collision as the driver attempted to escape from police. The driver was charged with his murder. | sgvtribune.com |
14590 | Jason William Hardin | 31 | Male | European-American/White | 06/02/2014 | Foster | OK | 34.6377407 | -97.5979465 | Oklahoma Highway Patrol |
|
| Jason William Hardin, 31, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14596 | Ashlee Nicole Berry | 22 | Female | European-American/White | 06/03/2014 | Elizabethtown | KY | 37.8032928 | -85.7850788 | Kentucky State Police |
|
| Kyle David Thompson, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for kidnapping, killing Ashlee Nicole Berry upon crashing. | laruecountyherald.com |
14605 | Zachary Macintosh | 29 | Male | European-American/White | 06/05/2014 | Hagerstown | MD | 39.623399 | -77.697283 | Maryland State Police |
|
| Motorcyclist Macintosh lost control of his bike and had a fatal crash during a police pursuit. A trooper tried to pull him over for speeding, Macintosh failed to stop, and ran a red light immediately before the collision. | baltimoresun.com |
14604 | Latima Wright | 30 | Female | African-American/Black | 06/05/2014 | San Francisco | CA | 37.745283 | -122.402521 | California Highway Patrol |
|
| Latima Wright, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for hitting a police car and died because of a crash. | sfappeal.com |
14608 | Michael Parker | 45 | Male | European-American/White | 06/06/2014 | Sacramento | CA | 38.580525 | -121.463095 | Sacramento Police Department |
|
| Michael Parker, 45, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for bank robbery and died because of a crash. | sacbee.com |
14614 | Kasandra Solverson | 26 | Female | European-American/White | 06/07/2014 | Ghent | NY | 42.3195399 | -73.6283399 | Columbia County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Kasandra Solverson, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving the wrong way and died because of a crash. | timesunion.com |
14620 | Craig W. Harris Jr. | 31 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/08/2014 | Sealy | TX | 29.8622714 | -96.2173491 | Austin County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Craig W. Harris Jr., 31, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. | kwhi.com |
14619 | Melvin O. DeShields | 33 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/08/2014 | Bridgeville | DE | 38.7471544 | -75.5558808 | Bridgeville Police Department |
|
| Melvin O. DeShields, 33, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | doverpost.com |
14621 | David M. Fillers | 74 | Male | European-American/White | 06/08/2014 | Greenville | TN | 36.150961 | -82.826331 | Greenville Police Department |
|
| David M. Fillers, 74, struck a parked police car with his SUV and fled the scene. A police cruiser attempted to pull Fillers over, but he sped away, lost control of the vehicle and suffered a fatal crash. | greenevillesun.com |
14618 | LaTasha N. Green | 31 | Female | African-American/Black | 06/08/2014 | Kansas City | MO | 38.9881894 | -94.4923038 | Raytown Police Department |
|
| Passenger LaTasha N. Green was was thrown from a car and killed after the driver fled from police. According to police, an officer attempted to stop a speeding car near 75th and James A. Reed. Instead of stopping, police said the driver sped up, then lost control of the car and flipped it off the road. Police claimed the officer had terminated the pursuit before the crash. Green was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital. A baby inside the car was also ejected and was found in the roadway crying. The infant was treated for non-life threatening injuries at a hospital. The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office charged the driver, Anthony C. Harris Jr., 31, with second-degree murder in Green's death. | kansascity.com |
14629 | Agustin Perez-Machi | 36 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/10/2014 | Hebbronville | TX | 27.2237047 | -98.740488 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
|
| Four men—Jose Luis Leal, Jony Oneli Pastor-Gonzalez, Armando Rangel-Godinez and Agustin Perez-Machi—were allegedly fleeing a Border Patrol stop and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14630 | Armando Rangel-Godinez | 38 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/10/2014 | Hebbronville | TX | 27.2237047 | -98.740488 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
|
| Four men—Jose Luis Leal, Jony Oneli Pastor-Gonzalez, Armando Rangel-Godinez and Agustin Perez-Machi—were allegedly fleeing a Border Patrol stop and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14632 | Jony Oneli Pastor-Gonzalez | 19 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/10/2014 | Hebbronville | TX | 27.2237047 | -98.740488 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
|
| Four men—Jose Luis Leal, Jony Oneli Pastor-Gonzalez, Armando Rangel-Godinez and Agustin Perez-Machi—were allegedly fleeing a Border Patrol stop and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14633 | Jose Luis Leal | 25 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/10/2014 | Hebbronville | TX | 27.2237047 | -98.740488 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
|
| Four men—Jose Luis Leal, Jony Oneli Pastor-Gonzalez, Armando Rangel-Godinez and Agustin Perez-Machi—were allegedly fleeing a Border Patrol stop and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14631 | Brandee Sharleen Herritt | 22 | Female | European-American/White | 06/10/2014 | Pontiac | MI | 42.649838 | -83.310985 | Oakland County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Anthony Paul Ramirez, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for failure to use his turn signal, killing Brandee Sharleen Herritt upon crashing. | theoaklandpress.com |
14644 | Rolando Martinez | 28 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/12/2014 | Altamonte Springs | FL | 28.675497 | -81.3903106 | Sanford Police Department |
|
| Martinez attempted a carjacking at a Kangaroo gas station but failed when his would-be-victim fought him off. The second attempt, taking a truck from a Domino's pizza driver, succeeded, and he led police on a high-speed chase with multiple accidents. Ultimately, with local officers in hot pursuit and with guns drawn, he struck a tree and died of his crash injuries. | mynews13.com |
14643 | Tiphanie Fayette Mayfield | 42 | Female | African-American/Black | 06/12/2014 | Flint | MI | 43.0238779 | -83.710725 | Michigan State Police |
|
| Police attempted to pull over Davonte Deshaun Grover for a traffic violation, he sped off and a chase with speeds over 100 mph ensued. The chase ended in a multiple car crash including Grover, the police and innocent bystander Tiphanie Fayette Mayfield, who was killed in the crash. | mlive.com |
14651 | Howard Ng | 32 | Male | Race unspecified | 06/13/2014 | McCordsville | IN | 39.9275784 | -85.9297358 | Fortville Police Department |
|
| Motorcyclist Ng fled from a police stop on the suburban fringes of Indianapolis, but lost control at an intersection. He struck a Chevrolet Avalanche head on and was thrown from the bike. His injuries were fatal. The pursuing officer was involved in a fatal shootout with James Lockhart III in 2012. | fox59.com |
14650 | Terryl Glen Jones | 30 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/13/2014 | Orange | TX | 30.1099639 | -93.7671941 | Orange Police Department |
|
| Terryl Glen Jones, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | legacy.com |
14655 | Ahmad Sharrieff | 34 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/14/2014 | Goldsboro | NC | 35.4401934 | -78.0869726 | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
|
| Ahmad Sharrieff, 34, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | abc11.com |
14659 | Javier Alejandro Escobedo | 20 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/15/2014 | Emporia | KS | 38.4087077 | -96.1736965 | Emporia Police Department |
|
| Javier Escobedo died after crashing his 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier into a power pole while fleeing from police. According to police, officers tried to pull Escobedo over at around 2:30 a.m. for failing to stop at a stop sign. Escobedo was pronounced dead at a hospital. | emporiagazette.com |
14660 | Kenneth Stanley Hamer | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 06/15/2014 | Brownstown Charter Twp | MI | 42.099629 | -83.2252558 | Woodhaven Police Department |
|
| Kenneth Stanley Hamer, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an expired license plate and died because of a crash. | thenewsherald.com |
14667 | Mark Anthony Grice Jr. | 23 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/17/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.4029732 | -83.1397329 | Michigan State Police |
|
| Mark Anthony Grice Jr., 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for seat-belt and stop-sign violations and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14668 | Anthony Koschei | 31 | Male | European-American/White | 06/18/2014 | Lake Forest Park | WA | 47.7751262 | -122.2903353 | Brier Police Department |
|
| Anthony Koschei, 31, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. | heraldnet.com |
14669 | Terrence Alan Robinson | 24 | Male | Race unspecified | 06/18/2014 | Ellicott City | MD | 39.2828391 | -76.8104238 | Howard County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Motorcyclist Robinson was chased by police for speeding in the late morning on a Wednesday and refused to stop. He ran one red light then another, where he struck the vehicle of a 78-year-old Saturn driver. The impact killed him. | wbaltv.com |
14672 | Brandon Hestwood | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 06/19/2014 | Tahlequah | OK | 35.9479328 | -94.9734209 | Tahlequah Police Department |
|
| Brandon Hestwood, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | news9.com |
14671 | Lance Braswell | 34 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/19/2014 | Toledo | OH | 41.6636134 | -83.5559946 | Toledo Police Department |
|
| Lance Braswell, 34, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for domestic assault and died because of a crash. | toledoblade.com |
14692 | Matthew Arrellano Paglino | 25 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/23/2014 | Atwater | CA | 37.3361062 | -120.5766182 | Atwater Police Department |
|
| Matthew Arrellano Paglino died after crashing his motorcycle into a transit bus during a police chase in Atwater. | modbee.com |
14696 | Charles Lee Crayton | 43 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/23/2014 | San Marcos | TX | 29.876736 | -97.9397593 | San Marcos Police Department |
|
| The driver and passenger in a 3 a.m. high-speed chase with police ended with the car crashing into a roundabout and dramatically bursting into flames. Dead at the scene: Fabian Dionicio Hernandez and Charles Lee Crayton. | kvue.com |
14697 | Fabian Dionicio Hernandez | 39 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/23/2014 | San Marcos | TX | 29.876736 | -97.9397593 | San Marcos Police Department |
|
| The driver and passenger in a 3 a.m. high-speed chase with police ended with the car crashing into a roundabout and dramatically bursting into flames. Dead at the scene: Fabian Dionicio Hernandez and Charles Lee Crayton. | kvue.com |
14693 | Eric Tyler Johnson | 16 | Male | European-American/White | 06/23/2014 | Cleveland | TN | 35.186368 | -84.8154069 | Bradley County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Eric Tyler Johnson, 16, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving a stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. | youtube.com |
14694 | Sean E. O'Corrain | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 06/23/2014 | Rhinelander | WI | 45.6445464 | -89.4531343 | Rhinelander Police Department |
|
| Sean E. O'Corrain, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | starjournalnow.com |
14698 | Adrian Wahchumwash | 30 | Male | Native American/Alaskan | 06/24/2014 | Fife | WA | 47.2406485 | -122.3808634 | Puyallup Tribal Police Department |
|
| Adrian Wahchumwash, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash. | thenewstribune.com |
14702 | De'Audry Carr | 43 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/25/2014 | San Francisco | CA | 37.7814322 | -122.3972795 | California Highway Patrol |
|
| De'Audry Carr and a second unnamed person were killed when the driver crashed an allegedly stolen BMW at the Fifth Street off-ramp in San Francisco after a high-speed chase from Oakland across the Bay Bridge. | sfappeal.com |
14704 | Leroy Samuels | 22 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/25/2014 | Brooklyn | NY | 40.6911302 | -73.9985411 | City of New York Police Department |
|
| A police officer on foot patrol attempted to pull over Leroy Samuels, 22 for an undisclosed traffic violation. Samuels sped away and was decapitated after crashing into a flatbed truck. | dailymail.co.uk |
14709 | Austin Russell Moon | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 06/26/2014 | Cisco | TX | 32.388138 | -98.9793382 | Eastland County District Attorney's Office |
|
| Officer Jonathan Meachum tried to conduct a traffic stop on Moon, who was riding a 2011 Suzuki GSX. Moon tried to pass Officer Meachum. Instead, Moon struck the left rear of Officer Meachum's 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, and died in the resulting crash. | ktxs.com |
14710 | John Carpiniello | 20 | Male | European-American/White | 06/26/2014 | West Palm Beach | FL | 26.6905686 | -80.0684314 | Florida Highway Patrol |
|
| John Carpiniello, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14721 | Geovanni Mazariegos Ramirez | 24 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 06/28/2014 | Wayland | MI | 42.6814323 | -85.5451275 | Barry County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Geovanni Mazariegos Ramirez was killed by drunk driver Matthew Nosanov, 19, who was fleeing a police stop for speeding and struck Ramirez's vehicle. | mlive.com |
14722 | Renee Briggs Hightower | 53 | Female | European-American/White | 06/28/2014 | Manor | TX | 30.3496874 | -97.5564514 | Texas Department of Public Safety |
|
| Renee Briggs Hightower, 53, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash. Supporting information from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14720 | Michael William Lynch | 28 | Male | European-American/White | 06/28/2014 | Cartersville | GA | 34.2405664 | -84.8793051 | Bartow County Sheriff's Office |
|
| A motorcyclist, later identified as Michael Lynch, was believed to have evaded a checkpoint a week prior was killed while fleeing from a Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputy.. | google.com |
14724 | Gary Lee Richardson | 18 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/29/2014 | Greenville | MS | 33.3996773 | -91.0377025 |
|
| Gary Lee Richardson, 18, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an undisclosed reason and died because of a crash. | deltadailynews.com | |
14725 | Janice E. Jewett | 40 | Female | European-American/White | 06/29/2014 | Cincinnati | OH | 39.1898521 | -84.4633275 | Arlington Heights Police Department |
|
| David Anthony Hill, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for warrants, killing Janice E. Jewett upon crashing. | wlwt.com |
14727 | Brian Demarcus West | 24 | Male | African-American/Black | 06/29/2014 | Lakeland | FL | 28.0570721 | -81.9574548 | Lakeland Police Department |
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| West jumped from his vehicle during a police chase. The officer tried to evade a collision, hitting West in the process. West died from his injuries. | wtsp.com |
14729 | Adam Alcozer | 29 | Male | European-American/White | 06/30/2014 | Wahpeton | ND | 46.266043 | -96.6083185 | Wahpeton Police Department |
|
| Adam Alcozer was killed after the vehicle he was driving lost control and rolled while fleeing from police. The passenger in the van, 37-year-old Ephram Luna, was injured. | grandforksherald.com |
14734 | Benjamin Shively | 38 | Male | European-American/White | 07/02/2014 | Platte City | MO | 39.3682685 | -94.771579 | Platte County Sheriff's Office, Kansas City Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol |
|
| Benjamin Shively died more than two weeks after Justin V. Burkholder (who also died) hit his SUV during a police chase. Platte County sheriff's deputies had tried to stop Burkholder for driving an allegedly stolen truck near the KC International Airport. The chase continued through Platte and Clay counties for about 40 minutes and involved 20-30 police cars at speeds as high as 100 mph. Burkholder was reportedly going the wrong way on I-29 when he struck Shively's southbound 2014 Chevy Suburban head-on. Burkholder died at the scene. Shively was extricated from the SUV and taken to an area hospital, where he died on July 20. | fox4kc.com |
14735 | Justin V. Burkholder | 35 | Male | European-American/White | 07/02/2014 | Platte City | MO | 39.3682685 | -94.771579 | Platte County Sheriff's Office, Kansas City Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol |
|
| Benjamin Shively died more than two weeks after Justin V. Burkholder (who also died) hit his SUV during a police chase. Platte County sheriff's deputies had tried to stop Burkholder for driving an allegedly stolen truck near the KC International Airport. The chase continued through Platte and Clay counties for about 40 minutes and involved 20-30 police cars at speeds as high as 100 mph. Burkholder was reportedly going the wrong way on I-29 when he struck Shively's southbound 2014 Chevy Suburban head-on. Burkholder died at the scene. Shively was extricated from the SUV and taken to an area hospital, where he died on July 20. | fox4kc.com |
14736 | Allen Dewayne Goodman | 48 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/02/2014 | Hendersonville | NC | 35.3444752 | -82.3979426 | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
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| Allen Dewayne Goodman, 48, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | citizen-times.com |
14737 | Christopher Steven Negrete | 40 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 07/02/2014 | Colton | CA | 34.0764603 | -117.3138509 | Colton Police Department |
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| Christopher Negrete, 40, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for traffic violation and died because of a crash. | www.pe.com |
14743 | Jacqueline Nichols | 64 | Female | African-American/Black | 07/03/2014 | Flint | MI | 43.06108 | -83.6906481 | Michigan State Police |
|
| An officer was in pursuit of a suspect when he ran a stop sign and collided with Nichols' vehicle, killing Nichols. | mlive.com |
14746 | Joshua Michael Flot | 26 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/04/2014 | Los Angeles | CA | 34.0008492 | -118.3590928 | Los Angeles Police Department |
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| Joshua Michael Flot, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. | techtimes.com |
14750 | Geneva M. Scott | 79 | Female | European-American/White | 07/04/2014 | Cannon Falls | MN | 44.4797647 | -92.9066365 | Minnesota State Patrol |
|
| A state trooper was responding to an accident when he collided with the Scott's vehicle, killing both Norman L. Scott, 78, and his wife, Geneva M. Scott, 79. | twincities.com |
14751 | Norman L. Scott | 78 | Male | European-American/White | 07/04/2014 | Cannon Falls | MN | 44.4797647 | -92.9066365 | Minnesota State Patrol |
|
| A state trooper was responding to an accident when he collided with the Scott's vehicle, killing both Norman L. Scott, 78, and his wife, Geneva M. Scott, 79. | twincities.com |
14748 | Richard A. McCune | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 07/04/2014 | Cleveland | OH | 41.4584827 | -81.7794721 | Ohio State Highway Patrol |
|
| Motorcyclist McCune was chased by state patrol officers, doing 47 MPH in a 25 MPH zone, a chase that only lasted two-tenths of a mile (according to the state patrol) before McCune lost control, crashed, was thrown from his cycle and died. | cleveland19.com |
14747 | Jerald Bruton | 58 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/04/2014 | Arlington | TX | 32.657131 | -97.19471 | Kennedale Police Department |
|
| Jerald Bruton, 58, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving a stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. | dallasnews.com |
14757 | Osiel Figueroa | 21 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 07/05/2014 | La Joya | TX | 26.2471887 | -98.4721993 | Texas Department of Public Safety |
|
| Osiel Figueroa, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Passenger Pamela Marie Mariscal also died in the crash. | valleycentral.com |
14758 | Pamela Marie Mariscal | 24 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 07/05/2014 | La Joya | TX | 26.2471887 | -98.4721993 | Texas Department of Public Safety |
|
| Osiel Figueroa, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Passenger Pamela Marie Mariscal also died in the crash. | valleycentral.com |
14755 | Elisha Q. Heard | 23 | Female | African-American/Black | 07/05/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.707406 | -87.559144 | Chicago Police Department |
|
| Driver Ronald Greenfield, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for a minor traffic violation and died because of a crash. Passenger Elisha Q Heard was also killed in the crash. | chicagotribune.com |
14756 | Ronald Greenfield | 21 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/05/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.707406 | -87.559144 | Chicago Police Department |
|
| Driver Ronald Greenfield, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for a minor traffic violation and died because of a crash. Passenger Elisha Q Heard was also killed in the crash. | chicagotribune.com |
14759 | Donna Platz | 57 | Female | European-American/White | 07/05/2014 | Fairview | PA | 41.997088 | -80.2346523 | Pennsylvania State Police |
|
| Trooper Frederick Schimp, 48, reportedly failed to stop at an intersection hitting and killing Platz. | erietvnews.com |
14764 | Charles W. McMullen | 32 | Male | European-American/White | 07/06/2014 | Goshen | OH | 39.2071253 | -84.0934688 | Ohio Department of Natural Resources |
|
| Paul M. Chisenhall, 36, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing passengers Jason C. Wright and Charles McMullen upon crashing. | outdoornews.com |
14765 | Jason C. Wright | 31 | Male | European-American/White | 07/06/2014 | Goshen | OH | 39.2071253 | -84.0934688 | Ohio Department of Natural Resources |
|
| Paul M. Chisenhall, 36, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing passengers Jason C. Wright and Charles McMullen upon crashing. | outdoornews.com |
14766 | Shannon Dale Bowman | 36 | Male | European-American/White | 07/06/2014 | Ragland | AL | 33.67424 | -86.297541 | St. Clair County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Shannon Dale Bowman, 36, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14789 | Bruce Allen Norfleet | 44 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/13/2014 | East Alton | IL | 38.8788492 | -90.1078986 | Wood River Police Department |
|
| Bruce Allen Norfleet, 44, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and died because of a crash. | fox2now.com |
14787 | Angela M. Watson | 26 | Male | Race unspecified | 07/13/2014 | Wichita | KS | 37.676673 | -97.3528529 | Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol |
|
| Angela M. Watson and Matthew K. Tanges were killed when the motorcycle they were on crashed while fleeing from a deputy. According to police, the deputy was following the motorcycle but wasn't actively pursuing it. The motorcycle reportedly ran a stop sign and a light before hitting a vehicle. Tanges and Watson were thrown off the motorcycle and later died at a hospital. | fox4kc.com |
14788 | Matthew K. Tanges | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 07/13/2014 | Wichita | KS | 37.676673 | -97.3528529 | Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol |
|
| Angela M. Watson and Matthew K. Tanges were killed when the motorcycle they were on crashed while fleeing from a deputy. According to police, the deputy was following the motorcycle but wasn't actively pursuing it. The motorcycle reportedly ran a stop sign and a light before hitting a vehicle. Tanges and Watson were thrown off the motorcycle and later died at a hospital. | fox4kc.com |
14790 | Joanna Lee Sitz | 33 | Female | European-American/White | 07/13/2014 | Tracy City | TN | 35.2557521 | -85.7346851 | Grundy County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Jacob Craig Patton, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for nearly hitting a police car, killing Joanna Lee Sitz upon crashing. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14792 | Zachary Trent | 18 | Male | European-American/White | 07/13/2014 | Amherst | VA | 37.5450501 | -79.0822123 | Amherst County Sheriff's Office, Amherst Town Police Department |
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| Trent died as the passenger on a motorcycle that crashed during a police chase. City police and county police had attempted to pull it over for reckless driving, and "officers say they lost sight of the two after reaching a road block." The bike had been stolen. The driver, Trent's friend, eventually was sentenced to five years in prison. | wset.com |
14799 | Charles A. Campbell | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 07/14/2014 | Frankford | DE | 38.5117154 | -75.2384957 | Dagsboro Police Department, Frankford Police Department |
|
| A home invasion suspect with the police in hot pursuit, Campbell lost control of the stolen SUV he was driving and crashed head-on into a truck. He sustained multiple injuries that proved fatal. The truck driver was not hurt. | delawareonline.com |
14804 | Joachim Adam Gonzales | 31 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 07/16/2014 | Amarillo | TX | 35.2148197 | -101.839475 | Amarillo Police Department |
|
| Nick Gonzales, 42, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. Passenger Joachim Adam Gonzales was also killed in the crash. | amarillo.com |
14805 | Nick Gonzales | 42 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 07/16/2014 | Amarillo | TX | 35.2148197 | -101.839475 | Amarillo Police Department |
|
| Nick Gonzales, 42, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving a stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. Passenger Joachim Adam Gonzales was also killed in the crash. | amarillo.com |
14806 | Trent T. Bennett | 38 | Male | European-American/White | 07/16/2014 | West Des Moines | IA | 41.5695138 | -93.7075036 | West Des Moines Police Department |
|
| Local police tried to stop motorcyclist Bennett because his bike matched the description of one stolen a couple of days before. Bennett took off at a high rate of speed, headlights off, with police in pursuit. After a 61-second chase he struck an SUV head on and was fatally injured. | whotv.com |
14822 | Corey M. Chamberlain | 24 | Male | European-American/White | 07/21/2014 | Bealeton | VA | 38.6137949 | -77.7991568 | Fauquier County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Late Monday into the early morning hours of Tuesday Chamberlain led deputies on a high-speed chase, then drove off the road and flipped several times. Investigators later found that he was suffering from a gunshot wound, confusing the actual cause of death. | dailyprogress.com |
14823 | Stephen Strickland | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 07/22/2014 | Macon | GA | 32.773354 | -83.6594053 | Georgia State Patrol |
|
| Stephen Strickland, 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | macon.com |
14830 | David Anthony Newmeyer | 17 | Male | European-American/White | 07/23/2014 | Cross City | FL | 29.644508 | -83.146073 | Dixie County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Young Newmeyer, already with a criminal history and three open felony cases in which he was considered an adult, stole the keys of a black Dodge Ram pickup from a spa in the early morning and led police on a high-speed chase across four Florida counties. The pickup flipped when a county officer deliberately rammed it. The collision killed Newmeyer. Two other teen passengers were unhurt. | ocalapost.com |
14829 | Michael James Garcia | 18 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 07/23/2014 | Garland | TX | 32.8792725 | -96.658925 | Garland Police Department |
|
| Michael James Garcia, 18, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving stolen car and died because of a crash. | dallasnews.com |
14832 | Armani Gipson | 18 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/24/2014 | Romulus | MI | 42.2597984 | -83.3595602 | Romulus Police Department |
|
| Armani Gipson, 18, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for suspicious vehicle and died because of a crash. | clickondetroit.com |
14833 | Jonathan Allen Ford | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 07/24/2014 | Winchester | TN | 35.1829305 | -86.11395 | Winchester Police Department |
|
| Jonathan Allen Ford, 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for suspicious vehicle and died because of a crash. | heraldchronicle.com |
14834 | Agyasi J. Ector | 27 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/24/2014 | Trotwood | OH | 39.8186676 | -84.288053 | Trotwood Police Department |
|
| Pedestrian Ector, walking to work, was struck by a suspect in a 100 MPH police chase. The suspect had been wanted as part of a narcotics investigation. | daytondailynews.com |
14835 | Kimberly Barney | 38 | Female | European-American/White | 07/24/2014 | Ray Brook | NY | 44.2994426 | -74.0782617 | New York State Police |
|
| State troopers chased a 20-year-old suspect driving his mother's stolen Ford F-150 pickup at high rates of speed down Route 86 in the hamlet of Ray Brook. The suspect recklessly steered into oncoming traffic and struck a Honda Fit driven by James Barney. Barney and his wife Kimberly were killed. Kimberly's 11-year-old daughter riding in the rear seat was seriously injured. | uticaod.com |
14836 | James E. Barney | 42 | Male | European-American/White | 07/24/2014 | Ray Brook | NY | 44.2994426 | -74.0782617 | New York State Police |
|
| State troopers chased a 20-year-old suspect driving his mother's stolen Ford F-150 pickup at high rates of speed down Route 86 in the hamlet of Ray Brook. The suspect recklessly steered into oncoming traffic and struck a Honda Fit driven by James Barney. Barney and his wife Kimberly were killed. Kimberly's 11-year-old daughter riding in the rear seat was seriously injured. | uticaod.com |
14839 | Jamel Miller | 25 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/25/2014 | Highland | CA | 34.1213237 | -117.246068 | San Bernardino Police Department |
|
| Jamel Miller, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for armed robbery and died because of a crash. | sbsun.com |
14838 | Devontae Williams | 21 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/25/2014 | Lima | OH | 40.7302903 | -84.1022229 | Lima Police Department |
|
| An officer waiting at a traffic light turned left onto East Kibby Street at McPheron Avenue to follow a van. The driver of the van sped off, initiating a pursuit, and ran a red light at East Kibby and South Central Avenue. The suspect vehicle, driven by a juvenile, struck another vehicle and Devontae Williams, 21, of Lima was killed, police said. | toledoblade.com |
14844 | Garrett Olson | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 07/26/2014 | Arlington | WA | 48.151869 | -122.1388674 | Washington State Patrol |
|
| Garrett Olson, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and weaving and died because of a crash. | arlingtontimes.com |
14846 | David Alonzo Jones | 17 | Male | African-American/Black | 07/27/2014 | Orlando | FL | 28.4753735 | -81.4483746 | Winter Garden Police Department |
|
| Kenneth Tyrone Linton, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for carjacking, killing David Alonzo Jones upon crashing. | orangeobserver.com |
14848 | Paul Burkons | 57 | Male | Race unspecified | 07/27/2014 | Los Angeles | CA | 34.0325667 | -118.3405397 | Los Angeles Police Department |
|
| Burkons was lying naked in the street when the officers (looking for a reportedly naked man) accidentally ran him over - killing him. | dailynews.com |
14851 | Zachary Watson | 29 | Male | European-American/White | 07/28/2014 | San Francisco | CA | 37.7876817 | -122.4133747 | San Francisco Police Department |
|
| Anthony P. Wisner, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an undisclosed traffic violation, killing Zachary Watson upon crashing. | streetsblog.org |
14856 | Jeffrey Lloyd George | 21 | Male | European-American/White | 07/29/2014 | Lillington | NC | 35.4178899 | -78.9376846 | Lillington Police Department |
|
| Jeffrey Lloyd George, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for selling an informant hydrocodone and died because of a crash. | wral.com |
14868 | Gregory L. Vasquez | 23 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/01/2014 | Fallon | NV | 39.464474 | -118.755869 | Churchill County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Gregory L. Vasquez, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | ktvn.com |
14872 | Tamara Lou White | 55 | Female | European-American/White | 08/01/2014 | Durham | NC | 35.9766784 | -78.7930064 | Durham Police Department |
|
| Although initially compliant, suspected drug trafficker Angel Luis Santana fled from a traffic stop by local police, got back onto the road, and sped off. Less than a minute later, at an estimated speed of 120 MPH, he struck the vehicle of driver Tamara Lou White. Both were killed. Police and state police statements insisted that there'd been no chase but patrol car video proved otherwise. | newsobserver.com |
14873 | Angel Luis Santana | 54 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/01/2014 | Durham | NC | 35.9766784 | -78.7930064 | Durham Police Department |
|
| Although initially compliant, suspected drug trafficker Angel Luis Santana fled from a traffic stop by local police, got back onto the road, and sped off. Less than a minute later, at an estimated speed of 120 MPH, he struck the vehicle of driver Tamara Lou White. Both were killed. Police and state police statements insisted that there'd been no chase but patrol car video proved otherwise. | newsobserver.com |
14877 | Jonathan Pepin | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 08/02/2014 | Colorado Springs | CO | 38.8470936 | -104.7666469 | Colorado Springs Police Department |
|
| Jonathan Pepin, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and died because of a crash. | thespringsfuneralservices.com |
14883 | Arthur DeAndrade Leao | 23 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/03/2014 | Bridgeport | CT | 41.1766322 | -73.2207278 | Fairfield Police Department |
|
| Arthur DeAndrade Leao, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for having a missing license plate and died because of a crash. | wtnh.com |
14885 | Andrew James Chlebo | 19 | Male | European-American/White | 08/03/2014 | Jacksonville | FL | 30.3184167 | -81.4728314 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office |
|
| For reasons unknown Chlebo squealed his vehicle's tires near an officer, caught the officer's attention, fled from an attempted traffic stop, sped away with police in pursuit and finished with a one-car crash into a utility pole, which killed him. | news4jax.com |
14884 | Matthew D. Maynard | 31 | Male | European-American/White | 08/03/2014 | Church Hill | TN | 36.5245279 | -82.715871 | Hawkins County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Matthew D. Maynard, 31, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | therogersvillereview.com |
21837 | Amir Demani Brooks-Watson | 17 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/04/2014 | Washington | DC | 38.8656049 | -76.9513075 | Prince George's County Police Department |
|
| A Prince George's County Police Department officer chased Amir Brooks-Watson into Washington, D.C, where he crashed, lingered in the hospital for a few days, and died. | wjla.com |
14894 | Timothy Wayne Charboneau | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 08/05/2014 | Erie | KS | 37.5619998 | -95.2434559 | Erie Police Department |
|
| Timothy Wayne Charboneau was killed when his truck went into a river during a police chase. According to police, Charboneau failed to yield to an officer, who gave chase. Charboneau's truck left the road, went through a guardrail and came to rest on its top in the Neosho River. | ljworld.com |
14901 | Dulce Maria Arias Rosello | 45 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 08/06/2014 | Encinal | TX | 28.0402026 | -99.3504358 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
|
| Luis Carlos Velasco, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for fleeing Border Patrol, killing Dulce Maria Arias Rosello upon crashing. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
14905 | DeAngelo Woods | 17 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/07/2014 | Hazel Park | MI | 42.4322923 | -83.1019842 | Hazel Park Police Department, Michigan State Police |
|
| Woods died driving a stolen 2000 Jeep during a high-speed police chase on southbound I-75 at two in the morning. | theoaklandpress.com |
14912 | Gwynne Chai Coye | 24 | Female | European-American/White | 08/09/2014 | Santa Cruz | CA | 36.9949714 | -122.0284438 | California Highway Patrol |
|
| Passenger Gwynne Chai Coye was killed when a car driven by her ex-boyfriend crashed into a concrete wall while fleeing the CHP. | santacruzsentinel.com |
14920 | Alejandro Molina | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/10/2014 | League City | TX | 29.4832551 | -95.065604 | Dickinson Police Department |
|
| Two suspects (Ahuezoteco and Molina) in a Dodge Durango fled a traffic stop by local officers, setting off a brief vehicle chase at speeds around 100 MPH. After a swerving minor crash the suspects rammed into four members of the Guerrero family in an Accord. All six were killed by the violent impact. | galvestondailynews.com | |
14921 | Juan Garcia Ahuezoteco | 23 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/10/2014 | League City | TX | 29.4832551 | -95.065604 | Dickinson Police Department |
|
| Two suspects (Ahuezoteco and Molina) in a Dodge Durango fled a traffic stop by local officers, setting off a brief vehicle chase at speeds around 100 MPH. After a swerving minor crash the suspects rammed into four members of the Guerrero family in an Accord. All six were killed by the violent impact. | galvestondailynews.com |
14922 | Luis Angel Guerrero | 13 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/10/2014 | League City | TX | 29.4832551 | -95.065604 | Dickinson Police Department |
|
| Two suspects (Ahuezoteco and Molina) in a Dodge Durango fled a traffic stop by local officers, setting off a brief vehicle chase at speeds around 100 MPH. After a swerving minor crash the suspects rammed into four members of the Guerrero family in an Accord. All six were killed by the violent impact. | galvestondailynews.com |
14923 | Gilberto Ortega Jr. | 25 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/10/2014 | League City | TX | 29.4832551 | -95.065604 | Dickinson Police Department |
|
| Two suspects (Ahuezoteco and Molina) in a Dodge Durango fled a traffic stop by local officers, setting off a brief vehicle chase at speeds around 100 MPH. After a swerving minor crash the suspects rammed into four members of the Guerrero family in an Accord. All six were killed by the violent impact. | galvestondailynews.com |
14924 | Alejandra Guerrero | 38 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 08/10/2014 | League City | TX | 29.4832551 | -95.065604 | Dickinson Police Department |
|
| Two suspects (Ahuezoteco and Molina) in a Dodge Durango fled a traffic stop by local officers, setting off a brief vehicle chase at speeds around 100 MPH. After a swerving minor crash the suspects rammed into four members of the Guerrero family in an Accord. All six were killed by the violent impact. | galvestondailynews.com |
14925 | Rafael Guererro | 41 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/10/2014 | League City | TX | 29.4832551 | -95.065604 | Dickinson Police Department |
|
| Two suspects (Ahuezoteco and Molina) in a Dodge Durango fled a traffic stop by local officers, setting off a brief vehicle chase at speeds around 100 MPH. After a swerving minor crash the suspects rammed into four members of the Guerrero family in an Accord. All six were killed by the violent impact. | galvestondailynews.com |
14919 | Gregory John Schlenker | 51 | Male | European-American/White | 08/10/2014 | Pflugerville | TX | 30.4617412 | -97.5984726 | Pflugerville Police Department |
|
| John Gregory Schlenker, 51, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for DUI and died because of a crash. | beckchapels.com |
14943 | James B. DeVito | 59 | Male | European-American/White | 08/12/2014 | Suffern | NY | 41.116632 | -74.1133 | City of New York Police Department |
|
| DeVito was the blameless victim of a head-on auto crash with an eight-year veteran of the NYPD, driving full-speed southbound in the northbound lanes of the state Thruway. The officer also died. Contrary to initial police reports, the officer had a blood-alcohol level of 0.21 percent at 7 a.m. and on his way to work. | lohud.com |
14937 | Rudolph Dansby | 55 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/12/2014 | Riviera Beach | FL | 26.6884249 | -80.0528863 | Jupiter Police Department |
|
| Jacob Donovan, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing Rudolph Dansby upon crashing. | sun-sentinel.com |
14938 | Michael J. Larson | 19 | Male | European-American/White | 08/12/2014 | New Auburn | WI | 45.142695 | -91.6926661 | Colfax Police Department |
|
| Michael J. Larson, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. | leadertelegram.com |
14949 | Jeremy M. House | 21 | Male | European-American/White | 08/13/2014 | Kansas City | MO | 39.0396612 | -94.4618975 | Independence Police Department |
|
| House lost control of his car during a brief high-speed police chase, after he fled an early-morning traffic stop. He was killed; his female passenger was seriously wounded. | kansascity.com |
14947 | Morgan Lee | 20 | Female | European-American/White | 08/13/2014 | Lubbock | TX | 33.6203017 | -101.8836933 | Lubbock Police Department |
|
| Student Lee was killed in a head-on collision with a marked local police vehicle. A police investigation held that the vehicles were traveling in opposite directions and both had a green traffic signal. Lee's parents filed a wrongful death suit against the city. | kcbd.com |
14944 | Kelly Sue Hunckler | 24 | Female | European-American/White | 08/13/2014 | Houston | TX | 29.9441842 | -95.3313443 | Harris County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Hunckler, driving a reportedly stolen 2010 Nissan Sentra, ignored deputies who tried to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle. Deputies pursued. Hunckler crashed into a 2014 Freightliner. Hunckler died. Hunckler's passenger and the driver of the truck were injured. | google.com |
14953 | Wally Flex | 16 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/14/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.7488718 | -87.640318 | Chicago Police Department |
|
| Flex was killed as the passenger of a vehicle chased by local plainclothes police in connection with gang activity. His neck was broken when the car crashed. | homicidewatch.org |
14960 | Name withheld by police | 25 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 08/17/2014 | Castro Valley | CA | 37.6955895 | -122.073975 | California Highway Patrol |
|
| An unidentified person, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | patch.com |
14975 | Noah Donovan Sheffield | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 08/20/2014 | Candor | NC | 35.2754746 | -79.8544692 | Mount Gilead Police Department |
|
| Noah Donovan Sheffield, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for robbery and died because of a crash. | montgomeryherald.com |
14974 | Karen Williams | 42 | Female | Asian/Pacific Islander | 08/20/2014 | Cherry Valley | IL | 42.249564 | -88.9799357 | Boone County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Karen Williams died from injuries sustained a week after a Pontiac fleeing deputies crashed into her car. According to police, three men had robbed a U.S. Cellular Store in Belvidere before hitting Williams' car as she was leaving the Cherry-Vale mall parking lot. After the crash, Ronaldo Fort Jr., 20, a passenger in the Pontiac, allegedly shot at a deputy, who returned fire. No one was hit by the gunfire. The driver, Bryant Locke, 19, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and aggravated fleeing to elude. Locke, Fort and the other passenger, D'Angelo Brooks, 19, were each charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm. | rrstar.com |
14982 | Samuel Jackson | 31 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/21/2014 | Flint | MI | 43.0204097 | -83.7172499 | Michigan State Police |
|
| Motorcyclist Johnson crashed into a car and sustained fatal injuries as he fled from police. He was being chased for an unidentified traffic violation. One of five police chase fatalities in the county that year. | mlive.com |
14981 | Name withheld by police | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 08/21/2014 | Las Vegas | NV | 36.1106178 | -115.2480333 |
|
| An unidentified person, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
14983 | Austin Dukette | 15 | Male | European-American/White | 08/22/2014 | Cape Coral | FL | 26.6962087 | -81.9590417 | Lee County Sheriff's Office |
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| Dukette was riding his bike to school when a deputy hit him with his car, killing him. After a two-month-long investigation, Cape Coral police announced sheriff's Deputy Douglas E. Hood was at fault in the crash that killed the Cape Coral teen. Hood was cited for careless driving. According to a Cape police statement, this concludes the investigation. | news-press.com |
14987 | Briant Paula | 26 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/23/2014 | Methuen | MA | 42.7005786 | -71.1931962 | Lowell Police Department |
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| A 19-year-veteran of the local police was not only drunk during his head-on collision, unlicensed, with an open container and drunk-driving priors, but witnesses saw him trying to flee the scene, then he provided a false name to an investigator in another department. Paula died in the crash and his sister was seriously injured. The officer was charged with felony motor-vehicle homicide and lesser charges. | lowellsun.com |
14986 | Chris J. Carter | 22 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/23/2014 | Eutaw | AL | 32.8453887 | -87.8744646 |
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| Chris J. Carter, 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving a stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
15003 | Jerry L. Reece | 75 | Male | European-American/White | 08/26/2014 | Kingman | AZ | 35.2539307 | -114.033377 | Kingman Police Department |
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| Tyler Smith, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for shoplifting, killing Jerry L. Reece upon crashing. | kdminer.com |
15004 | Mitchell M. Mashaw | 20 | Male | European-American/White | 08/26/2014 | Boonville | NY | 43.5202958 | -75.3257147 | Oneida County Sheriff's Office |
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| Mitchell M. Mashaw, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and died because of a crash. He hit Thomas A. Grower head on and killed him, too. | romesentinel.com |
15005 | Thomas A. Grower | 78 | Male | European-American/White | 08/26/2014 | Boonville | NY | 43.5202958 | -75.3257147 | Oneida County Sheriff's Office |
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| Mitchell M. Mashaw, 20, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and died because of a crash. He hit Thomas A. Grower head on and killed him, too. | romesentinel.com |
15002 | Arthur Lee Ross | 47 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/26/2014 | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 26.165867 | -80.155121 | Broward County Sheriff's Office |
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| Arthur Lee Ross, 47, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for warrant (parole violation) and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15012 | Name withheld by police | 39 | Male | European-American/White | 08/27/2014 | Sullivan | IL | 39.6372888 | -88.6049275 | Moultrie County Sheriff's Office |
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| An unidentified person, 39, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15022 | Roderick D. Rohm | 53 | Male | European-American/White | 08/29/2014 | Clyde | OH | 41.2981923 | -82.9897777 | Clyde Police Department |
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| Roderick D. Rohm, 53, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for having an expired tag, suspended license and died because of a crash. | toledoblade.com |
15027 | Ernest Brian Brodie | 42 | Male | African-American/Black | 08/30/2014 | Bassett | VA | 36.7255671 | -80.0245539 | Henry County Sheriff's Office |
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| Ernest Brian Brodie, 42, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. | roanoke.com |
15026 | Bien Cam Tran | 58 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 08/30/2014 | Oakland | CA | 37.7965647 | -122.2564624 | Oakland Police Department |
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| Pedestrian Bien Cam Tran was struck by a black-and-white Ford Crown Victoria driven by officer Devin Underwood while Tran was in a crosswalk at about 1:30 p.m. near Lake Merritt. | sfgate.com |
15037 | Jereme James Hoskison | 34 | Male | European-American/White | 09/01/2014 | Tulare | CA | 36.1893268 | -119.3577708 | Tulare County Sheriff's Office |
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| Jereme Hoskinson, 34, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for suspicious vehicle and died because of a crash. Passenger Jesse ? also died in the crash. | visaliatimesdelta.com |
15038 | Jesse Joseph Turner | 32 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 09/01/2014 | Tulare | CA | 36.1893268 | -119.3577708 | Tulare County Sheriff's Office |
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| Jereme Hoskinson, 34, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for suspicious vehicle and died because of a crash. Passenger Jesse ? also died in the crash. | visaliatimesdelta.com |
15044 | Heather Michelle Cater | 22 | Female | European-American/White | 09/03/2014 | Little Rock | AR | 34.7175657 | -92.3423766 | Pulaski County Sheriff's Office |
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| Deonte Tywon Jones, 18, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for marijuana transaction, killing Heather Cater upon crashing. | fox16.com |
15051 | Thomas Davis | 44 | Male | European-American/White | 09/05/2014 | Kapolei | HI | 21.3195412 | -158.0658657 | Honolulu Police Department |
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| An officer was driving on Enterprise Avenue hit Davis with his vehicle. It was dark, the street was poorly lit, and Davis was reportedly in the traffic lane. | accidentdatacenter.com |
15053 | Dean K. Latulippe | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 09/06/2014 | Ware | MA | 42.2299753 | -72.2575247 | Ware Police Department |
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| Dean K. Latulippe, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | masslive.com |
15055 | Beth Brown Willock | 47 | Female | European-American/White | 09/06/2014 | De Kalb | TX | 33.6033429 | -94.7029529 |
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| Beth Brown Willock, 47, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving a stolen police car and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
15056 | Terrence Damone Taylor | 21 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/06/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.3888305 | -83.1333002 | Detroit Police Department |
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| Terrence Damone Taylor, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for carjacking and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15054 | Philip Brown | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 09/06/2014 | Barton | VT | 44.761192 | -72.20253 | Orleans County Sheriff's Office |
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| Philip Brown, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and died because of a crash. | timesargus.com |
15058 | Artiom "Art" Novosiolov | 24 | Male | European-American/White | 09/07/2014 | Vernon Hills | IL | 42.254822 | -87.9706995 | Vernon Hills Police Department |
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| Artiom Novosiolov, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. There is an obituary verifying the date of death, http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Artiom-Art-Novosiolov-101675528 | usatoday.com |
15059 | Dennis William Turner Jr. | 33 | Male | European-American/White | 09/07/2014 | Barnesville | GA | 33.0513252 | -84.1168773 | Barnesville Police Department |
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| Dennis William Turner Jr., 33, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15062 | Merced Flores | 32 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 09/08/2014 | Sweetwater | TX | 32.4708492 | -100.4020531 | Sweetwater Police Department |
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| A Nolan County deputy confronted Flores, who was driving a reportedly-stolen 2000 Chevrolet Camaro. Flores drove away. Sweetwater officers pursued, but pulled away as Flores accelerated to over 100 mph. Flores lost control on Avenue A and crashed fatally into a tree. | sweetwaterreporter.com |
15063 | Harold Darvell-Levon Johnson | 22 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/08/2014 | Benton Harbor | MI | 42.100902 | -86.4498349 | Michigan State Police |
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| Harold Darvell-Levon Johnson, 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for loud exhaust and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15071 | Timothy Scott Patterson | 25 | Male | European-American/White | 09/09/2014 | Roanoke | IN | 40.9734857 | -85.3142128 | Fort Wayne Police Department |
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| Motorcyclist Patterson was one of a large group spotted by police in an area known for drag racing. After a two-mile, 120 MPH chase, police found Patterson had crashed his bike and been thrown 200 feet, with fatal results. | accidentdatacenter.com |
15074 | Matthew Sinclaire Morrow | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 09/10/2014 | Reno | NV | 39.5517423 | -119.7911079 | Reno Police Department |
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| Matthew Sinclaire Morrow, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash. | google.com |
15078 | Name withheld by police | 23 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/12/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.7684379 | -87.673621 | Chicago Police Department |
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| An unidentified person, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an unreported reason and died because of a crash. | cbslocal.com |
15079 | Charles Maurice Harris | 31 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/12/2014 | Hogansville | GA | 33.1499924 | -84.8763078 | Coweta County Sheriff's Office |
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| Charles Maurice Harris, 31, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | stparchive.com |
15080 | Kersilla Marie Reed | 31 | Female | African-American/Black | 09/12/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.3639633 | -83.2461107 | Detroit Police Department |
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| Marquise Reed, 36, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for having fled a shooting and died because of a crash. Passenger Kersilla Marie Reed, 31, was also killed in the crash. | clickondetroit.com |
15081 | Marquise Reed | 36 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/12/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.3639633 | -83.2461107 | Detroit Police Department |
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| Marquise Reed, 36, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for having fled a shooting and died because of a crash. Passenger Kersilla Marie Reed, 31, was also killed in the crash. | clickondetroit.com |
15085 | Michael A. Cinquemano | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 09/13/2014 | Young Harris | GA | 34.9165289 | -83.8599455 | Georgia State Patrol |
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| Michael A. Cinquemano, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. | townscountyherald.net |
15086 | Michael Steven Wilburn | 37 | Male | European-American/White | 09/13/2014 | Amarillo | TX | 35.2937501 | -101.8684467 | Potter County Sheriff's Office |
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| Michael Steven Wilburn, 37, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15091 | Fredi Morales | 20 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 09/14/2014 | Wheeling | IL | 42.1473226 | -87.944586 | Wheeling Police Department |
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| A Wheeling officer was speeding to catch up to a traffic violator. The officer had not activated his sirens yet, when he accidentally struck Morales with the squad car. | abc7chicago.com |
15093 | Dennis Lee Snyder II | 40 | Male | European-American/White | 09/15/2014 | Maidsville | WV | 39.7173527 | -80.1391839 | Southwest Regional Police Department |
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| In an incident just across from the PA state line, police pursued Snyder at high speed just before midnight into West Virginia, where Snyder hit an embankment, flipped, and died in the crash. | wvmetronews.com |
15100 | Zharya Aullana Iycis Holloway | 17 | Female | African-American/Black | 09/17/2014 | Lakeland | FL | 28.0275786 | -81.9718113 | Lakeland Police Department |
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| Two local officers were put on leave in an internal investigation after the chase of high-school student Holloway in a stolen Monte Carlo resulted in her death. Months later the department would assert that "no vehicle pursuit took place in that the officers involved in this incident did not engage in an attempt to stop the suspect vehicle." | theledger.com |
15104 | Robert Calvin Castle | 40 | Male | European-American/White | 09/18/2014 | Phoenix | AZ | 33.451558 | -112.2034473 | Phoenix Police Department |
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| Valerie Lynn Cervantez, 26, and Robert Calvin Castle were allegedly fleeing a police stop for assault and died because of a crash. They crashed into Sylvester Romero, who was also killed. | accidentdatacenter.com |
15105 | Sylvester Romero | 31 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 09/18/2014 | Phoenix | AZ | 33.451558 | -112.2034473 | Phoenix Police Department |
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| Valerie Lynn Cervantez, 26, and Robert Calvin Castle were allegedly fleeing a police stop for assault and died because of a crash. They crashed into Sylvester Romero, who was also killed. | accidentdatacenter.com |
15106 | Valerie Lynn Cervantez | 26 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 09/18/2014 | Phoenix | AZ | 33.451558 | -112.2034473 | Phoenix Police Department |
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| Valerie Lynn Cervantez, 26, and Robert Calvin Castle were allegedly fleeing a police stop for assault and died because of a crash. They crashed into Sylvester Romero, who was also killed. | accidentdatacenter.com |
15107 | Jerome Fields | 56 | Male | Race unspecified | 09/18/2014 | Hammond | LA | 30.5077779 | -90.4465481 | Hammond Police Department |
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| Jerome Fields was a bicyclist who was killed when he was struck by a car while was apparently observing an officer helping a stranded motorist. At around 8:30 p.m., Officer Brad Core was helping a motorist push his broken down car onto a trailer. Core's police cruiser was parked in the road with his emergency lights on when a car driven by Carlos Mosley struck the back and passenger's side of the cruiser. Police were not certain if Fields was just sitting on his bike watching or if he was riding when hit. Fields, was pronounced dead at the scene. Core was also struck on his leg by the car. | google.com |
15103 | James Bain | 54 | Male | European-American/White | 09/18/2014 | Wasilla | AK | 61.5993793 | -149.5114714 | Alaska State Troopers |
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| James Bain, 54, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for burglary and died because of a crash. | frontiersman.com |
15119 | John Gurule | 52 | Male | Race unspecified | 09/20/2014 | Albuquerque | NM | 35.1232678 | -106.599682 | Albuquerque Police Department |
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| Local police perceived motorcyclist Gurule as drunk, and after his fatal crash into a parked car stated they were not chasing him. Witnesses supported the police allegation, but attorneys for the family disagreed. | koat.com |
15117 | Michael Hernandez | 48 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 09/20/2014 | Kansas City | MO | 39.0709495 | -94.5830346 | Kansas City Police Department |
|
| Drew M. Ryland, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and running red lights, killing Michael Hernandez upon crashing. | kshb.com |
15123 | Alfredo Valentine Tovar | 34 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 09/21/2014 | Porter | TX | 30.0884671 | -95.234585 | Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 4 |
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| Tovar, riding a motorcycle that had been reported stolen, popped wheelies and taunted Houston officers at a traffic stop, then rode away. Tovar fatally crashed in Montgomery County during a pursuit by Harris County constable's deputies. | montgomerycountypolicereporter.com |
15126 | Bryant Keith Gamble | 28 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/22/2014 | Rome | GA | 34.248511 | -85.1777997 | Floyd County Police Department |
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| Bryant Keith Gamble, 28, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for assault and died because of a crash. | northwestgeorgianews.com |
15136 | Krista Case | 18 | Female | European-American/White | 09/24/2014 | Tacoma | WA | 47.118399 | -122.376811 | Pierce County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Following a complaint from a mother about the activities of her 18-year-old daughter's friends, police located and chased a stolen white Honda at speeds exceeding 100 MPH, a pursuit "that involved multiple road and lane changes". The chased Honda crashed into another vehicle and killed both occupants, Brew Baker and Krista Case. | q13fox.com |
15137 | Brew Baker | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 09/24/2014 | Tacoma | WA | 47.118399 | -122.376811 | Pierce County Sheriff's Office |
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| Following a complaint from a mother about the activities of her 18-year-old daughter's friends, police located and chased a stolen white Honda at speeds exceeding 100 MPH, a pursuit "that involved multiple road and lane changes." The chased Honda crashed into another vehicle and killed both occupants, Brew Baker and Krista Case. | q13fox.com |
15142 | Christian R. Davis | 43 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/26/2014 | Pittsburgh | PA | 40.4687739 | -80.0094821 | Pittsburgh Bureau of Police |
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| Christian R. Davis, 43, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving a stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. | cbslocal.com |
15143 | Hollis Ramon Rawls | 46 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/26/2014 | Flint | MI | 43.0370778 | -83.7301688 | Flint Township Police Department |
|
| Local police tried to pull over the Chevy pickup truck driven by Rawls for a traffic violation, but Rawls refused. Instead he began a brief pursuit through early-evening Flint. He lost control, struck a tree, and died. His license had been suspended seven times; he was the fifth police chase fatality in the county for the year. | mlive.com |
15151 | Scott Alan Trimble | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 09/28/2014 | Mitchellville | IA | 41.679692 | -93.347655 | Mitchellville Police Department |
|
| Trimble was reported for speeding by a driver and was pursued by Polk County deputies then by Mitchellville Police, who placed stop sticks on the highway. Trimble ran over them, lost control of his car, crossed the median, hit a truck and died. His passenger and the truck driver were uninjured. | newtondailynews.com |
15153 | Nancy Joyce Garrett | 72 | Female | European-American/White | 09/28/2014 | Bakersfield | CA | 35.4267897 | -119.0211734 | Kern County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Deputy Nicholas Clerico ran a red light going 85 mph while responding to a call and driving with lights and sirens when his car struck Garret's. She died from her injuries. Her son Mark McGowan retained a law firm. The family filed and settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the county for $2.5M and "Clerico in 2017 pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to 240 hours of community service. He was no longer with the sheriff's office by the time he accepted the plea agreement." | kget.com |
15150 | Bassam Issa | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 09/28/2014 | Southfield | MI | 42.4874948 | -83.2325733 | Michigan State Police |
|
| Bassam Issa, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for speeding and swerving and died because of a crash. | mlive.com |
15155 | Suong Lam | 40 | Female | Race unspecified | 09/29/2014 | Glendale | CA | 34.1516824 | -118.1452353 | California Highway Patrol |
|
| Motorcyclist Peter Tsueda and his passenger Suong Lam were chased—for speeding—at over 100MPH on a dangerous highway interchange by CHP. The bike crashed into the rear of a white van, throwing both, killing both. | mynewsla.com |
15156 | Peter Tsueda | 38 | Male | Race unspecified | 09/29/2014 | Glendale | CA | 34.1516824 | -118.1452353 | California Highway Patrol |
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| Motorcyclist Peter Tsueda and his passenger Suong Lam were chased—for speeding—at over 100 MPH on a dangerous highway interchange by CHP. The bike crashed into the rear of a white van, throwing both, killing both. | mynewsla.com |
15154 | Lyubov Sbitneva | 34 | Female | European-American/White | 09/29/2014 | Auburn | WA | 47.3056627 | -122.086752 | King County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Deputies chased a car with a woman suspected of shoplifting from a Kohl's department store. That car crashed into a pickup truck, killing the driver (identified only as a 34-year-old woman from Puyallup) and injuring the other two passengers. The car had been stolen; one of the passengers was a fugitive convict. | q13fox.com |
15157 | Yanik Nicholas Audain | 29 | Male | African-American/Black | 09/29/2014 | Des Moines | IA | 41.5118376 | -93.5969063 | Warren County Sheriff's Office |
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| Audain fled from a police chase a police chase, when he drove a stolen Mercedes Benz into the embankment of a driveway, flipped, and caught fire. He died at the scene. | desmoinesregister.com |
15165 | Allan Wayne Stymiest | 46 | Male | European-American/White | 10/01/2014 | Bangor | ME | 44.802144 | -68.762878 | Bangor Police Department |
|
| Allan Stymiest, 46, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving the wrong way and died because of a crash. | bangordailynews.com |
15172 | Amilcar Suchite | 42 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 10/02/2014 | Penitas | TX | 26.3428026 | -98.5002052 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
|
| Juan Manuel Garcia, 18, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for human smuggling, killing Nilvia Suceli Lucero-Suchite and Amilcar Suchite upon crashing. | valleycentral.com |
15174 | Mary L. Smith | 53 | Female | African-American/Black | 10/02/2014 | Wilmington | DE | 39.7614404 | -75.5205604 | Delaware State Police |
|
| A state trooper observed a parked Mustang with the driver shooting up. The trooper started a high-speed pursuit that ended with a vehicle crash that killed Smith. The suspect had 19 bags of heroin in the Mustang, and was under the influence of heroin and alcohol. | delawareonline.com |
15179 | Jashavius Everick Williams | 22 | Male | African-American/Black | 10/04/2014 | Charlotte | NC | 35.2300566 | -80.71121 | Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office |
|
| After deputies stopped Williams for having no visible license plate and threatened to cite him for no insurance and no registration, he sped off and led deputies on a chase spanning two counties, ranging up to 90 MPH. Williams lost control of his Jaguar and wrapped it around a tree, killing himself. | crimeincharlotte.com |
15183 | Amanda Darling | 29 | Female | European-American/White | 10/05/2014 | Kingsland | GA | 30.8000496 | -81.6898447 | Kingsland Police Department |
|
| Amanda Darling, 29, of Derry, N.H., died in a single-car crash while fleeing police in Charlton County. A passenger was airlifted to Shands Hospital in Jacksonville. | jacksonville.com |
15186 | Francesca Vitale Weatherhead | 25 | Female | European-American/White | 10/06/2014 | Redford Charter Twp | MI | 42.413996 | -83.2964521 | Livonia Police Department |
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| John McCallum, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for home invasion, killing Francesca Vitale Weatherhead upon crashing. | freep.com |
15185 | Name withheld by police | 17 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 10/06/2014 | Miami | FL | 25.7319922 | -80.3832191 |
|
| An unidentified person, 17, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com | |
15187 | Mario Beristain | 17 | Male | Race unspecified | 10/06/2014 | Osceola | IN | 41.6773204 | -86.0868116 | Elkhart County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Deputies chased a white Monte carlo away from the scene of a suspected industrial burglary—the Chevy was going fast in the other direction. By the time police had turned around the car had smashed into a tree, ejecting two of the four teenagers, including Beristain who was fatally injured. The driver, Yorlin Tharbs, was charged with six felonies. | southbendtribune.com |
15189 | David Donnell Hartley Jr. | 29 | Male | African-American/Black | 10/07/2014 | San Antonio | TX | 29.6031738 | -98.4384242 | San Antonio Police Department |
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| Hartley was rejected from Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, a psychiatric hospital. Hartley began to seizure. Paramedics and officers responded. Hartley resisted treatment. Officers put Hartley onto a gurney. Hartley got off of the gurney and ran into eastbound Loop 1604. He was hit by a truck. The driver stepped out of the truck. He tried and failed to help Hartley. | mysanantonio.com |
15194 | Name withheld by police | 17 | Male | African-American/Black | 10/08/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.8352565 | -87.7145484 | Chicago Police Department |
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| An unidentified person, 17, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an unreported reason and died because of a crash. | chicagotribune.com |
15199 | Yuwadee Theerakanok | 51 | Female | Race unspecified | 10/09/2014 | Conyers | GA | 33.6838567 | -84.0602654 | Rockdale County Sheriff's Office |
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| Kidistz Temesgen, 39, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing Yuwadee Theerakanok upon crashing. | rockdalenewtoncitizen.com |
15200 | Dennis Wesley O'Toole | 35 | Male | European-American/White | 10/09/2014 | Fort Worth | TX | 32.7062725 | -97.3153741 | Fort Worth Police Department |
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| Dennis Wesley O'Toole, 35, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for having a stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. | star-telegram.com |
15209 | Thomas Samuel Bailey | 54 | Male | African-American/Black | 10/12/2014 | Irving | TX | 32.8491187 | -96.9169558 | Dallas County Sheriff's Office |
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| Thomas Samuel Bailey, 54, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15211 | Danny Floyd | 63 | Male | European-American/White | 10/12/2014 | Bartlett | TN | 35.204586 | -89.863675 | Bartlett Police Department |
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| Danny Floyd, 63, and Michelle Sloyan, 49, died from injuries sustained in a crash. Floyd was turning at an intersection when police officer Lucas Hines' police cruiser crashed into him. A witness said the officer had his blue lights on until he sped through the intersection. The police officer was convicted of reckless driving. | commercialappeal.com |
15212 | Michelle D. Sloyan | 49 | Female | European-American/White | 10/12/2014 | Bartlett | TN | 35.204586 | -89.863675 | Bartlett Police Department |
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| Danny Floyd, 63, and Michelle Sloyan, 49, died from injuries sustained in the crash on Bartlett Boulevard and Stage Road. Floyd was turning at the intersection when police officer Lucas Hines' cruiser crashed into him. A witness said the officer had his blue lights on until he sped through the intersection. The police officer was convicted for reckless driving. | commercialappeal.com |
15217 | Thelma R. Gill | 81 | Female | Race unspecified | 10/13/2014 | Hattiesburg | MS | 31.18878 | -89.250558 | Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol |
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| Gill died when her car was rear-ended by a trooper. According to the indictment (now former) "Trooper Jonathan Edward Johnson did unlawfully and feloniously kill and slay Thelma Gill, 81, a human being, without malice, by his culpable negligence while he (Johnson) was engaged in the perpetration of the crime of speeding." | clarionledger.com |
15221 | Rikessa La'Shae Lee | 21 | Female | African-American/Black | 10/14/2014 | Lorman | MS | 31.888275 | -91.128322 | Alcorn State University Police Department |
|
| Driver Khalil Abdurrahman, 26, was stopped at the Alcorn State guard gate because an officer allegedly smelled marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. Abdurrahman sped off and reportedly almost hit another campus police officer in his cruiser. Campus police pursued the vehicle off campus onto MS 552 west where Abdurrahman lost control and hit a tree. Abdurrahman and his passenger, Rikessa Lee, were both ejected from the vehicle and it became fully engulfed in flames. Lee died at the scene. Both were Alcorn State students. | newsms.fm |
15228 | Caleb Alsup | 33 | Male | European-American/White | 10/18/2014 | Alexander | AR | 34.6380472 | -92.4446783 | Saline County Sheriff's Office |
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| Adam Staeden, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing Caleb Alsup upon crashing. | katv.com |
15227 | Tiffany Nicole Madison | 29 | Female | African-American/Black | 10/18/2014 | East Point | GA | 33.699178 | -84.457332 | Atlanta Police Department |
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| Madison was the passenger in a car that police say was hit broadside by a man trying to get away from Atlanta Police in a stolen car. The suspect's name was not released at the time. | ajc.com |
15232 | Hugo Rodriguez | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 10/19/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.8508383 | -87.7249024 | Chicago Police Department |
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| Hugo Rodriguez and Jahaziel Duron were killed after their BMW hit a police car, then crashed into Sanchez Tacos in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side. At around 11 p.m., police said the BMW was speeding west on Ogden before it struck the squad car, which was sitting in traffic. Rodriguez and Duron were pronounced dead at the scene. The police sergeant was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. | chicagotribune.com |
15233 | Jahaziel Duron | 21 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 10/19/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.8508383 | -87.7249024 | Chicago Police Department |
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| Hugo Rodriguez and Jahaziel Duron were killed after their BMW hit a police car, then crashed into Sanchez Tacos in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side. At around 11 p.m., police said the BMW was speeding west on Ogden before it struck the squad car, which was sitting in traffic. Rodriguez and Duron were pronounced dead at the scene. The police sergeant was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. | chicagotribune.com |
15235 | Carlos Valdez | 55 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 10/20/2014 | Marriott-Slaterville | UT | 41.2449438 | -112.0168352 | Utah Highway Patrol |
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| Corey S. Bertine, 28, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving wrong way and died because of a crash. He crashed into Carlos Valdez, who was also killed. | ksl.com |
15236 | Corey S. Bertine | 28 | Male | European-American/White | 10/20/2014 | Marriott-Slaterville | UT | 41.2449438 | -112.0168352 | Utah Highway Patrol |
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| Corey S. Bertine, 28, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving wrong way and died because of a crash. He crashed into Carlos Valdez, who was also killed. | ksl.com |
15242 | Olivia A. Gross | 67 | Female | African-American/Black | 10/21/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.7657163 | -87.6152534 | Chicago Police Department |
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| Police attempted to pull over a white minivan for no lights and a chase ensued. The white minivan plowed into a car driven by Olivia A. Gross, 67, killing her. | corboydemetrio.com |
15244 | Richard Hester | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 10/22/2014 | Centreville | IL | 38.5705908 | -90.1077569 | Centreville police Department |
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| Hester was killed after an officer responding to a shots fired call ran into his car at high speed as Hester was making a left turn. | bnd.com |
15251 | Guy Nelson Tsosie Jr. | 34 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 10/24/2014 | Helper | UT | 39.6832108 | -110.8580177 | Helper Police Department |
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| Taukatelata Solomone Faulua, 25, died in a crash, after the car he was driving crashed into an unoccupied house, which set the car and the house on fire. Passenger Guy Nelson Tsosie Jr., 34, of Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, was also killed. The men were running from police at the time of the crash. | deseretnews.com |
15252 | Taukatelata Solomone Faulua | 25 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 10/24/2014 | Helper | UT | 39.6832108 | -110.8580177 | Helper Police Department |
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| Taukatelata Solomone Faulua, 25, died in a crash, after the car he was driving crashed into an unoccupied house, which set the car and the house on fire. Passenger Guy Nelson Tsosie Jr., 34, of Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, was also killed. The men were running from police at the time of the crash. | deseretnews.com |
15253 | Keonna Redmond | 15 | Female | African-American/Black | 10/24/2014 | Jackson | MS | 32.2696174 | -90.2572117 | Jackson Police Department |
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| Keonna Redmond was a passenger in a stolen car that crashed after fleeing a traffic stop. The car sped past the officer, turned a corner and ran into a tree. Redmond died at the scene, police said. Another teenager was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center with critical injuries. The driver of the car ran from the scene and was arrested later. Police said there was no chase because the officer didn't have time to give pursuit because the car crashed shortly after fleeing the traffic stop. | msnewsnow.com |
15261 | Jerred Christopher Gerlach | 25 | Male | European-American/White | 10/25/2014 | Oak Grove | WI | 43.4224253 | -88.6557122 | Dodge County Sheriff's Office |
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| Motorcyclist Gerlach raced off from an attempted traffic stop with a deputy near midnight. Unfortunately, he soon lost control and struck a power pole. The impact killed him. Police thought alcohol was a factor. | fdlreporter.com |
15260 | Abel Andrade | 15 | Male | European-American/White | 10/25/2014 | Pixley | CA | 35.9685764 | -119.2917009 | California Highway Patrol |
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| Abel Andrade, 15, was one of five passengers in a stolen car being pursued by police. The car crashed and Andrade fled on foot. He attempted to cross the highway and was struck by a hit and run driver | visaliatimesdelta.com |
15262 | Luis Heriberto Rodriguez | 42 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 10/25/2014 | Midland | TX | 31.9720641 | -102.1275714 | Midland County Sheriff's Office |
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| Rodriguez crashed his 2000 Suzuki motorcycle into a parking meter during a high-speed police chase. He sustained fatal injuries. | mrt.com |
15265 | Florence White | 51 | Female | African-American/Black | 10/25/2014 | Greensboro | NC | 36.0877258 | -79.684226 | Guilford County Sheriff's Office |
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| White was crossing the street around 2am when a sheriff struck and killed her with his car. | wxii12.com |
15270 | Dominic Herkenhoff | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 10/26/2014 | Crookston | MN | 47.7795754 | -96.6066294 | Crookston Police Department |
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| Inexplicably Herkenhoff fled from a local police welfare check, took off in his distinctively-painted pickup (black and orange with white flames licking the hood), and drove fast until he struck a concrete overpass support. The truck burst into an instant fire and Herkenhoff was killed. | inforum.com |
15268 | John C. Mancillas | 19 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 10/26/2014 | Dallas | TX | 32.8366585 | -96.7759439 | Southern Methodist University Police Department |
|
| John C. Mancillas, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and speeding and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15269 | De'Angelo Lopez Crawford Jr. | 19 | Male | Race unspecified | 10/26/2014 | Louisville | KY | 38.2156023 | -85.7821177 | Louisville Metro Police Department |
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| Local police tried to pull over Crawford for driving with his lights off, but he fled, setting up a high-speed police chase that ended when he crashed his vehicle into a tree and sustained mortal injuries. | wdrb.com |
15278 | Christopher Mason McCray | 17 | Male | African-American/Black | 10/27/2014 | Fayetteville | NC | 35.0591929 | -78.9528674 | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
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| McCray ran into the road on the highway around 8pm and a trooper hit him with his car. | abc11.com |
15286 | Vincent Omear Thomas | 33 | Male | African-American/Black | 10/29/2014 | Florence | SC | 34.195776 | -79.7619521 | Florence Police Department |
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| Veteran Thomas was an uninvolved bystander killed in a car crash with a suspect being chased by police at a high rate of speed. | wmbfnews.com |
15288 | Jennifer S. Chauvin | 33 | Female | European-American/White | 10/29/2014 | Au Sable | NY | 44.5345237 | -73.4842149 | New York State Police |
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| A state trooper failed to yield to Chauvin at a stop sign. He hit her car at the intersection. Chauvin died, but trooper and Chauvin's children survived. | pressrepublican.com |
20905 | Duane Stahl | 46 | Male | European-American/White | 10/31/2014 | Clare | MI | 43.7709426 | -84.7624794 | Clare County Sheriff's Office |
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| Deputies tried to stop a 1992 Chevrolet pickup truck at about 12:30 p.m., after they said the driver, Duane Stahl, ran a stop sign in Farwell. A pursuit began that went for about 15 miles. Police said they put out spike strips, but Stahl kept going. The chase continued south into Isabella County, where Stahl crashed the pickup into a tree and the truck caught fire. Police said they tried to put out the fire and remove Stahl but were not successful. Stahl died at the scene. | mlive.com |
15290 | Alexis Little | 23 | Female | Race unspecified | 10/31/2014 | Tchula | MS | 33.1111145 | -90.2746877 | Tchula Police Department |
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| A Ford F-150 driven by Tchula Police Chief Anthony Jones was traveling south on US 49 when it veered to avoid a Buick LeSabre that was attempting to make a left turn off the highway. The truck hit the rear of the Le Sabre and caught fire, killing both Jones and his passenger Eugene Whitehead. During the course of the accident, the truck sideswiped a Buick UXL and hit a Mercury Grand Marquis head-on. A passenger in the Buick UXL, Alexis Little, was also killed. | wlbt.com |
15291 | Eugene Whitehead | Male | Race unspecified | 10/31/2014 | Tchula | MS | 33.1111145 | -90.2746877 | Tchula Police Department |
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| A Ford F-150 driven by Tchula Police Chief Anthony Jones was traveling south on US 49 when it veered to avoid a Buick LeSabre that was attempting to make a left turn off the highway. The truck hit the rear of the Le Sabre and caught fire, killing both Jones and his passenger Eugene Whitehead. During the course of the accident, the truck sideswiped a Buick UXL and hit a Mercury Grand Marquis head-on. A passenger in the Buick UXL, Alexis Little, was also killed. | wlbt.com | |
15295 | Rodrigo Cabral | 27 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 11/01/2014 | Visalia | CA | 36.3369219 | -119.2879058 | Visalia Police Department |
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| Pedestrian Cabral was struck and killed by a local police cruiser at 1:30 a.m., possibly in the act of trying to flag the officer down. The officer was going under the speed limit on the rain-slick road and was found not at fault. | abc30.com |
15294 | Matthew Lentzkow | 36 | Male | European-American/White | 11/01/2014 | Newton | IA | 41.6838446 | -93.0574422 | Iowa State Patrol, Jasper County Sheriff's Office |
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| Trooper Matthew Papin arrested Matthew Lentzkow on suspicion of drunken driving shortly after 5 a.m. and placed him in the front seat of his patrol car before leaving to inspect Lentzkow's truck. Two JCSD deputies who assisted with the stop reportedly offered to place Lentzkow in the cage of their vehicle after he tried to flee once and was tackled and handcuffed. Papin declined and all three officers went back to Lentzkow's truck parked 45 feet away. According to police, Lentzkow unfastened his seatbelt, despite having his hands cuffed behind his back, and ran onto the eastbound lanes Interstate. Lentzkow was struck by a van and died at the scene. | nydailynews.com |
15297 | Francisco David Galvez | 49 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 11/01/2014 | Tucson | AZ | 32.2659689 | -110.9609952 | Tucson Police Department |
|
| Galvez was riding a bicycle when struck by an officer from the Tucson Police Department. He died from his injuries. | kold.com |
15301 | Name withheld by police | 28 | Male | European-American/White | 11/02/2014 | Blaine | MN | 45.1682086 | -93.2661532 | Coon Rapids Police Department |
|
| An unidentified person, 28, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving recklessly and died because of a crash. | argusleader.com |
15305 | Tyrell Singletary | 29 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/03/2014 | Anaheim | CA | 33.8463617 | -117.8712171 | Santa Ana Police Department |
|
| Singletary's white Tahoe appeared to accelerate before it crashed into a roadside retaining wall and caught fire, killing him. Local police had been chasing him after they recognized the Tahoe as connected with a homicide in Tustin earlier in the day. | cbslocal.com |
15306 | Noah Kirsch | 17 | Male | European-American/White | 11/03/2014 | Columbus | KS | 37.2224765 | -94.8500855 | Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol |
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| Police didn't disclose why they were chasing Kirsch at high speed, but he lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and rolled several times. Four other 15- and 16-year-old boys and girls were injured; Kirsch was killed. | joplinglobe.com |
15308 | Aaron Fulton | 28 | Male | Race unspecified | 11/03/2014 | Marietta | OH | 39.404258 | -81.4125957 | Washington County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Aaron Fulton, 28, was attempting to cross Ohio 7 near the County House Lane intersection when he was hit by Deputy Brad Holbert. A hypodermic needle was found on Fulton, it is unclear whether he was intoxicated or not. | mariettatimes.com |
15315 | William Anderson | 71 | Male | Race unspecified | 11/05/2014 | Hartselle | AL | 34.450987 | -86.939365 | Hartselle Police Department |
|
| Lt. James Holladay was on a routine patrol when a man crossed the street in front of him, and he ran him down. Anderson died his injuries. | www.al.com |
15320 | Larry Donnel Johnson | 51 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/07/2014 | Houston | TX | 29.9658075 | -95.4021803 | Harris County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Wanted for drug-related charges, Johnson drove away from deputies in a stolen SUV. Deputies pursued. Johnson lost control of the SUV and fatally crashed. | chron.com |
15323 | Anthony Aurelio | 44 | Male | European-American/White | 11/08/2014 | Divide | CO | 38.7996313 | -105.1178078 | Colorado State Patrol |
|
| Anthony Aurelio, 44, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for carjacking and died because of a crash. | mountainjackpot.com |
27866 | Keith Atkinson Jr. | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 11/09/2014 | Manchester | NJ | 39.924839 | -74.3750897 | Manchester Police Department |
|
| An officer was dispatched for a report of man who tried to enter a residence by forcing his way through the door, police said. The homeowner confronted the man, who appeared to be intoxicated and confused, and he fled on foot. Investigators said Keith Atkinson was intoxicated, confused at where he was and thought he was trying to get into a friend's home. Just before arriving at the home the patrol officer, who was driving westbound New York Avenue, fatally struck Atkinson. | www.nj.com |
15336 | Ivan Cruz | 14 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 11/11/2014 | Ashland | CA | 37.698395 | -122.1188576 | Alameda County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Ivan Cruz was killed when he was struck by a car leading deputies on a high-speed chase. | abc7news.com |
15337 | Richard Lee Snouffer II | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 11/11/2014 | McLeansville | NC | 36.113057 | -79.713756 | Guilford County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Motorcyclist Snouffer was being chased at high speed by county deputies when his bike struck a road sign, propelling him into a cemetery fence and killing him. | wxii12.com |
15343 | Name withheld by police | 58 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 11/13/2014 | Los Angeles | CA | 34.0506023 | -118.2616825 | Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department |
|
| An unidentified person, 58, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15344 | Name withheld by police | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 11/13/2014 | Los Angeles | CA | 34.0506023 | -118.2616825 | Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department |
|
| An unidentified person, 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. | usatoday.com |
15354 | Eli Guadalupe Ruiz | 16 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 11/14/2014 | Austin | TX | 30.2930325 | -97.6315164 | Travis County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Eli Guadalupe Ruiz, 16, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for no tail lights and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15353 | Edgar Allen Brown III | 26 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/14/2014 | Americus | GA | 31.9709457 | -84.3167166 | Sumter County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Edgar Allen Brown III, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for domestic dispute and died because of a crash. | walb.com |
15359 | Annal Upadhyaya | 21 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 11/15/2014 | Rockville | MD | 39.0789419 | -77.090068 | Montgomery County Police Department |
|
| Annal Upadhyaya, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for undisclosed violations and died because of a crash. | nbcwashington.com |
15360 | Antonio Daniel Forton | 24 | Male | European-American/White | 11/15/2014 | Macomb | MI | 42.6304723 | -82.8606007 | Macomb County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Antonio Daniel Forton, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for domestic assault and died because of a crash. He crashed into Lonnie Charles Wimberly, 45, killing him. | freep.com |
15361 | Lonnie Charles Wimberly | 45 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/15/2014 | Macomb | MI | 42.6304723 | -82.8606007 | Macomb County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Antonio Daniel Forton, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for domestic assault and died because of a crash. He crashed into Lonnie Charles Wimberly, 45, killing him. | freep.com |
15362 | Orlando LaPorte-Santana | 52 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 11/15/2014 | Shillington | PA | 40.299929 | -75.96952 | Shillington Police Department |
|
| Orlando LaPorte-Santana, 52, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for fleeing a crash (no injuries) and died because of a crash. | readingeagle.com |
15365 | Zamiro Williams | 16 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/16/2014 | Atlanta | GA | 33.7553973 | -84.3397475 | Atlanta Police Department |
|
| Zamiro Williams, 16, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving without headlights and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15366 | Tommy Christopher David | 44 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/16/2014 | Monroe | OH | 39.4446172 | -84.3780384 | Springboro Police Department, Warren County Sheriff's Office |
|
| David pounded on the back door of his ex-girlfriend's house at 5:30, made some armed threats, then led police on a high-speed chase for about 45 minute. It ended when he crashed into a tree and sustained fatal injuries. No gun was found in his car. | daytondailynews.com |
15375 | Daylon Cummings | 15 | Male | Race unspecified | 11/17/2014 | Lumberton | NC | 34.5415732 | -79.0300087 | Robeson County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Police spokespeople drew a careful distinction between "following" (which they admitted to doing at 80 MPH) and "pursuing" (which they denied) the "suspicious" vehicle which then rammed head-on into an empty school bus. Dead were all four occupants: Kadaufei Worley, Tylek McNair, Kashawn Leonard, and Daylon Cummings. | wral.com |
15376 | Kashawn Leonard | 19 | Male | Race unspecified | 11/17/2014 | Lumberton | NC | 34.5415732 | -79.0300087 | Robeson County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Police spokespeople drew a careful distinction between "following" (which they admitted to doing at 80 MPH) and "pursuing" (which they denied) the "suspicious" vehicle which then rammed head-on into an empty school bus. Dead were all four occupants: Kadaufei Worley, Tylek McNair, Kashawn Leonard, and Daylon Cummings. | wral.com |
15377 | Tylek McNair | 18 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/17/2014 | Lumberton | NC | 34.5415732 | -79.0300087 | Robeson County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Police spokespeople drew a careful distinction between "following" (which they admitted to doing at 80 MPH) and "pursuing" (which they denied) the "suspicious" vehicle which then rammed head-on into an empty school bus. Dead were all four occupants: Kadaufei Worley, Tylek McNair, Kashawn Leonard, and Daylon Cummings. | wral.com |
15378 | Kadaufei Worley | 16 | Male | Race unspecified | 11/17/2014 | Lumberton | NC | 34.5415732 | -79.0300087 | Robeson County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Police spokespeople drew a careful distinction between "following" (which they admitted to doing at 80 MPH) and "pursuing" (which they denied) the "suspicious" vehicle which then rammed head-on into an empty school bus. Dead were all four occupants: Kadaufei Worley, Tylek McNair, Kashawn Leonard, and Daylon Cummings. | wral.com |
15374 | Casey Leighann Maxwell | 18 | Female | European-American/White | 11/17/2014 | Wausau | FL | 30.627014 | -85.592417 | Washington County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Jayvon James Burns, 35, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for warrants (felony), killing Casey Leighann Maxwell upon crashing. | chipleypaper.com |
15382 | Ronald Glennlewis Evans | 30 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/18/2014 | Bunnell | FL | 29.466228 | -81.257657 | Flagler County Sheriff's Office |
|
| A county deputy pulled Evans over on his motorcycle just after noon and got his identification, but Evans then sped off, achieving 100 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. Less than a mile later Evans ran a red light, swerved, struck a pickup, and careened into a Citgo gas station striking two cars there. He was fatally injured. | flaglerlive.com |
15388 | Chalyssa Marie Mae "Boo" Yokley | 14 | Female | European-American/White | 11/20/2014 | Kewanee | IL | 41.2491526 | -89.9442995 | Kewanee Police Department |
|
| Rashawn K. Clark, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for possibly being involved in a different wreck, killing Chalyssa M. Yokley upon crashing. | pjstar.com |
15394 | Hugh Melvin Washington | 44 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/21/2014 | Bremerton | WA | 47.588332 | -122.6230236 | Bremerton Police Department |
|
| Hugh Melvin Washington, 44, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash. | kitsapsun.com |
15393 | Aaron David Skinner | 20 | Male | European-American/White | 11/21/2014 | Humble | TX | 30.0509093 | -95.2231715 | Montgomery County Constable's Office Precinct 4 |
|
| A deputy pursued Skinner, who was riding a 1998 Suzuki 1200 at a high rate of speed. Skinner ran multiple red lights, and fatally collided with an SUV that had right of way. The driver of the SUV survived. | montgomerycountypolicereporter.com |
15396 | Leo A. Almanzor | 68 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 11/22/2014 | Seattle | WA | 47.6104043 | -122.3355903 | Seattle Police Department |
|
| An unknown driver was allegedly fleeing a police stop for suspicious vehicle, killing pedestrian Leo A. Almanzor. | seattlebikeblog.com |
15397 | Jason A. Minson | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 11/22/2014 | Mulvane | KS | 37.477951 | -97.238644 | Sumner County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Deputies tried to pull over motorist Minson for speeding, 20 MPH over the posted limit. Minson sped away and deputies gave chase for about five miles. Losing control, Minson's car hit a tree at full speed, which sent his three passengers to hospitals with serious injuries, and which killed him. | kansas.com |
15405 | Name withheld by police | 41 | Male | Race unspecified | 11/23/2014 | Brisbane | CA | 37.700952 | -122.4085649 | Daly City Police Department |
|
| An unnamed driver fleeing police was killed when his vehicle careened down an embankment and crashed into several trees and a building. | mercurynews.com |
15409 | John David Myer | 49 | Male | European-American/White | 11/24/2014 | Peach Bottom | PA | 39.7747543 | -76.1518995 | Pennsylvania State Police |
|
| John David Myer, 49, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for suspended license, expired registration and died because of a crash. | wgal.com |
15411 | John McAfee III | 15 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/25/2014 | St. Paul | MN | 44.9352908 | -93.0801743 | St. Paul Police Department |
|
| John McAfee, 15, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. | twincities.com |
15412 | Justin Kile Brown | 31 | Male | European-American/White | 11/25/2014 | Powder Springs | GA | 33.9015747 | -84.6722798 | Paulding County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Justin Kile Brown, 31, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for suspicious vehicle and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15413 | Stephen Mark Fox | 58 | Male | Race unspecified | 11/25/2014 | Dallas | TX | 32.8424566 | -96.6648078 | Mesquite Police Department |
|
| Police and the suspected drunk driver they targeted reached speeds of 80 to 90 MPH on surface streets before the suspect caused a seven-car crash at a major intersection, killing uninvolved motorist Fox. | cbslocal.com |
15423 | Donshay James | 17 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/28/2014 | Indianapolis | IN | 39.8253431 | -86.102709 | Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department |
|
| Donshey took off with a 2001 Pontiac Aztec left running in a stranger's driveway. Police spotted him and pulled him over. He complied, at first, with his hands in the air, but then drove off again. During the high-speed pursuit, he lost control of the Aztec and had a fatal crash. | indystar.com |
15422 | Michelle Yen Nguyen | 21 | Female | Asian/Pacific Islander | 11/28/2014 | Houston | TX | 29.8982844 | -95.5492324 | Harris County Sheriff's Office |
|
| Michelle Y. Nguyen, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | usatoday.com |
15429 | Sherman Rodney Brown | 25 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/30/2014 | Virginia Beach | VA | 36.8102489 | -76.1946048 | Virginia State Police |
|
| State troopers in a heavy enforcement area clocked Brown going about 100 MPH at 1 a.m. and gave chase. He sped away but attempted to exit. He lost control and wrecked his car in a fatal crash. | accidentdatacenter.com |
15428 | Eric Gerod Brooks | 40 | Male | African-American/Black | 11/30/2014 | Tuskegee | AL | 32.5013759 | -85.7505804 | Alabama Department of Public Safety |
|
| Eric Gerod Brooks died after being ejected from his vehicle when he crashed while fleeing a traffic stop. | wtvm.com |
15433 | Byron Scales | 30 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/01/2014 | Philadelphia | PA | 39.9616754 | -75.238792 | Philadelphia Police Department |
|
| Craig Monroe, 30, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for malfunctioning tail lights, killing Byron Scales upon crashing. | 6abc.com |
15432 | Alberto Marquez | 43 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/01/2014 | Long Beach | CA | 33.764447 | -118.2069218 | Westminster Police Department |
|
| Passenger Alberto Marquez was killed in a fiery crash following a police pursuit. Driver sentenced 35 years to life for 2nd degree murder. | pursuitresponse.org |
15438 | Raymond Mathieu | 24 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/02/2014 | Bellaire | TX | 29.7075811 | -95.4680227 | Houston Police Department |
|
| Raymond Mathieu, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for armed robbery and died because of a crash. | click2houston.com |
15446 | Carlos Tuger | 22 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/03/2014 | Kingsville | TX | 27.375459 | -97.8373967 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
|
| Amurabi Medina-Cruz, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for human smuggling, killing Jose Garcia-Paso and Carlos Tuger upon crashing. | valleycentral.com |
15447 | Jose Garcia-Paso | 37 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/03/2014 | Kingsville | TX | 27.375459 | -97.8373967 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
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| Amurabi Medina-Cruz, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for human smuggling, killing Jose Garcia-Paso and Carlos Tuger upon crashing. | valleycentral.com |
15448 | Cody Raymond Layne | 18 | Male | Race unspecified | 12/03/2014 | West Point | GA | 32.814075 | -85.0249151 | Harris County Sheriff's Office, Georgia State Patrol |
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| Passenger Layne was killed in a 4:30 a.m. high-speed vehicle crash with county and state officers in pursuit. Layne and the driver had been caught trying to burglarize cars in a residential district, and had led police on a fast chase across two counties before crashing. | ledger-enquirer.com |
15458 | Delbert Rodriguez Gutierrez | 21 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/05/2014 | Miami | FL | 25.7999916 | -80.2030244 | Miami Police Department |
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| Delbert Rodriguez Gutierrez, a street artist who goes by the name "Demz," died Tuesday night after being struck by an unmarked Miami police car during a chase in Wynwood. | miamiherald.com |
15453 | Decter Torry Hudson | 18 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/05/2014 | Cincinnati | OH | 39.20209 | -84.5322706 | Springfield Township Police Department |
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| James L. Walker, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for breaking into cars, killing Demarco S. Leary and Decter Torry Hudson upon crashing. | wlwt.com |
15454 | Demarco S. Leary | 17 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/05/2014 | Cincinnati | OH | 39.20209 | -84.5322706 | Springfield Township Police Department |
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| James L. Walker, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for breaking into cars, killing Demarco S. Leary and Decter Torry Hudson upon crashing. | wlwt.com |
15470 | Lamont Ford Jr. | 22 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/10/2014 | Pittsburgh | PA | 40.4547041 | -79.8806489 | Pittsburgh Bureau of Police |
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| Lamont Ford Jr., 22, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. | wtae.com |
15480 | Brayden Scott Traxler | 3 | Male | European-American/White | 12/12/2014 | Forest | MS | 32.4581054 | -89.5117241 | Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol |
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| A 2003 Mercury Sable driven by 9-year old TyJun Thigpen reportedly evaded a checkpoint. A MHP trooper pursued the car down Old Jackson Road before it turned sharply onto Old Hillsboro Road and eventually veered off the road, crashed through a metal gate and hit utility poles, killing Justin Harrell and Brayden Scott Traxler, and injuring Thigpen and a 13-year old girl. Thigpen had reportedly snuck his mother's keys and the kids went for a ride. | dailymail.co.uk |
15481 | Justin Harrell | 13 | Male | European-American/White | 12/12/2014 | Forest | MS | 32.4581054 | -89.5117241 | Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol |
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| A 2003 Mercury Sable driven by 9-year old TyJun Thigpen reportedly evaded a checkpoint. A MHP trooper pursued the car down Old Jackson Road before it turned sharply onto Old Hillsboro Road and eventually veered off the road, crashed through a metal gate and hit utility poles, killing Justin Harrell and Brayden Scott Traxler, and injuring Thigpen and a 13-year old girl. Thigpen had reportedly snuck his mother's keys, and the kids went for a ride. | dailymail.co.uk |
15475 | Alex Reyna Garcia | 45 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/12/2014 | Anderson | SC | 34.4932403 | -82.6800047 | Anderson County Sheriff's Office |
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| Brandon Charles Franks, 34, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Passengers Jose Medrano Castillo and Alex Reyna Garcia were also killed. | greenvilleonline.com |
15476 | Brandon Charles Franks | 34 | Male | European-American/White | 12/12/2014 | Anderson | SC | 34.4932403 | -82.6800047 | Anderson County Sheriff's Office |
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| Brandon Charles Franks, 34, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Passengers Jose Medrano Castillo and Alex Reyna Garcia were also killed. | greenvilleonline.com |
15477 | Jose Medrano Castillo | 54 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/12/2014 | Anderson | SC | 34.4932403 | -82.6800047 | Anderson County Sheriff's Office |
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| Brandon Charles Franks, 34, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash. Passengers Jose Medrano Castillo and Alex Reyna Garcia were also killed. | greenvilleonline.com |
15479 | Timothy Shyler Kincaid | 28 | Male | Race unspecified | 12/12/2014 | Newton | NC | 35.64443 | -81.208134 | Newton Police Department |
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| Local police were following motorcyclist Kincaid, preparing for a traffic stop, for three and a half miles. They saw him run a red light, then they saw him crashed in the woods on the other side of a three-way intersection. He'd left a skid mark 35 feet long. Kincaid died from the impact. | hickoryrecord.com |
15482 | Marinan Reese | 79 | Female | European-American/White | 12/12/2014 | Oklahoma City | OK | 35.6232035 | -97.5944234 | Oklahoma City Police Department |
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| An officer on a high speed chase collided with an elderly woman waiting to make a left turn. The officer has been indicted. | koco.com |
15488 | Leo Blackmon Jr. | 46 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/13/2014 | St. Louis | MO | 38.6680262 | -90.2577244 | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department |
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| On a Saturday night police speeding to a call, without lights or siren, collided with one of three ATV running at a high rate of speed on city streets. The ATV rider Blackmon was killed. While it is illegal to ride ATVs in the street in St. Louis, it is unclear from press reports whether the police cruiser struck the ATV, or the ATV struck the police cruiser. | fox2now.com |
15485 | Jason Alan Van Leuven | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 12/13/2014 | Tustin | CA | 33.7587603 | -117.8020206 | California Highway Patrol |
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| Jeremy Roggero and Jason Alan Van Leuven were killed and another man was seriously injured after leading the CHP on a high-speed chase that ended in a fiery crash in Tustin. | caraccidentcaselaw.com |
15486 | Jeremy Roggero | 29 | Male | European-American/White | 12/13/2014 | Tustin | CA | 33.7587603 | -117.8020206 | California Highway Patrol |
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| Jeremy Roggero and Jason Alan Van Leuven were killed and another man was seriously injured after leading the CHP on a high-speed chase that ended in a fiery crash in Tustin. | caraccidentcaselaw.com |
15492 | Asia Roundtree | 25 | Female | African-American/Black | 12/14/2014 | Detroit | MI | 42.4076252 | -82.9421741 | Detroit Police Department |
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| A suspect with his girlfriend and his 9-year-old brother in the car fled police and ended up crashing his white sedan into a tree so hard that it split. His girlfriend, Roundtree, died at the scene. The 9-year-old emerged with painfully damaged legs. | clickondetroit.com |
15497 | Cordatrist Deontrell McCall | 19 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/15/2014 | Montgomery | AL | 32.3432219 | -86.2778367 | Montgomery Police Department |
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| Cordatrist Deontrell McCall, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for shots fired and died because of a crash. | montgomeryadvertiser.com |
15498 | Ethan J. Plath | 25 | Male | European-American/White | 12/15/2014 | Beaver Dam | WI | 43.521895 | -88.871086 | Fox Lake Police Department |
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| Ethan J. Plath, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for warrants (probation and parole) and died because of a crash. | wiscnews.com |
15499 | Rebecca Tavera | 26 | Female | Native American/Alaskan | 12/15/2014 | Tahlequah | OK | 35.9298142 | -95.0006345 | Hulbert Police Department |
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| Mid-afternoon on a Monday a Ford Mustang being chased by police crashed, ejecting the driver and his passenger Tavera. She died about a week later from her injuries. The driver had feared being deported for the third time. Drive sentenced 15 years for vehicular manslaughter. | tahlequahdailypress.com |
15504 | Joseph Lilly | 20 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/16/2014 | San Francisco | CA | 37.8088095 | -122.3679926 | California Highway Patrol |
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| Motorcyclist Lilly was killed trying to elude pursuing officers on the Treasure Island exit in the middle of the Bay Bridge. Lilly had no license plate. After some back-and-forth with police, Lilly miscalculated and crashed into a pole. | sfweekly.com |
15512 | Thao Chao | 35 | Male | Race unspecified | 12/18/2014 | Oroville | CA | 39.4490706 | -121.5521073 | California Highway Patrol |
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| Thao Chao, 35, was allegedly fleeing a police stop on a motorcycle for a registration violation and died because of a crash. | krcrtv.com |
15513 | Linda Weaver | 78 | Female | European-American/White | 12/18/2014 | Shreveport | LA | 32.4202637 | -93.7973163 | Shreveport Police Department |
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| Damian Pea was wanted on warrants and his girlfriend worked with local police to arrest him at a convenience store. Instead, Pea stole her car and led police on an 11 minute chase that ended when he crashed head on into a car carrying Linda and Clayton Weaver. Pea was killed instantly and the Weavers died later in the hospital. | casetext.com |
15514 | Damian Pea | 30 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/18/2014 | Shreveport | LA | 32.4202637 | -93.7973163 | Shreveport Police Department |
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| Damian Pea was wanted on warrants and his girlfriend worked with local police to arrest him at a convenience store. Instead, Pea stole her car and led police on an 11 minute chase that ended when he crashed head on into a car carrying Linda and Clayton Weaver. Pea was killed instantly and the Weavers died later in the hospital. | casetext.com |
15515 | Clayton Weaver | 81 | Male | European-American/White | 12/18/2014 | Shreveport | LA | 32.4202637 | -93.7973163 | Shreveport Police Department |
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| Damian Pea was wanted on warrants and his girlfriend worked with local police to arrest him at a convenience store. Instead, Pea stole her car and led police on an 11 minute chase that ended when he crashed head on into a car carrying Linda and Clayton Weaver. Pea was killed instantly and the Weavers died later in the hospital. | casetext.com |
15519 | Mike Santoyo | 28 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/19/2014 | Riverside | CA | 33.9755225 | -117.3596265 | Riverside Police Department |
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| Mike Santoyo was ejected from his car while on fire after a police chase in Riverside ended in a crash that split the car in two. At around 1:40 a.m., an officer reportedly say Santoyo driving a truck the wrong way on a one-way street downtown. According to officials, the officer followed Santoyo, who crashed into a parked car on University Avenue. The officer tried to pull Santoyo over, but he allegedly backed up and fled. The officer chased Santoyo at speeds reaching 80 mph until Santoyo crashed into a palm tree. The truck split in half and burst into flames. Santoyo was thrown from the truck, on fire, and officers extinguished the flames. He died at a hospital. | www.pe.com |
15520 | Anna Kauska | 33 | Female | Race unspecified | 12/19/2014 | San Ysidro | NM | 35.5217336 | -106.7780424 | Sandoval County Sheriff's Office |
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| Anna Kauska, 33, and Barbara M. Arriola, 30, were allegedly fleeing a police stop for weaving and driving without headlights and died because of a crash. They ran head-on into Jack Mills, 68, killing him. | abqjournal.com |
15521 | Barbara M. Arriola | 30 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 12/19/2014 | San Ysidro | NM | 35.5217336 | -106.7780424 | Sandoval County Sheriff's Office |
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| Anna Kauska, 33, and Barbara M. Arriola, 30, were allegedly fleeing a police stop for weaving and driving without headlights and died because of a crash. They ran head-on into Jack Mills, 68, killing him. | abqjournal.com |
15522 | Jack Mills | 68 | Male | European-American/White | 12/19/2014 | San Ysidro | NM | 35.5217336 | -106.7780424 | Sandoval County Sheriff's Office |
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| Anna Kauska, 33, and Barbara M. Arriola, 30, were allegedly fleeing a police stop for weaving and driving without headlights and died because of a crash. They ran head-on into Jack Mills, 68, killing him. | abqjournal.com |
15527 | Grant Oliver McClure | 26 | Male | European-American/White | 12/20/2014 | Fairway | KS | 39.0331314 | -94.6177386 | Westwood Police Department |
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| Grant Oliver McClure was killed in a crash while fleeing police. An officer tried to stop McClure for a traffic violation at around 2:30 a.m. on Shawnee Mission Parkway near Belinder. Police said McClure drove into Fairway, pulled into a parking lot, exited back onto the street and struck another vehicle. Police said McClure then sped south on Norwood Street, where he struck two parked cars and two trees. McClure was pronounced dead at the scene. | kctv5.com |
15528 | Eulalio V. DeLeon Jr. | 26 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/20/2014 | Austin | TX | 30.1858056 | -97.7992041 | Austin Police Department |
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| Eulalio V. DeLeon, 26, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for sexual assault and died because of a crash. | statesman.com |
15529 | Soumalia Alphonse Kremian | 41 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/20/2014 | Camp Hill | PA | 40.2595916 | -76.9118112 | West Shore Regional Police Department |
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| Kremian died as the target of a high-speed police chase, which ended when he lost control of his vehicle, struck a tree, and died. | wgal.com |
15532 | Deandre Washington | 24 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/21/2014 | Chicago | IL | 41.7279246 | -87.5754871 | Chicago Police Department |
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| Deandre Washington died in a crash during a high-speed chase on the South Side. According to police, Washington was sought in connection with a shooting that had in the 8000 block South Manistee Avenue at about 9:45 p.m. Police had reportedly been staking out a home on the block, and the officers saw the alleged gunman drive away and gave chase, police said. After about two miles, the car collided with a sedan and then hit a tree. | chicagotribune.com |
15534 | Andrew McIlvain | 39 | Male | European-American/White | 12/21/2014 | Port Orange | FL | 29.1234033 | -81.0120802 | Port Orange Police Department |
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| Navy veteran McIlvain was legally riding a "scooter style motorcycle" when he was rear-ended by a speeding local police cruiser, thrown, and seriously injured by the crash. He was taken off life support three weeks after the crash. His family has filed suit. | wftv.com |
15535 | Timothy Rundquist | 62 | Male | European-American/White | 12/22/2014 | Elbow Lake | MN | 45.9869536 | -95.9707923 | Minnesota State Patrol |
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| A Minnesota State Patrol trooper tried to pull over a Volkswagen Jetta for speeding on Highway 54 near Elbow Lake. Rundquist kept driving, leading law enforcement on a 15- to 20-mile chase. Rundquist slowed down as he drove through the city of Elbow Lake and did not drive erratically. The chase reached speeds of 80 mph at some points. Law enforcement officers put down "stop sticks," which Rundquist's car struck. He then drove head-on into an unoccupied Ashby Police Department squad car. He was pronounced dead at the scene. | mprnews.org |
15540 | Jennifer C. Hurlbut | 45 | Female | European-American/White | 12/23/2014 | Phelps | NY | 42.962837 | -77.075099 | Newark Police Department |
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| Todd Maddox, 47, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for domestic violence, killing Jennifer C. Hurlbut upon crashing. | democratandchronicle.com |
15544 | Kevin Lloyd Smith-Franklin | 21 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/24/2014 | Plano | TX | 33.048445 | -96.7103142 | Plano Police Department |
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| Regis Hayes, 24, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI, killing passenger Kevin Lloyd Smith-Franklin upon crashing. | starlocalmedia.com |
15543 | Harold D. Nichols | 23 | Male | European-American/White | 12/24/2014 | Fulton | KY | 36.5057337 | -88.8348537 | Fulton Police Department |
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| Harold D. Nichols, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for having a stolen vehicle and died because of a crash. | kfvs12.com |
15551 | Taylor Heathman Miller | 22 | Female | European-American/White | 12/26/2014 | Greenville | SC | 34.8880757 | -82.3727212 | South Carolina Highway Patrol |
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| Radrecus De Mario Young, 23, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for avoiding a traffic checkpoint. The police cruiser collided with another car, killing Taylor Heathman Miller upon crashing. The driver of Miller's vehicle was charged with DUI and not stopping for an emergency vehicle. | greenvilleonline.com |
15557 | Craig Schiffer | 54 | Male | European-American/White | 12/27/2014 | Islip | NY | 40.729586 | -73.2119729 | Suffolk County Police Department |
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| Suffolk County police say two officers in a squad car were responding to an emergency call on Long Island when they struck a pedestrian who later died. | nydailynews.com |
15555 | Aaron Prado | 21 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/27/2014 | Pharr | TX | 26.1982605 | -98.2018866 | McAllen Police Department |
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| Aaron Prado, 21, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for running a red light and died because of a crash. | ktxs.com |
15559 | Matthew McCloskey | 10 | Male | European-American/White | 12/28/2014 | Franklinville | NJ | 39.613885 | -75.076089 | Franklin Township Police Department |
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| Matthew McCloskey, 10, was crossing Delsea Drive in Franklin Township on his way to a sleepover with two friends, when he was struck by a Franklin Township patrol car speeding to a non emergency call without lights or sirens. Police officer was not charged, family sued police officer and city. | courierpostonline.com |
15562 | Mark Eric Anderson | 25 | Male | African-American/Black | 12/29/2014 | Glenolden | PA | 39.8992963 | -75.2900883 | Folcroft Police Department |
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| Mark Eric Anderson, 25, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for an improperly displayed inspection sticker and died because of a crash. | nbcphiladelphia.com |
15567 | Cassandra Garcia aka Sandra Alicia Garcia | 38 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 12/30/2014 | Penitas | TX | 26.2697596 | -98.4416342 | Penitas Police Department |
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| Arnoldo Santana Ochoa, 45, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for shoplifting, killing passenger Sandra Alicia Garcia upon crashing. | valleycentral.com |
15571 | Romeio Castillo | 20 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 12/31/2014 | Santa Maria | CA | 34.9221211 | -120.4359517 | Santa Maria Police Department |
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| Romeio Castillo was killed when he was struck by several vehicles while running across the freeway after crashing his car following a police pursuit. | santamariatimes.com |
15577 | Garrett Gagne | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 01/01/2015 | Chatham | MA | 41.6893889 | -69.9659954 | Chatham Police Department |
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| An officer was responding to an emergency. The officer ran over a large object, and immediately pulled over. The officer discovered that he'd run over a human body. The victim was fatally wounded. The District Attorney said that Gagne was "seriously impaired" from drugs and alcohol. | masslive.com |
15581 | Paul Mark Yasher | 53 | Male | European-American/White | 01/03/2015 | New Castle | PA | 40.9971229 | -80.337265 | New Castle Police Department |
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| Just after midnight going into Saturday motorcyclist Yasher was chased by police. He was driving recklessly, and on a suspended license. Yasher crashed into a tree and died of multiple blunt force injuries. | ncnewsonline.com |
15582 | Michael Kocher Jr. | 19 | Male | European-American/White | 01/03/2015 | Kaumakani | HI | 21.934926 | -159.6439954 | Kauai Police Department |
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| Kocher was walking on the roadway at around 9:35 p.m., just east of the Kaumakani Post Office, when he was struck by a Toyota Corolla heading east-bound. The driver stopped and police were called. That's when a responding officer, also heading east, struck Kocher a second time. | inquisitr.com |
15617 | Louis F. Becker | 87 | Male | European-American/White | 01/14/2015 | Catskill | NY | 42.262431 | -73.9357393 | New York State Police |
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| Becker was turning onto a road when he was struck by a police SUV. He died of his wounds at the hospital. | syracuse.com |
15623 | Howard "Robert" Robbins | 69 | Male | European-American/White | 01/15/2015 | Crab Orchard | KY | 37.4671684 | -84.5152709 | Stanford Police Department |
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| Robbins, 69, of Crab Orchard, was walking along KY150 around 9:30 p.m. when a Standford city police cruiser hit him.Troopers said Robbins was wearing dark clothes. | lex18.com |
15634 | Laranthony Moore | 23 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/16/2015 | Houston | TX | 29.977958 | -95.437389 | Harris County Sheriff's Office |
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| Deputies tried to pull Moore over for not using his turn signals. Moore sped away, struck a curb and crashed, killing himself. A pregnant woman in the car survived. The condition of her child is unknown. Marijuana was found in the vehicle. | chron.com |
26773 | Hanna Shuppert | 20 | Female | European-American/White | 01/18/2015 | St. Louis | MO | 38.6462722 | -90.2387005 | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department |
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| Malik Henderson was under the influence of alcohol and drugs during a police chase that reached speeds up to 106 mph before the stolen car crashed into a tree. Hanna Shuppert, 20, and Marissa Volner, 18, were killed. Both were friends of Henderson and had been passengers in the car. Henderson was sentenced to five years for two counts of involuntary manslaughter. | fox2now.com |
26774 | Marissa Volner | 18 | Female | European-American/White | 01/18/2015 | St. Louis | MO | 38.6462722 | -90.2387005 | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department |
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| Malik Henderson was under the influence of alcohol and drugs during a police chase that reached speeds up to 106 mph before the stolen car crashed into a tree. Hanna Shuppert, 20, and Marissa Volner, 18, were killed. Both were friends of Henderson and had been passengers in the car. Henderson was sentenced to five years for two counts of involuntary manslaughter. | fox2now.com |
15652 | Vincent Palance Chancellor | 50 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/24/2015 | Birmingham | AL | 33.5392826 | -86.793694 | Birmingham Police Department |
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| Vincent Palance Chancellor was killed when he was hit by a train while running from police. | www.al.com |
15655 | James G. Caffrey | 51 | Male | European-American/White | 01/24/2015 | Shaker Heights | OH | 41.4806023 | -81.5450547 | University Heights Police Department |
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| James Caffrey, 51, was jogging along South Park Boulevard when he was struck by a gold 1998 Toyota Avalon XL that was fleeing a police stop by a University Heights police officer who had stopped the car on Warrensville Center Road after running the car's plates and finding the registered owner's license was suspended. The Toyota initially pulled over, but sped away toward South Park Boulevard as the officer approached. | cleveland.com |
15660 | Rhiannon L. Steele | 35 | Female | Race unspecified | 01/26/2015 | Salem | OR | 45.0155902 | -122.8765522 | Mt. Angel Police Department |
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| Police chased a 17-year-old suspect, with his mother (Steele) and another person in the pickup, for about three miles from downtown Mt. Angel on rural roads west of town. This followed an attempted traffic stop that the suspect drove away from. The truck crashed into a ditch, killing Steele and seriously injuring the other passenger. | keizertimes.com |
15484 | Daniel Trevor Gross | 21 | Male | European-American/White | 01/26/2015 | Afton | TN | 36.147443 | -82.7072188 | Greene County Sheriff's Office |
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| According to police, a Greene County Sheriff's deputy was chasing the car driven by Jason Mistele, 22, when it ran off the road and flipped. The passenger of the car Daniel Trevor Gross, 21, was killed. | wate.com |
15673 | Catherine Breeding | 21 | Female | European-American/White | 01/29/2015 | Conroe | TX | 30.2798273 | -95.4585079 | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office |
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| Breeding, a Montgomery County deputy and a passenger on a motorcycle driven by a fellow deputy, was killed in an early-morning crash after a night of heavy drinking. The driver had twice the legal level of alcohol in his bloodstream and was angrily adamant that he'd been in a passenger car ("Who put me behind the wheel?") before being told of Breeding's death. He was charged with intoxication manslaughter. | yourhoustonnews.com |
23008 | Philip Franklin Endicott Jr. | 14 | Male | European-American/White | 01/31/2015 | Oak Hill | WV | 38.0090039 | -81.1451377 | Oak Hill Police Department |
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| Around 4 a.m., an Oak Hill Police officer tried to pull someone over for a minor traffic offense. When the officer activated his emergency lights, the car sped away at a speed estimated to be in excess of 80 mph across the Lochgelly overpass over U.S. 19 toward Lochgelly, police said. Because of the icy roads, the officer decided not to continue chasing the car. The car crashed and the driver, a 17-year-old teenager from Fayetteville, was injured, and his 15-year-old passenger was killed. | google.com |
19550 | James M. Dilliplane | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 02/01/2015 | Paducah | KY | 37.0520264 | -88.6491769 | McCracken County Sheriff's Office |
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| A McCracken County Sheriff's Deputy tried to pull James M. Dilliplane, 27, for speeding on John Puryear Drive, but he fled west on I-24 at speeds exceeding 150 mph. Dilliplane lost control as he exited onto US 45. His car then hit a concrete median, crossed the southbound lanes and struck a dirt embankment, killing Dilliplane and injuring his passenger. | westkentuckystar.com |
15698 | Kevin D. Garrett | 60 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/04/2015 | Chicago | IL | 41.7520698 | -87.5567102 | Chicago Police Department |
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| An unmarked police car hit and killed a man crossing a street without proper streetlights. | chicagotribune.com |
15703 | Dario Colin | 33 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/06/2015 | Palm Desert | CA | 33.7405846 | -116.3039209 | California Highway Patrol |
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| Dario Colin was killed in a crash while fleeing the CHP. | desertsun.com |
15711 | Dean Joseph Bucheit | 64 | Male | European-American/White | 02/09/2015 | Marina Del Rey | CA | 33.9774513 | -118.4318286 | Los Angeles Police Department |
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| Bucheit was hit and killed by an officer driving their vehicle. The officer was on the way home early morning during foggy conditions. | latimes.com |
15714 | Benjamin Zanders Jr. | 30 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/10/2015 | Amite City | LA | 30.728575 | -90.507871 | Amite City Police Department |
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| Benjamin Zanders Jr. died after crashing his vehicle into a residence while being chased by police. According to a press release, Amite police officers called state troopers for assistance with a pursuit of a 2005 Ford Focus on Louisiana 1046 at around 3:30 p.m. Police initially lost site of the Focus, the press release said. However, when troopers arrived, they found the vehicle crashed into a residence near the intersection of Louisiana highways 1046 and 441 in St. Helena Parish. | wafb.com |
24819 | Mark Gamar | 19 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/15/2015 | Gardena | CA | 33.9018922 | -118.2852825 | Gardena Police Department |
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| A Gardena police car chased a pickup truck being driven by someone who officers suspected had just stolen two cellphones at gunpoint at about 11:30 p.m. Just over a minute after the pursuit began, a Gardena police officer driving nearly 50 mph rammed the truck in an attempted PIT maneuver to disable it. Mark Gamar, 19, a passenger in the truck, was killed. | rcdsa.org |
15744 | Isidro Alejandro Martinez | 22 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 02/17/2015 | Sugarland | TX | 30.3611062 | -95.4731538 | Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office |
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| Deputies spotted a man allegedly driving erratically and attempted to pull him over. Deputies said Isidro Alejandro Martinez jumped out of the car and began to struggle with them before breaking free and attempting to run across several lanes of traffic. He was fatally hit by a vehicle. | click2houston.com |
15763 | Sheila "Waterbaby" Shornak-Besley | 56 | Female | European-American/White | 02/24/2015 | Suffolk | VA | 36.7669777 | -76.6034752 | Virginia State Police |
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| Besley in her 1997 Ford Explorer drew state troopers into a 40 mile police chase at 8 a.m., at speeds ranging up to 105 MPH, before sideswiping a trooper's vehicle, hitting a tree at full speed, and bursting into flame. Besley, the only person in the car, died at the scene. Her motive was not reported. | wtkr.com |
15770 | Kevin Eugene Miller | 27 | Male | European-American/White | 02/26/2015 | Cheyenne | WY | 41.1231775 | -104.8403964 | Wyoming Highway Patrol |
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| Troopers responding to a 911 hang-up call at 3:30 a.m. saw Miller fleeing the scene in his blue Subaru. They identified him as a suspect in a felony domestic abuse matter and gave chase. He slammed into a concrete barrier during the pursuit and sustained fatal injuries. | kgab.com |
15783 | Keila Medina Verdusco | 17 | Female | Hispanic/Latino | 02/28/2015 | Santa Rosa | CA | 38.4147498 | -122.7135452 | Sonoma County Sheriff's Office |
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| Keila Medina Verdusco was killed and two teenagers in the car she was driving were seriously injured in a crash during a high-speed chase. | pressdemocrat.com |
15791 | Jeffrey C. Surnow | 63 | Male | European-American/White | 03/01/2015 | Waikoloa Village | HI | 19.9153502 | -155.778043 | Hawaii Police Department |
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| Sunlow was having a sunrise bike ride, when an officer hit him with a police vehicle. The officer was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide, but released pending an investigation. | patch.com |
15785 | Mario Lamar Sledge | 26 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/01/2015 | Huntsville | AL | 34.7488383 | -86.7962384 | Limestone County Sheriff's Office |
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| Yoneko Renee Cain, Larneal Donell McDonald and Mario Lamar Sledge were killed in a wreck with Terrance Walker who was apparently being pursued for running a stop sign. | www.al.com |
15786 | Larneal Donell McDonald | 29 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/01/2015 | Huntsville | AL | 34.7488383 | -86.7962384 | Limestone County Sheriff's Office |
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| Yoneko Renee Cain, Larneal Donell McDonald and Mario Lamar Sledge were killed in a wreck with Terrance Walker who was apparently being pursued for running a stop sign. | www.al.com |
15787 | Yoneko Renee Cain | 31 | Female | Race unspecified | 03/01/2015 | Huntsville | AL | 34.7488383 | -86.7962384 | Limestone County Sheriff's Office |
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| Yoneko Renee Cain, Larneal Donell McDonald and Mario Lamar Sledge were killed in a wreck with Terrance Walker who was apparently being pursued for running a stop sign. | www.al.com |
15788 | Terrance Walker | 40 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/01/2015 | Huntsville | AL | 34.7488383 | -86.7962384 | Limestone County Sheriff's Office |
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| Yoneko Renee Cain, Larneal Donell McDonald and Mario Lamar Sledge were killed in a wreck with Terrance Walker who was apparently being pursued for running a stop sign. | www.al.com |
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