Fatal Encounters

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

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Unique IDNameAgeGenderRaceDateCityStateLatitudeLongitudeAgency involvedCause of deathIntended use of forceBrief descriptionSupporting document link
234Mark Goca36MaleRace unspecified05/19/2000AlbanyNY42.6755127-73.7468473Rensselaer Police Department
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Goca was one of two undercover local detectives in a one-car crash at 2:30 a.m. Goca was fatally injured. The driver, his colleague, was intoxicated and charged with two misdemeanor counts of DWI, criminally negligent homicide, and vehicular manslaughter.

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231Donnette Ruffin27FemaleRace unspecified05/15/2000BroussardLA30.1607407-91.9708783Louisiana State Police
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Donnette Ruffin was a passenger in a car who died after the driver allegedly turned into the path of a State Police cruiser.

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226Daniel Fields Jr.24MaleEuropean-American/White05/13/2000LakewoodCO39.7402021-105.081467Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
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A motorist pursued by a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy early Monday smashed into a motorcycle, killing a young Pueblo couple two blocks from their motel.The driver reached speeds of more than 100 mph when he hit the motorcycle at West Colfax Avenue east of Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood police said.Daniel Fields Jr., 24, and Amanda Jo Phelps, 21, were dead at the scene. They'd come to Denver for the Blues and Bones Festival. The driver got 26 years, and the deputy and two supervisors were disciplined. Police refused to say how they were disciplined.

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225Amanda Jo Phelps21FemaleEuropean-American/White05/13/2000LakewoodCO39.7402021-105.081467Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
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A motorist pursued by a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy early Monday smashed into a motorcycle, killing a young Pueblo couple two blocks from their motel.The driver reached speeds of more than 100 mph when he hit the motorcycle at West Colfax Avenue east of Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood police said.Daniel Fields Jr., 24, and Amanda Jo Phelps, 21, were dead at the scene. They'd come to Denver for the Blues and Bones Festival. The driver got 26 years, and the deputy and two supervisors were disciplined. Police refused to say how they were disciplined.

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19359Robert Black24MaleRace unspecified05/08/2000DuquesnePA40.3638474-79.842949Duquesne Police Department
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  • Vehic/Purs

Gregory Venay, 22, fleeing from a Duquesne police officer crashed into a car yesterday, killing his passenger, Robert Black, and critically injuring himself.

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21365Matthew Richard Greene17MaleAfrican-American/Black05/06/2000IrvingtonNJ40.729132-74.2165089Newark Police Department
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  • Vehic/Purs

Sean Lamar Williams was charged with manslaughter for allegedly driving a stolen car that struck and killed Matthew Greene. Williams was allegedly being chased or followed by police.

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210David Sheehan22MaleRace unspecified05/04/2000ConcordCA37.9731659-121.9683271California Highway Patrol
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  • Pursuit

John Peter Serineo and David Sheehan died after the allegedly stolen car they were in crashed while fleeing police.

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209John Peter Serineo22MaleAsian/Pacific Islander05/04/2000ConcordCA37.9731659-121.9683271California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

John Peter Serineo and David Sheehan died after the allegedly stolen car they were in crashed while fleeing police.

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205Robin Marie Ivey41FemaleRace unspecified05/04/2000MiamiFL25.5625644-80.3852074Miami-Dade Police Department
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  • Vehic/Purs

Traveling somewhere between 88 to 97 mph in a 45 mph zone at 3:15 a.m., without lights or siren, responding to a non-emergency situation, a local officer struck and killed pedestrian Ivey. The officer was charged and convicted of vehicular homicide, but after repeated appeals the charge was reduced to reckless driving, and the officer served a total of 40 days.

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203Guadalupe Avila45FemaleRace unspecified05/02/2000Los AngelesCA34.182648-118.4487327Los Angeles Police Department
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Guadalupe Avila was killed in a three-car collision involving an unmarked LAPD car driven by Officer Duane Aikins.

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199Jackie Eugene Guyton18MaleRace unspecified04/30/2000TampaFL28.0362463-82.4346216Tampa Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

The maroon Dodge Intrepid stolen from the parking lot of a Holiday Inn, chased by police at high speed, flipped and smashed into a tree. Apparently driver Jackie Eugene Guyton and passenger Mario Boyer were both killed by the impact.

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198Mario Boyer16MaleRace unspecified04/30/2000TampaFL28.0362463-82.4346216Tampa Police Department
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  • Vehic/Purs

The maroon Dodge Intrepid stolen from the parking lot of a Holiday Inn, chased by police at high speed, flipped and smashed into a tree. Apparently driver Jackie Eugene Guyton and passenger Mario Boyer were both killed by the impact.

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25830Stacy Gillen11FemaleAfrican-American/Black04/29/2000RieselTX31.465266-96.956623Riesel Police Department, Mart Police Department
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  • Vehic/Purs

An officer was driving home at about 2:30 a.m. when he saw a Chevrolet Lumina and suspected the driver was intoxicated. The officer pulled over the car , but as he was getting out of his patrol car, the Lumina sped away, police said. There were three Waco residents inside the car: Emmanuel Thomas, 16; Nikki Gillen, 12; and Stacy Gillen, 11. Nikki Gillen was believed to have been driving. The chase reached speeds of 110 miles per hour. When the Lumina was about a half-mile ahead of the pursuing officers, the driver lost control and struck a tree killing sisters Nikki Gillen and Stacy Gillen.

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25829Nikki Gillen12FemaleAfrican-American/Black04/29/2000RieselTX31.465266-96.956623Riesel Police Department, Mart Police Department
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An officer was driving home at about 2:30 a.m. when he saw a Chevrolet Lumina and suspected the driver was intoxicated. The officer pulled over the car , but as he was getting out of his patrol car, the Lumina sped away, police said. There were three Waco residents inside the car: Emmanuel Thomas, 16; Nikki Gillen, 12; and Stacy Gillen, 11. Nikki Gillen was believed to have been driving. The chase reached speeds of 110 miles per hour. When the Lumina was about a half-mile ahead of the pursuing officers, the driver lost control and struck a tree killing sisters Nikki Gillen,12, and Stacy Gillen, 11.

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197Thomas Poyer32MaleRace unspecified04/29/2000FarmingtonNM36.7224024-108.2215247San Juan County Sheriff's Office
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A drunken-driving suspect, Poyer, was fleeing from police and was killed when he lost control of his pickup truck and was thrown from the vehicle.

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196Roy Gene Pasco Jr.32MaleRace unspecified04/29/2000Holly SpringsMS34.7755801-89.507206Holly Springs Police Department
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  • Vehic/Purs

Roy Pasco was killed during a high-speed police chase when officer Brad Knoblauch bumped Pasco's car from behind to "stop-the-threat," and Pasco crashed. Pasco was initially pulled over for running a stop sign.

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195Sharon M. Putman40FemaleAfrican-American/Black04/28/2000Gray CourtSC34.6080464-82.1136565Laurens Police Department
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Anthony V. Williams, 20, and Sharon M. Putman, died in a four-car accident that occurred near Gray Court. Williams and Putman were riding in separate vehicles. A Laurens city police officer attempted to stop the Mitsubishi Williams was driving after receiving a report that a car matching its description was stolen. When Williams attempted to pass a vehicle on a hill, he collided head-on with Putman's vehicle.

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193Anthony V. Williams20MaleEuropean-American/White04/28/2000Gray CourtSC34.6080464-82.1136565Laurens Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Anthony V. Williams, 20, and Sharon M. Putman, died in a four-car accident that occurred near Gray Court. Williams and Putman were riding in separate vehicles. A Laurens city police officer attempted to stop the Mitsubishi Williams was driving after receiving a report that a car matching its description was stolen. When Williams attempted to pass a vehicle on a hill, he collided head-on with Putman's vehicle.

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186Rockefeller Smith79MaleAfrican-American/Black04/25/2000St. LouisMO38.7134398-90.2547683St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
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Rockefeller Smith was killed when his car was hit head-on by an allegedly stolen pickup being chased by police.

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25826William E. Clay40MaleAfrican-American/Black04/23/2000BerkeleyMO38.7553761-90.3317611
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

William Clay was killed when his motorcycle struck a traffic signal pole. While this death was not reported in news media as a police-pursuit death, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows police reported a 40-year-old man people dying in a police pursuit at 1:38 a.m. on April 23, 2000, on Alder Avenue.

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25825Jessie Kay Fortier19FemaleEuropean-American/White04/22/2000TroyNY42.7337089-73.6856817Troy Police Department
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Two Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students were injured in a 1:55 a.m. crash. Jessie Fortier, 19, died of her injuries, and Hillary Lindsay, 20, recovered. Fortier and Lindsay were among four passengers in a car driven by Paul F. Rickert, when it was struck broadside by a police cruiser driven by Officer William Bowles, who reportedly was on his way to assist fellow officers at a fight.

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176David W. Chassee23MaleRace unspecified04/17/2000Kansas CityMO39.0006879-94.58283Independence Police Department
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  • Pursuit

David W. Chassee died when his car crashed into an oncoming SUV as Chassee drove the wrong way while eluding police on I-435.

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177Jessie Claytor66MaleRace unspecified04/17/2000CayceSC33.9557774-81.058906Cayce Department of Public Safety
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Cayce Public Safety Sgt. Douglas Curry ran a red light as he sped toward a bank burglary alarm, crashing into Jessie Claytor and killing him. He was cited with a misdemeanor for failing to use due care.

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172Stephan McEwan33MaleEuropean-American/White04/13/2000Palm SpringsCA33.8423341-116.5281682Palm Springs Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Stephan McEwan was killed after his motorcycle crashed into a van while leading police on a brief pursuit.

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22247Thomas A. Wylie16MaleRace unspecified04/11/2000Providence ForgeVA37.4969736-77.0321557Virginia State Police
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After a chase, Thomas Wylie jumped out of a van and tried to run across Interstate 64 when he was hit by a Pontiac Grand Am and killed.

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168Keith UnderhillMaleEuropean-American/White04/10/2000GilbertAZ33.3356142-111.7555851Mesa Police Department
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Keith Underhill was hit and killed while skateboarding by an off-duty Mesa Police Officer. No charges were brought against the officer.

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163Kacy Clark aka Kacie Lee Clark16FemaleEuropean-American/White04/08/2000JackAL31.560895-85.928398Coffee County Sheriff's Office
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Kacy Lee Clark died as a result of injuries from an accident that occurred as Coffee County deputy Mark Anderson pursued her car.

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161Donald Ray Caldwell44MaleEuropean-American/White04/08/2000Thousand OaksCA34.1565944-118.832224Ventura County Sheriff's Office
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  • Pursuit

Donald Ray Caldwell, 44, of Moorpark failed to stop for deputies who tried to pull him over for allegedly riding without a helmet and running a red light at Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Hampshire Road, police said. He crashed his motorcycle during a chase by police through Thousand Oaks.

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25824Meredith Fuller Robinson39FemaleRace unspecified04/05/2000AndoverNH43.442389-71.698683Franklin Police Department
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Brant Wright, 33, the driver of a vehicle involved in one-car crash that killed Meredith Fuller Robinson, was charged with crimes related to the crash, which reportedly happened during a pursuit by Franklin police about 12:30 a.m. Robinson was one of three passengers in the car.

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21923Augustine R. Chapa Jr.42MaleRace unspecified04/05/2000WhitingIN41.6611926-87.4834668Hammond Police Department
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Richard Graves, 30, was fleeing police and driving under the influence of alcohol when he crashed into Augustine R. Chapa Jr.'s vehicle, killing Chapa.

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154Eric Poland24MaleRace unspecified04/04/2000Long BeachCA33.8106783-118.1511281Long Beach Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Eric Poland was killed when he drove through the wall of a Boeing Aircraft building on East Spring Street following a short police pursuit that began at about 4:30 a.m. when an officer saw Poland commit a traffic violation.

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151Wesley Hierro19MaleEuropean-American/White04/03/2000TallmadgeOH41.1008678-81.4412256Tallmadge Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Wesley Hierro led police from three cities on a 10-mile chase south from Hudson on state Route 91. He was killed when the car he was driving crashed and burst into flames in the middle of Tallmadge Circle.

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25793Michael Lovell15MaleEuropean-American/White03/29/2000AbingtonMA42.134997-70.943093Abington Police Department
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Eighth-grader Michael Lovell was killed when he struck a tree about 1:15 a.m. as he was being chased by police.

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141Jasmine R. Backie19FemaleAfrican-American/Black03/26/2000CantonOH40.7891107-81.3733078Canton Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Robert Damon Cash told police he stopped at three bars before the crash. His pickup truck was speeding at an estimated 70 mph on 11th Street SE when it went through a red right at Cherry Avenue and smashed into a Chrysler New Yorker killing Teri Backie, Jamie Marapao, and Jasmine R. Backie.

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140Jamie Marapao17FemaleRace unspecified03/26/2000CantonOH40.7891107-81.3733078Canton Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Robert Damon Cash told police he stopped at three bars before the crash. His pickup truck was speeding at an estimated 70 mph on 11th Street SE when it went through a red right at Cherry Avenue and smashed into a Chrysler New Yorker killing Teri Backie, Jamie Marapao, and Jasmine R. Backie.

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139Teri Backie18FemaleAfrican-American/Black03/26/2000CantonOH40.7891107-81.3733078Canton Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Robert Damon Cash told police he stopped at three bars before the crash. His pickup truck was speeding at an estimated 70 mph on 11th Street SE when it went through a red right at Cherry Avenue and smashed into a Chrysler New Yorker killing Teri Backie, Jamie Marapao, and Jasmine R. Backie.

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25792Diane Nelms39FemaleAfrican-American/Black03/25/2000NashvilleNC36.0516955-78.0062378North Carolina State Highway Patrol
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  • Pursuit

About 9 p.m., a North Carolina trooper pursued Calvert Lee Batt Jr., 30, who fled after a speeding stop. Batt crashed, killing himself and his passenger, Diane Nelms, 29.

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25791Calvert Lee Batt Jr.30MaleEuropean-American/White03/25/2000NashvilleNC36.0516955-78.0062378North Carolina State Highway Patrol
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  • Pursuit

About 9 p.m., a North Carolina trooper pursued Calvert Lee Batt Jr., 30, who fled after a speeding stop. Batt crashed, killing himself and his passenger, Diane Nelms, 29.

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19356Sherrod Carrington18MaleAfrican-American/Black03/25/2000YorkPA39.955105-76.735969York City Police Department
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  • Pursuit

While fleeing police, Sherrod Carrington's car struck a utility pole on the south side of West College Avenue, hit the curb at Cookes House Lane, flew through the air and struck brick home, killing him.

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25790Name withheld by police31MaleAfrican-American/Black03/24/2000AtlantaGA33.7642058-84.3972576Atlantis Police Department
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An unidentified alleged bank robber was killed when his car crashed into a utility pole while he was fleeing police.

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137John WorthamMaleRace unspecified03/24/2000WigginsMS30.858972-89.1877106Wiggins Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Officer Jamie Smith pursued John Wortham for about 1.7 miles because Wortham was speeding in the wrong lane of traffic. Wortham lost control of his vehicle, crossed the centerline, and collided with a vehicle driven by Vonnie Ogburn. Wortham and Ogburn were both killed.

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136Vonnie OgburnFemaleRace unspecified03/24/2000WigginsMS30.858972-89.1877106Wiggins Police Department
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Officer Jamie Smith pursued John Wortham for about 1.7 miles because Wortham was speeding in the wrong lane of traffic. Wortham lost control of his vehicle, crossed the centerline, and collided with a vehicle driven by Vonnie Ogburn. Wortham and Ogburn were both killed.

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133Shawn Eli Armajo13MaleNative American/Alaskan03/23/2000ArapahoeWY42.9828765-108.6210621Wind River Police Department
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There is almost no information online about this death except for an old yahoo group that copies an AP report. It says that Shawn was struck by a Jeep Cherokee from the Wind River Police Department around 7 p.m. Thursday on a dark section of Seventeen Mile Road near Arapaho. The bicycle did not have reflectors or lights, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

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132Tiffany Addis10FemaleEuropean-American/White03/23/2000BeltonSC34.5407853-82.5201535Belton Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Police were pursuing Charles Watson for being in a stolen vehicle when Watson ran into the vehicle Tiffany Addis, 10, was riding in and killing her.

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130Robert Thompson Gardner69MaleRace unspecified03/22/2000DenverCO39.7383026-104.9315471Denver Police Department
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An elderly deaf couple driving home from church died when their van collided with a police cruiser rushing to check on another officer feared to be in trouble.

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129Georgia Gardner aka Edna Gardner74FemaleRace unspecified03/22/2000DenverCO39.7383026-104.9315471Denver Police Department
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An elderly deaf couple driving home from church died when their van collided with a police cruiser rushing to check on another officer feared to be in trouble.

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28748John Doe 3MaleHispanic/Latino03/17/2000Mount SignalCA32.679352-115.652316
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  • Pursuit

An allegedly stolen truck carrying 22 undocumented immigrants crashed on Highway 98 near the Mexican border, killing three people and injuring 18.

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28747John Doe 229MaleHispanic/Latino03/17/2000Mount SignalCA32.679352-115.652316
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  • Pursuit

An allegedly stolen truck carrying 22 undocumented immigrants crashed on Highway 98 near the Mexican border, killing three people and injuring 18.

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28746John Doe 133MaleHispanic/Latino03/17/2000Mount SignalCA32.679352-115.652316
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  • Pursuit

An allegedly stolen truck carrying 22 undocumented immigrants crashed on Highway 98 near the Mexican border, killing three people and injuring 18.

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25788William Leffler24MaleEuropean-American/White03/16/2000West DeptfordNJ39.8234484-75.2111799Paulsboro Police Department
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  • Pursuit

William Leffler allegedly ran a red light around 3:30 p.m. Police chased him until he crossed the center line and collided head-on with a tractor trailer and was killed.

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20798Jeremy Tjapkes15MaleRace unspecified03/15/2000HoltonMI43.4583878-86.1931438
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  • Pursuit

17-year-old Jeffrey Scott Howe was driving at about 2:15 a.m. when police gave chase. Police alleged the car was stolen in Muskegon and used in a Newaygo County convenience store burglary. Passenger Jeremy Tjapkes died after the car crashed into a tree. According to police, they found cigarette cartons, instant lottery tickets and beer in the car. Howe was sentenced to 6-15 years in prison after he pleaded no contest to fleeing police causing a death.

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118Roman R. Pisarski36MaleEuropean-American/White03/15/2000Kansas CityMO39.0941639-94.5245676Independence Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Roman R. Pisarski reportedly skipped out on a $20 gasoline bill, then died when his car hit a dump truck while fleeing police. A cab driver had called police at about noon and reported seeing Pisarski taking license plates off a car parked at gas pumps outside a convenience store. The caller suspected he was going to drive off without paying, police said. Pisarski drove away before police arrived. An officer saw Pisarski's car and tried to stop him, but he reportedly sped off. The officer gave chase and was soon joined by a second patrol car. According to police, the car went off the road at one point and became stuck in a grassy area. A female passenger got out and surrendered. Pisarski took off again and drove through an intersection on the city's outskirts, colliding with a dump truck. He died at the scene.

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28745Bradley Downing III19MaleRace unspecified03/13/2000ChandlerAZ33.3352866-111.824389Chandler Police Department
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  • Pursuit

According to police, Rosemarie Forker crashed a stolen 1999 Chevrolet Silverado into a 1999 Camaro driven by Bradley Downing III. Downing died. Forker and passenger Jeffrey Kent Holland, 19, were injured. Police said officer Daniel Lovelace spotted the Silverado around 1 a.m. at the intersection of McQueen and Chandler and turned around to follow the truck. Police said the officer didn't have his lights and sirens on and followed about a quarter mile behind the truck, radioing for another unit to put out stop sticks. The truck ran a red light and hit the Camaro about two miles into the pursuit, before the other officer arrived.

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115Shafawntyra Hobb1FemaleNative American/Alaskan03/13/2000GallupNM35.5293676-108.7090367Gallup Police Department
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  • Pursuit

The Hobbs and their infant were killed by Johnny Caballero who was fleeing police who were attempting to stop him for driving while drunk.

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114Christine Hobb33FemaleNative American/Alaskan03/13/2000GallupNM35.5293676-108.7090367Gallup Police Department
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The Hobbs and their infant were killed by Johnny Caballero who was fleeing police who were attempting to stop him for driving while drunk.

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113Ray Hobb36MaleNative American/Alaskan03/13/2000GallupNM35.5293676-108.7090367Gallup Police Department
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The Hobbs and their infant were killed by Johnny Caballero who was fleeing police who were attempting to stop him for driving while drunk.

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112Queen Alahzar34FemaleRace unspecified03/13/2000ColumbusOH39.9622212-83.0006428Powell Police Department
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Kim Coates was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, fleeing police, drunken driving and three other charges for the wreck that killed Alahzar..

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25787Donald J. Johnson45MaleRace unspecified03/13/2000GreeneNY42.322813-75.772475Chenango County Sheriff's Office
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  • Pursuit

Deputies began chasing Donald J. Johnson when he allegedly failed to stop for a stop sign. Johnson struck a guardrail while rounding a curve, deputies said, and his vehicle became airborne and overturned several times in a field. Johnson was ejected and killed.

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20092Janine Keith37FemaleRace unspecified03/12/2000SirenWI45.7857818-92.3810284Burnett County Sheriff's Office
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A Burnett County sheriff's deputy David Keith, 42, killed his wife, Janine Keith when the car he was driving left the road and hit a tree near their home. Keith, who had a blood-alcohol level of 0.16, was first charged with felony homicide by drunken driving. But in a plea agreement, Keith pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of causing injury by drunken driving, a misdemeanor. He also pleaded no contest to obstructing an officer. At the time of the crash, Keith told police he saw deer by the road, then hit a patch of ice. But an investigation showed the road was dry with no ice or snow.

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28744Name withheld by police18MaleRace unspecified03/11/2000CarlsbadCA33.1466697-117.2898951Carlsbad Police Department
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  • Pursuit

A high-speed chase ended in a head-on collision, killing the 18-year-old driver of the fleeing Honda Accord and critically injuring his 22-year-old brother. Two people in the other car (Mark Donley, 51, and Amy Stegehuis, 48) were seriously injured. Police said the chase started after officers responded to a report of two men hitting each other with beer bottles in the 2800 block of Loker Avenue East.

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25786Name withheld by police28MaleRace unspecified03/08/2000HoustonTX29.7938765-95.3771195Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 1
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An unidentified man was killed and two others seriously injured when their car being chased by an officer crashed into a telephone pole. The reason the men were fleeing from the officer, who had stopped them moments earlier for speeding, was not reported.

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25785Karen O'Neal42FemaleEuropean-American/White03/08/2000ClevelandOH41.4388551-81.6477803Independence Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Officers Dan Anders and John T. Kurtz Jr. reportedly backed off from chasing Jason Manton before he collided head-on with another car, killing Karen O'Neal and injuring her husband. Manton, who was also killed in the crash, tried to flee police and entered the southbound lanes of Interstate 77 from Brecksville Rd. going in the wrong direction.

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25784Jason Manton28MaleEuropean-American/White03/08/2000ClevelandOH41.4388551-81.6477803Independence Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Officers Dan Anders and John T. Kurtz Jr. reportedly backed off from chasing Jason Manton before he collided head-on with another car, killing Karen O'Neal and injuring her husband. Manton, who was also killed in the crash, tried to flee police and entered the southbound lanes of Interstate 77 from Brecksville Rd. going in the wrong direction.

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104Audra Hynes28FemaleEuropean-American/White03/06/2000Santa RosaCA38.4518593-122.6191245California Highway Patrol
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  • Pursuit

Reportedly, Audra Hynes, was killed when she lost control of her car on Highway 12. She was fleeing a CHP officer in a high-speed car chase. Another woman was seriously injured in the crash.

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25783Andrew Haggarty16MaleEuropean-American/White03/05/2000Salter PathNC34.6928579-76.8386685Indian Beach Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Dwayne Richardson fled a police stop, reaching speeds of up to 110 miles per hour when he crashed into a house and killed one of his passengers, Andrew Haggarty.

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22607Charles G. Race49MaleEuropean-American/White03/05/2000OaklandTN35.2283802-89.5484146Oakland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Charles Race was driving a pickup truck when he was killed in a head-on collision with a station wagon being pursued by police. It was not reported whether the driver of the station wagon, Yetcha Stubblefield, 53, was cited.

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102Kristine Schneider37FemaleRace unspecified03/05/2000Wood RiverNE40.8878066-98.6078656Hall County Sheriff's Office
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  • Vehicle

According to police, Kristine Schneider was driving a 1991 Pontiac Grand Am north on Highway 11 at around 9 p.m. when she tried to turn left onto Husker Highway and collided with a patrol car driven by deputy Lynn Gardient. Schneider died at a hospital. Gardient was treated and released.

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28743Terry Aungst31MaleRace unspecified03/04/2000AltoonaPA40.5200848-78.3787787Altoona Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Terry Aungst was fleeing from police when he ran a red light and crashed his motorcycle into a car. Aungst died from his injuries. The driver of the other car was reportedly treated for minor injuries.

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22608Charles Melton30MaleEuropean-American/White03/03/2000NashvilleTN36.1325006-86.7938567Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
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  • Pursuit

Douglas Copeland, 19, a drunken driver who was fleeing police at 100 mph when he crashed his car into another vehicle, killing the driver, Charles Melton, was sentenced to eight years in prison.

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97Joshua Brockington16MaleRace unspecified03/01/2000La VistaNE41.1762668-96.0235745Nebraska State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Andrew Wright was being chased by state troopers when he crashed his pickup truck into a car driven by Josh Brockington. Brockington was killed. Brockington's passenger, Daniel Sasich, suffered a severe brainstem injury in the crash, and could not speak, eat or move. In 2010, Sasich had pneumonia and his family decided to let him go. Wright was sentenced to 22-25 years for motor vehicle homicide. He was paroled in April 2012.

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96Daniel "Danny" Sasich16MaleEuropean-American/White03/01/2000La VistaNE41.1762668-96.0235745Nebraska State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Andrew Wright was being chased by state troopers when he crashed his pickup truck into a car driven by Josh Brockington. Brockington was killed. Brockington's passenger, Daniel Sasich, suffered a severe brainstem injury in the crash, and could not speak, eat or move. In 2010, Sasich had pneumonia and his family decided to let him go. Wright was sentenced to 22-25 years for motor vehicle homicide. He was paroled in April 2012.

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25782James "Jay" Johnson33MaleAfrican-American/Black02/26/2000WilkinsburgPA40.4447625-79.8609078Wilkinsburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

The drivers of two motorcycles were weaving in and out of traffic. A Wilkinsburg officer reported he had, at one point, pulled up next to the two drivers, but they took off. The officer pursued them, but he reportedly lost sight of them, police said, before coming upon James Johnson's dead body at a crash site.

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25781Mario R. Cazarin27MaleRace unspecified02/25/2000IndianapolisIN39.7926014-86.2730021Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Mario Cazarin was fleeing a traffic stop with Park Ranger Paul McGann pursuing him about 9 p.m. when Cazarin's Ford Taurus flipped.

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20796Patrick Heard33MaleAfrican-American/Black02/25/2000DetroitMI42.4371963-82.965544Detroit Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police attempted to pull over a van in northeast Detroit for not having license plates. According to police, they called off the chase at Hayes and Seven Mile, but the van sped north on Hayes until it struck a car at Lappin. The other car burst into flames. Sean Dabney and Patrick Heard, who were inside the burning car, were killed.

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20795Sean Dabney27MaleRace unspecified02/25/2000DetroitMI42.4371963-82.965544Detroit Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police attempted to pull over a van in northeast Detroit for not having license plates. According to police, they called off the chase at Hayes and Seven Mile, but the van sped north on Hayes until it struck a car at Lappin. The other car burst into flames. Sean Dabney and Patrick Heard, who were inside the burning car, were killed.

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88Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified02/24/2000College ParkGA33.6424331-84.4859979College Park Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

A police chase in south Fulton County ended around midnight with one man dead and another injured. The men, according to College Park police, were driving a stolen Mercedes sedan when its Lojack alarm alerted police. The chase ended in College Park, where the car crashed at the intersection of Janice and Yates drives near Roosevelt Highway just before midnight, police said.

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83Steve Green52MaleRace unspecified02/20/2000LaytonUT41.0616031-111.9453025Layton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

After a seven-minute high-speed chase with four different police jurisdictions, a juvenile suspect recklessly driving a stolen Chevrolet pickup crashed into Green's vehicle, killing him. The suspect was to face murder charges as an adult.

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25780Name withheld by police31MaleEuropean-American/White02/18/2000FarmersvilleCA36.3065702-119.2061427Farmersville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

About 9:50 p.m., a motorcyclist fled a police stop and fatally crashed during the chase.

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73Sandra L. Roberts41FemaleAfrican-American/Black02/14/2000Kansas CityMO39.1023961-94.5484488Kansas City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Sandra L. Roberts died after being dragged 25 yards in an allegedly stolen car during a police chase. A Crown Victoria that was reported stolen Sunday night was spotted Monday afternoon by a group of men who'd been looking for it. The men flagged down a police car, which began chasing the Crown Victoria. The driver took off along 9th Street while Roberts, the passenger, was halfway out of the vehicle. Police said they didn't know whether she was trying to get into the car or out of it. The car struck a parked Cadillac and crashed into a utility pole, where Roberts fell.

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19354Rafael "Ralph" Morales28MaleHispanic/Latino02/11/2000PhiladelphiaPA40.0221093-75.1161Philadelphia Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Rafael "Ralph" Morales was killed when his car was broadsided by a stolen Mercedes that was fleeing police. Police said they had not yet begun the chase, although they'd spotted the car.

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21361Dieugrand Dorcely45MaleRace unspecified02/11/2000IrvingtonNJ40.7111924-74.2434547Union Township Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Dieugrand Dorcely, 45, was killed when a police car swerved into his 1994 Dodge Spirit, causing it to flip over. But Douglas Armstrong of Irvington, the driver of a second car struck by the police vehicle, said he saw no car being directly pursued when the police cruiser swerved out of control and struck Dorcely's vehicle before hitting his car.

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25779Lawrence W. McGraw36MaleEuropean-American/White02/09/2000Commerce CityCO39.905848-104.8489863Commerce City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Lawrence McGraw was running errands with his girlfriend's daughter, 10. A chase began at 7:50 p.m. when the officer tried to pull over McGraw, but McGraw fled. Speeds up to 100 mph were logged during the chase, which ended 18 minutes later at 114th and Brighton, where McGraw lost control of his car. While the attached article does not say McGraw died, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists this as a police-chase involved death.

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65Charles Kaiser48MaleEuropean-American/White02/07/2000Brooklyn CenterMN45.0634651-93.3018704Brooklyn Center Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Charles Kaiser left a party mad because his daughter didn't have him walk down the aisle with her at her wedding. Guests called police, who chased the drunken man until he crashed and was killed.

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25778Name withheld by police15MaleRace unspecified02/06/2000WestminsterCO39.8272871-105.0248411Westminster Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

An unidentified 15-year-old boy allegedly driving a Lexus stolen from a dealership was killed when he crashed the car into a car maintenance shop in an apparent attempt to escape from police, police said.

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28740Trinity Allen Jewell23MaleRace unspecified02/05/2000VinemontAL34.289017-86.9486881
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Trinity Allen Jewell was killed at 9:34 p.m. when his car went off the road and hit an embankment during a police pursuit.[NOTE: This crash was not reported as a police chase, but the crash matches the details from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data indicating a police pursuit-related death.]

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28742Larry Holt22MaleRace unspecified02/05/2000MarionTX29.5703769-98.1446737New Braunfels Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

According to police, two men carjacked and robbed a couple at about 1:50 a.m. in the 300 block of Madrid. Police saw a 2000 Camaro matching the description of the stolen car and said tried to stop it, but a chase ensued. The Camaro then struck a vehicle parked in a driveway off Farm Road 78 in Marion. Misty Milligan, a passenger in the parked car, was killed. A passenger in the Camaro, also died at the scene. The driver of the Camaro, a 23-year-old man, was taken by air ambulance to University Hospital.

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28741Misty Milligan37FemaleRace unspecified02/05/2000MarionTX29.5703769-98.1446737New Braunfels Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

According to police, two men carjacked and robbed a couple at about 1:50 a.m. in the 300 block of Madrid. Police saw a 2000 Camaro matching the description of the stolen car and said tried to stop it, but a chase began. The Camaro then struck a vehicle parked in a driveway off Farm Road 78 in Marion. Misty Milligan, a passenger in the parked car, was killed. A passenger in the Camaro, also died at the scene. The driver of the Camaro, a 23-year-old man, was taken by air ambulance to University Hospital.

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54Toshua Dearman15FemaleRace unspecified02/03/2000PittsburgKS37.4404216-94.7061994Pittsburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Toshua Dearman, a passenger in an allegedly stolen pickup truck, was killed when the truck collided with a police car. Three teens who were in the truck with Dearman were charged with second-degree murder.

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53Allan Dequito27MaleAsian/Pacific Islander02/03/2000Ewa BeachHI21.338593-158.0217318Honolulu Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Deadly force

Allan Dequito shot and wounded a police officer responding to a dropped 911 call, killed his wife, Andrea, and then himself. The couple's 2-year-old daughter, who was in the house, was not injured. A Kevlar vest saved the life of the 33-year-old police officer,

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52Andrea Belcina-Dequito27FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander02/03/2000Ewa BeachHI21.338593-158.0217318Honolulu Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • No

Allan Dequito shot and wounded a police officer responding to a dropped 911 call, killed his wife, Andrea, and then himself. The couple's 2-year-old daughter, who was in the house, was not injured. A Kevlar vest saved the life of the 33-year-old police officer,

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25777Edward Richardson25MaleRace unspecified02/01/2000HarlemGA33.496258-82.315332Columbia County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

When Edward Richardson was killed in a car accident, he might have been fleeing the scene of his estranged wife's stabbing. While this media account doesn't explicitly say that deputies were involved, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists this as a police-chase involved death.

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19353Steve D. Brobson25MaleRace unspecified01/30/2000PhiladelphiaPA40.0549579-75.0539796Philadelphia Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Off-duty Officer Ryan Shiver was driving home from a Super Bowl party when his car slid off the road, killing brothers John W. Brobson Jr., 27, and Steve D. Brobson, 25, who were passengers in his car. Shiver's blood-alcohol level was well over the legal limit at the time of the crash.

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19352John W. Brobson Jr.27MaleRace unspecified01/30/2000PhiladelphiaPA40.0549579-75.0539796Philadelphia Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Off-duty Officer Ryan Shiver was driving home from a Super Bowl party when his car slid off the road, killing brothers John W. Brobson Jr., 27, and Steve D. Brobson, 25, who were passengers in his car. Shiver's blood-alcohol level was well over the legal limit at the time of the crash.

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43Leonila Hernandez Guerrero22FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander01/30/2000National CityCA32.680431-117.090553San Diego County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Leonila Hernandez Guerrero was killed when her car was struck by a vehicle being chased by sheriff's deputies.

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33Manoa Alcantara Jojola18MaleNative American/Alaskan01/27/2000AlbuquerqueNM35.1527206-106.5880844Albuquerque Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jojola was killed in the crash that occurred when another vehicle targeted in a high-speed police chase, driven by Samuel Gonzales, ran a red light and into the teen's truck at San Mateo Boulevard Northeast and the I-25 overpass, police said.

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25760Steven Esquivel15MaleRace unspecified01/26/2000San AntonioTX29.4551552-98.6340545Bexar County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Steven Esquivel was killed and his older brother, Michael Anthony Esquivel, 18, jailed in connection with his death after a 100-mph chase with sheriff's deputies. The chase ended when the sport utility vehicle the youths were in flipped at about 2 a.m. Michael Anthony Esquivel, allegedly was driving the SUV, police said.

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25759Eric Brockway17MaleEuropean-American/White01/23/2000RaynhamMA41.98541-71.0706608Taunton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

When a Taunton police officer tried to pull a vehicle over for running a red light at 4 a.m., the driver fled, and the officer pursued for five miles. The car became airborne and hit a treek, killing two passengers, Justin DeMello, 19, and Eric Brockway, 19. The driver of the car, Christopher Federici, 17, was charged with two counts of felony motor vehicle homicide

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25758Justin DeMello17MaleEuropean-American/White01/23/2000RaynhamMA41.98541-71.0706608Taunton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

When a Taunton police officer tried to pull a vehicle over for running a red light at 4 a.m., the driver fled, and the officer pursued for five miles. The car became airborne and hit a treek, killing two passengers, Justin DeMello, 19, and Eric Brockway, 19. The driver of the car, Christopher Federici, 17, was charged with two counts of felony motor vehicle homicide

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30Timothy Callicoat14MaleRace unspecified01/22/2000BentonAR34.6066939-92.5340676Bryant Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jeremiah Cernat, 12, and his passenger, Timothy Callicoat, 14, were fleeing police in a stolen car when they crashed. Callicoat was killed in the accident.

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25757Shawn Abner aka Toryon Te'Shaun Abner24MaleAfrican-American/Black01/20/2000ClevelandOH41.55794-81.579288Cleveland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Shawn Abner lost control of a 1992 Dodge Shadow about 9:30 p.m. on an icy stretch of road while police were chasing him. He fatally crashed into a utility pole.

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24Kortique Walter17MaleRace unspecified01/17/2000JolietIL41.5138667-88.0727955Joliet Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Kortique Walter reportedly jumped from a car during a police chase and ran onto I-80, where he was subsequently struck by a motorist in the eastbound lanes. Police had been pursuing an allegedly stolen Pontiac Grand Prix. The Pontiac was eventually crashed into a telephone by a 14-year-old driver, who police said slid into the driver's seat after Walter jumped out.

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28739Name withheld by policeRace unspecified01/14/2000ChinleAZ36.123495-109.4847788
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Chinle police said they were alerted to a crash on Navajo Route 7. The drivers of two separate vehicles were dead at the scene—Betty Lou Lee and an unidentified person. A passenger in Lee's vehicle was injured. According to police, alcoholic beverages were found at the scene. [NOTE: This crash was not reported as a police chase, but it's the only double fatal crash reported in the area that day, and it matches the details from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.]

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28738Betty Lou Lee43FemaleRace unspecified01/14/2000ChinleAZ36.123495-109.4847788
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Chinle police said they were alerted to a crash on Navajo Route 7. The drivers of two separate vehicles were dead at the scene—Betty Lou Lee and an unidentified person. A passenger in Lee's vehicle was injured. According to police, alcoholic beverages were found at the scene. [NOTE: This crash was not reported as a police chase, but it's the only double fatal crash reported in the area that day, and it matches the details from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.]

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18Jamie Fowler Boyll50FemaleRace unspecified01/13/2000JacksonMS32.3557899-90.1419362Jackson Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jamie Fowler Boyll died when a vehicle involved in police pursuit struck her vehicle.

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16Dennis Carl Johnson49MaleAfrican-American/Black01/11/2000Midwest CityOK35.4496763-97.3884482Midwest City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police said Willie Lee Glover, 79, was shot and killed, and Glover's caregiver, Gretta Faye Samilton, 49, was wounded in a shooting at a home in Midwest City. Police responding to reports of shots fired saw a man run from the residence to a car and leave. Police nearby spotted the car and chased it north on Midwest Boulevard, where the driver lost control and flipped several times. Beabout said Johnson was dead at the scene.

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25756John Suarez16MaleHispanic/Latino01/10/2000Oakland ParkFL26.1888199-80.1338411Oakland Park Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police were chasing a Saturn when John Suarez crashed and was killed.

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25755Thomas Lynn Medders25MaleEuropean-American/White01/09/2000West ColumbiaSC33.8865613-81.0512613Lexington County Sheriff's Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Thomas Lynn Medders was being chased by a deputy when his vehicle left the road and hit a tree, killing him.

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12Benjamin K. Olds20MaleRace unspecified01/09/2000Salt Lake CityUT40.7335115-111.8712754Salt Lake City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

The Honda Prelude driven by Olds at about 1 a.m. was violently struck by a Chevrolet pickup truck pursued by local police officers. Olds died of the injuries. The pickup was being chased on suspicion of drunk driving.

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22611Tommy Wilson29MaleRace unspecified01/05/2000MemphisTN35.0205432-89.8980502Memphis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Demetric McClendon, 25, and his passenger Tommy Wilson, 29, were fleeing police when they were killed when their car struck two other vehicles. The men were not being chased by police, police said. Officers were looking for one of them on an attempted-murder warrant, had followed his car but did not chase them.

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22610Demetric McClendon25MaleRace unspecified01/05/2000MemphisTN35.0205432-89.8980502Memphis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Demetric McClendon, 25, and his passenger Tommy Wilson, 29, were fleeing police when they were killed when their car struck two other vehicles. The men were not being chased by police, police said. Officers were looking for one of them on an attempted-murder warrant, had followed his car but did not chase them.

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25754Samuel Jason Davey22MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2000White SpringsFL30.367324-82.855828Suwannee County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Samuel Davey was killed when he lost control of his car in a high-speed police chase on Interstate 75. A passenger in the car, a 14-year-old runaway from Ohio, was hospitalized in stable condition. Davey had reportedly driven off from a Valdosta, Ga., service station without paying for $9 of gas.

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25753Carolyn Oakley41FemaleRace unspecified01/03/2000BaltimoreMD39.2939891-76.6182034Baltimore Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police were chasing a white Ford Expedition about 2:30 a.m. when it struck a 1999 Oldsmobile Aurora, killing Doris Murphy, 42, and Carolyn Oakley, 41. Dwight Lamont Williams, 21, was arrested on warrants charging him with vehicular manslaughter.

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25752Doris Murphy42FemaleRace unspecified01/03/2000BaltimoreMD39.2939891-76.6182034Baltimore Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police were chasing a white Ford Expedition about 2:30 a.m. when it struck a 1999 Oldsmobile Aurora, killing Doris Murphy, 42, and Carolyn Oakley, 41. Dwight Lamont Williams, 21, was arrested on warrants charging him with vehicular manslaughter.

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28712Carl Gallishaw35MaleRace unspecified01/02/2000SavannahGA32.069274-81.165027Bloomingdale Police Department, Garden City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police said they clocked a 1990s model Mitsubishi Galant at 105 mph eastbound on I-16 about 1:20 a.m. Officers pursued the car and radioed for backup. The Mitsubishi wrecked on the Chatham Parkway exit ramp. The driver, Jimmy Todd Smith, and a passenger, Carl Gallishaw, were killed.

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28711Jimmy Todd Smith25MaleRace unspecified01/02/2000SavannahGA32.069274-81.165027Bloomingdale Police Department, Garden City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police said they clocked a 1990s model Mitsubishi Galant at 105 mph eastbound on I-16 about 1:20 a.m. Officers pursued the car and radioed for backup. The Mitsubishi wrecked on the Chatham Parkway exit ramp. The driver, Jimmy Todd Smith, and a passenger, Carl Gallishaw, were killed.

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25751Terry Rouse29MaleAfrican-American/Black01/02/2000KinstonNC35.271507-77.587332Kinston Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Officer Charles Rowe began pursuing Billie Jones, 30, of Knightdale and Terry Rouse, 29, after spotting them in a neighborhood where break-ins had occurred, police said. Police did not report whether Jones and Rouse were involved in any illegal activity. While being chased, they crashed into a house, killing both.

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25750Billy Jones30MaleAfrican-American/Black01/02/2000KinstonNC35.271507-77.587332Kinston Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Officer Charles Rowe began pursuing Billie Jones, 30, of Knightdale and Terry Rouse, 29, after spotting them in a neighborhood where break-ins had occurred, police said. Police did not report whether Jones and Rouse were involved in any illegal activity. While being chased, they crashed into a house, killing both.

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1LaTanya Janelle McCoy24FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/02/2000SacramentoCA38.4739487-121.4337757Sacramento Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

LaTanya Janelle McCoy's car was struck from behind by a car fleeing police. She died in her car, which was engulfed in flames as police and the other driver engaged in a shootout in south Sacramento.

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25749Mark Ortiz23MaleHispanic/Latino01/01/2000CarlsbadNM32.4500798-104.2376427Eddy County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

A motorcycle was allegedly being driven erratically when a deputy began to pursue. The motorcycle crashed, killing the driver, Mark Ortiz.

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25746Samuel H. Knapp17MaleEuropean-American/White01/01/2000WillitsCA39.4708829-123.3617513Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Samuel Knapp was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle when Deputies Scott Nording and Mike Davis started to pursue him. He crashed and was killed during the pursuit about 12:35 a.m.

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25748Phillip A. Blurbridge19MaleAfrican-American/Black01/01/2000DetroitMI42.4045258-83.0922741
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Two Detroit men killed when their car crashed were among at least eight people who died in New Year's holiday weekend traffic accidents in Michigan, police said. Mark A Horton, 21, and passenger Phillip A. Blurbridge, 19, were killed when their car crashed in their hometown at 1:54 a.m. They were not wearing seat belts. While these deaths were not reported in news media as police pursuit deaths, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows police reported two people dying in a police pursuit at 1:54 a.m. on January 1, 2000, on Davison Freeway. It was the only double fatality crash in Michigan that night.

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25747Mark A. Horton21MaleAfrican-American/Black01/01/2000DetroitMI42.4045258-83.0922741
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Two Detroit men killed when their car crashed were among at least eight people who died in New Year's holiday weekend traffic accidents in Michigan, police said. Mark A Horton, 21, and passenger Phillip A. Bluebridge, 19, were killed when their car crashed in their hometown at 1:54 a.m. They were not wearing seat belts. While these deaths were not reported in news media as police pursuit deaths, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows police reported two people dying in a police pursuit at 1:54 a.m. on January 1, 2000, on Davison Freeway. It was the only double fatality crash in Michigan that night.

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