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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234 | Mark Goca | 36 | Male | Race unspecified | 05/19/2000 | Albany | NY | 42.6755127 | -73.7468473 | Rensselaer 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. | google.com |
231 | Donnette Ruffin | 27 | Female | Race unspecified | 05/15/2000 | Broussard | LA | 30.1607407 | -91.9708783 | Louisiana 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. | google.com |
226 | Daniel Fields Jr. | 24 | Male | European-American/White | 05/13/2000 | Lakewood | CO | 39.7402021 | -105.081467 | Jefferson 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. | denverpost.com |
225 | Amanda Jo Phelps | 21 | Female | European-American/White | 05/13/2000 | Lakewood | CO | 39.7402021 | -105.081467 | Jefferson 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. | denverpost.com |
19359 | Robert Black | 24 | Male | Race unspecified | 05/08/2000 | Duquesne | PA | 40.3638474 | -79.842949 | Duquesne Police Department |
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| Gregory Venay, 22, fleeing from a Duquesne police officer crashed into a car yesterday, killing his passenger, Robert Black, and critically injuring himself. | google.com |
21365 | Matthew Richard Greene | 17 | Male | African-American/Black | 05/06/2000 | Irvington | NJ | 40.729132 | -74.2165089 | Newark Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
210 | David Sheehan | 22 | Male | Race unspecified | 05/04/2000 | Concord | CA | 37.9731659 | -121.9683271 | California Highway Patrol |
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| John Peter Serineo and David Sheehan died after the allegedly stolen car they were in crashed while fleeing police. | sfgate.com |
209 | John Peter Serineo | 22 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 05/04/2000 | Concord | CA | 37.9731659 | -121.9683271 | California Highway Patrol |
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| John Peter Serineo and David Sheehan died after the allegedly stolen car they were in crashed while fleeing police. | sfgate.com |
205 | Robin Marie Ivey | 41 | Female | Race unspecified | 05/04/2000 | Miami | FL | 25.5625644 | -80.3852074 | Miami-Dade Police Department |
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| 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. | sun-sentinel.com |
203 | Guadalupe Avila | 45 | Female | Race unspecified | 05/02/2000 | Los Angeles | CA | 34.182648 | -118.4487327 | Los 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. | latimes.com |
199 | Jackie Eugene Guyton | 18 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/30/2000 | Tampa | FL | 28.0362463 | -82.4346216 | Tampa Police Department |
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| 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. | sptimes.com |
198 | Mario Boyer | 16 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/30/2000 | Tampa | FL | 28.0362463 | -82.4346216 | Tampa Police Department |
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| 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. | sptimes.com |
25830 | Stacy Gillen | 11 | Female | African-American/Black | 04/29/2000 | Riesel | TX | 31.465266 | -96.956623 | Riesel 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 and Stacy Gillen. | google.com |
25829 | Nikki Gillen | 12 | Female | African-American/Black | 04/29/2000 | Riesel | TX | 31.465266 | -96.956623 | Riesel 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. | google.com |
197 | Thomas Poyer | 32 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/29/2000 | Farmington | NM | 36.7224024 | -108.2215247 | San 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. | google.com |
196 | Roy Gene Pasco Jr. | 32 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/29/2000 | Holly Springs | MS | 34.7755801 | -89.507206 | Holly Springs Police Department |
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| 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. | uscourts.gov |
195 | Sharon M. Putman | 40 | Female | African-American/Black | 04/28/2000 | Gray Court | SC | 34.6080464 | -82.1136565 | Laurens 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. | google.com |
193 | Anthony V. Williams | 20 | Male | European-American/White | 04/28/2000 | Gray Court | SC | 34.6080464 | -82.1136565 | Laurens 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. | google.com |
186 | Rockefeller Smith | 79 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/25/2000 | St. Louis | MO | 38.7134398 | -90.2547683 | St. 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. | google.com |
25826 | William E. Clay | 40 | Male | African-American/Black | 04/23/2000 | Berkeley | MO | 38.7553761 | -90.3317611 |
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| 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. | google.com | |
25825 | Jessie Kay Fortier | 19 | Female | European-American/White | 04/22/2000 | Troy | NY | 42.7337089 | -73.6856817 | Troy 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. | google.com |
176 | David W. Chassee | 23 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/17/2000 | Kansas City | MO | 39.0006879 | -94.58283 | Independence Police Department |
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| David W. Chassee died when his car crashed into an oncoming SUV as Chassee drove the wrong way while eluding police on I-435. | google.com |
177 | Jessie Claytor | 66 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/17/2000 | Cayce | SC | 33.9557774 | -81.058906 | Cayce 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. | google.com |
172 | Stephan McEwan | 33 | Male | European-American/White | 04/13/2000 | Palm Springs | CA | 33.8423341 | -116.5281682 | Palm Springs Police Department |
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| Stephan McEwan was killed after his motorcycle crashed into a van while leading police on a brief pursuit. | google.com |
22247 | Thomas A. Wylie | 16 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/11/2000 | Providence Forge | VA | 37.4969736 | -77.0321557 | Virginia 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. | google.com |
168 | Keith Underhill | Male | European-American/White | 04/10/2000 | Gilbert | AZ | 33.3356142 | -111.7555851 | Mesa 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. | phoenixnewtimes.com | |
163 | Kacy Clark aka Kacie Lee Clark | 16 | Female | European-American/White | 04/08/2000 | Jack | AL | 31.560895 | -85.928398 | Coffee 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. | southeastsun.com |
161 | Donald Ray Caldwell | 44 | Male | European-American/White | 04/08/2000 | Thousand Oaks | CA | 34.1565944 | -118.832224 | Ventura County Sheriff's Office |
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| 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. | latimes.com |
25824 | Meredith Fuller Robinson | 39 | Female | Race unspecified | 04/05/2000 | Andover | NH | 43.442389 | -71.698683 | Franklin 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. | google.com |
21923 | Augustine R. Chapa Jr. | 42 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/05/2000 | Whiting | IN | 41.6611926 | -87.4834668 | Hammond 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. | google.com |
154 | Eric Poland | 24 | Male | Race unspecified | 04/04/2000 | Long Beach | CA | 33.8106783 | -118.1511281 | Long Beach Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
151 | Wesley Hierro | 19 | Male | European-American/White | 04/03/2000 | Tallmadge | OH | 41.1008678 | -81.4412256 | Tallmadge Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25793 | Michael Lovell | 15 | Male | European-American/White | 03/29/2000 | Abington | MA | 42.134997 | -70.943093 | Abington 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. | google.com |
141 | Jasmine R. Backie | 19 | Female | African-American/Black | 03/26/2000 | Canton | OH | 40.7891107 | -81.3733078 | Canton Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
140 | Jamie Marapao | 17 | Female | Race unspecified | 03/26/2000 | Canton | OH | 40.7891107 | -81.3733078 | Canton Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
139 | Teri Backie | 18 | Female | African-American/Black | 03/26/2000 | Canton | OH | 40.7891107 | -81.3733078 | Canton Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25792 | Diane Nelms | 39 | Female | African-American/Black | 03/25/2000 | Nashville | NC | 36.0516955 | -78.0062378 | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
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| 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. | google.com |
25791 | Calvert Lee Batt Jr. | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 03/25/2000 | Nashville | NC | 36.0516955 | -78.0062378 | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
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| 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. | google.com |
19356 | Sherrod Carrington | 18 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/25/2000 | York | PA | 39.955105 | -76.735969 | York City Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25790 | Name withheld by police | 31 | Male | African-American/Black | 03/24/2000 | Atlanta | GA | 33.7642058 | -84.3972576 | Atlantis 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. | google.com |
137 | John Wortham | Male | Race unspecified | 03/24/2000 | Wiggins | MS | 30.858972 | -89.1877106 | Wiggins 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. | findlaw.com | |
136 | Vonnie Ogburn | Female | Race unspecified | 03/24/2000 | Wiggins | MS | 30.858972 | -89.1877106 | Wiggins 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. | findlaw.com | |
133 | Shawn Eli Armajo | 13 | Male | Native American/Alaskan | 03/23/2000 | Arapahoe | WY | 42.9828765 | -108.6210621 | Wind 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. | yahoo.com |
132 | Tiffany Addis | 10 | Female | European-American/White | 03/23/2000 | Belton | SC | 34.5407853 | -82.5201535 | Belton Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
130 | Robert Thompson Gardner | 69 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/22/2000 | Denver | CO | 39.7383026 | -104.9315471 | Denver 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. | google.com |
129 | Georgia Gardner aka Edna Gardner | 74 | Female | Race unspecified | 03/22/2000 | Denver | CO | 39.7383026 | -104.9315471 | Denver 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. | google.com |
28748 | John Doe 3 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/17/2000 | Mount Signal | CA | 32.679352 | -115.652316 |
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| An allegedly stolen truck carrying 22 undocumented immigrants crashed on Highway 98 near the Mexican border, killing three people and injuring 18. | google.com | ||
28747 | John Doe 2 | 29 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/17/2000 | Mount Signal | CA | 32.679352 | -115.652316 |
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| An allegedly stolen truck carrying 22 undocumented immigrants crashed on Highway 98 near the Mexican border, killing three people and injuring 18. | google.com | |
28746 | John Doe 1 | 33 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 03/17/2000 | Mount Signal | CA | 32.679352 | -115.652316 |
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| An allegedly stolen truck carrying 22 undocumented immigrants crashed on Highway 98 near the Mexican border, killing three people and injuring 18. | google.com | |
25788 | William Leffler | 24 | Male | European-American/White | 03/16/2000 | West Deptford | NJ | 39.8234484 | -75.2111799 | Paulsboro Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
20798 | Jeremy Tjapkes | 15 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/15/2000 | Holton | MI | 43.4583878 | -86.1931438 |
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| 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. | google.com | |
118 | Roman R. Pisarski | 36 | Male | European-American/White | 03/15/2000 | Kansas City | MO | 39.0941639 | -94.5245676 | Independence Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
28745 | Bradley Downing III | 19 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/13/2000 | Chandler | AZ | 33.3352866 | -111.824389 | Chandler Police Department |
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| 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. | archive.org |
115 | Shafawntyra Hobb | 1 | Female | Native American/Alaskan | 03/13/2000 | Gallup | NM | 35.5293676 | -108.7090367 | Gallup 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. | google.com |
114 | Christine Hobb | 33 | Female | Native American/Alaskan | 03/13/2000 | Gallup | NM | 35.5293676 | -108.7090367 | Gallup 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. | google.com |
113 | Ray Hobb | 36 | Male | Native American/Alaskan | 03/13/2000 | Gallup | NM | 35.5293676 | -108.7090367 | Gallup 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. | google.com |
112 | Queen Alahzar | 34 | Female | Race unspecified | 03/13/2000 | Columbus | OH | 39.9622212 | -83.0006428 | Powell 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.. | google.com |
25787 | Donald J. Johnson | 45 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/13/2000 | Greene | NY | 42.322813 | -75.772475 | Chenango County Sheriff's Office |
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| 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. | google.com |
20092 | Janine Keith | 37 | Female | Race unspecified | 03/12/2000 | Siren | WI | 45.7857818 | -92.3810284 | Burnett 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. | google.com |
28744 | Name withheld by police | 18 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/11/2000 | Carlsbad | CA | 33.1466697 | -117.2898951 | Carlsbad Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25786 | Name withheld by police | 28 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/08/2000 | Houston | TX | 29.7938765 | -95.3771195 | Harris 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. | google.com |
25785 | Karen O'Neal | 42 | Female | European-American/White | 03/08/2000 | Cleveland | OH | 41.4388551 | -81.6477803 | Independence Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25784 | Jason Manton | 28 | Male | European-American/White | 03/08/2000 | Cleveland | OH | 41.4388551 | -81.6477803 | Independence Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
104 | Audra Hynes | 28 | Female | European-American/White | 03/06/2000 | Santa Rosa | CA | 38.4518593 | -122.6191245 | California Highway Patrol |
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| 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. | exposebohemiangrove.org |
25783 | Andrew Haggarty | 16 | Male | European-American/White | 03/05/2000 | Salter Path | NC | 34.6928579 | -76.8386685 | Indian Beach Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
22607 | Charles G. Race | 49 | Male | European-American/White | 03/05/2000 | Oakland | TN | 35.2283802 | -89.5484146 | Oakland Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
102 | Kristine Schneider | 37 | Female | Race unspecified | 03/05/2000 | Wood River | NE | 40.8878066 | -98.6078656 | Hall County Sheriff's Office |
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| 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. | theindependent.com |
28743 | Terry Aungst | 31 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/04/2000 | Altoona | PA | 40.5200848 | -78.3787787 | Altoona Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
22608 | Charles Melton | 30 | Male | European-American/White | 03/03/2000 | Nashville | TN | 36.1325006 | -86.7938567 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
97 | Joshua Brockington | 16 | Male | Race unspecified | 03/01/2000 | La Vista | NE | 41.1762668 | -96.0235745 | Nebraska State Patrol |
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| 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. | wowt.com |
96 | Daniel "Danny" Sasich | 16 | Male | European-American/White | 03/01/2000 | La Vista | NE | 41.1762668 | -96.0235745 | Nebraska State Patrol |
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| 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. | wowt.com |
25782 | James "Jay" Johnson | 33 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/26/2000 | Wilkinsburg | PA | 40.4447625 | -79.8609078 | Wilkinsburg Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25781 | Mario R. Cazarin | 27 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/25/2000 | Indianapolis | IN | 39.7926014 | -86.2730021 | Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department |
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| Mario Cazarin was fleeing a traffic stop with Park Ranger Paul McGann pursuing him about 9 p.m. when Cazarin's Ford Taurus flipped. | google.com |
20796 | Patrick Heard | 33 | Male | African-American/Black | 02/25/2000 | Detroit | MI | 42.4371963 | -82.965544 | Detroit Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
20795 | Sean Dabney | 27 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/25/2000 | Detroit | MI | 42.4371963 | -82.965544 | Detroit Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
88 | Name withheld by police | Male | Race unspecified | 02/24/2000 | College Park | GA | 33.6424331 | -84.4859979 | College Park Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com | |
83 | Steve Green | 52 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/20/2000 | Layton | UT | 41.0616031 | -111.9453025 | Layton Police Department |
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| 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. | deseretnews.com |
25780 | Name withheld by police | 31 | Male | European-American/White | 02/18/2000 | Farmersville | CA | 36.3065702 | -119.2061427 | Farmersville Police Department |
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| About 9:50 p.m., a motorcyclist fled a police stop and fatally crashed during the chase. | google.com |
73 | Sandra L. Roberts | 41 | Female | African-American/Black | 02/14/2000 | Kansas City | MO | 39.1023961 | -94.5484488 | Kansas City Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
19354 | Rafael "Ralph" Morales | 28 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 02/11/2000 | Philadelphia | PA | 40.0221093 | -75.1161 | Philadelphia Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
21361 | Dieugrand Dorcely | 45 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/11/2000 | Irvington | NJ | 40.7111924 | -74.2434547 | Union Township Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25779 | Lawrence W. McGraw | 36 | Male | European-American/White | 02/09/2000 | Commerce City | CO | 39.905848 | -104.8489863 | Commerce City Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
65 | Charles Kaiser | 48 | Male | European-American/White | 02/07/2000 | Brooklyn Center | MN | 45.0634651 | -93.3018704 | Brooklyn Center Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25778 | Name withheld by police | 15 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/06/2000 | Westminster | CO | 39.8272871 | -105.0248411 | Westminster Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
28740 | Trinity Allen Jewell | 23 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/05/2000 | Vinemont | AL | 34.289017 | -86.9486881 |
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| 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.] | google.com | |
28742 | Larry Holt | 22 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/05/2000 | Marion | TX | 29.5703769 | -98.1446737 | New Braunfels Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
28741 | Misty Milligan | 37 | Female | Race unspecified | 02/05/2000 | Marion | TX | 29.5703769 | -98.1446737 | New Braunfels Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
54 | Toshua Dearman | 15 | Female | Race unspecified | 02/03/2000 | Pittsburg | KS | 37.4404216 | -94.7061994 | Pittsburg Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
53 | Allan Dequito | 27 | Male | Asian/Pacific Islander | 02/03/2000 | Ewa Beach | HI | 21.338593 | -158.0217318 | Honolulu Police Department |
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| 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, | google.com |
52 | Andrea Belcina-Dequito | 27 | Female | Asian/Pacific Islander | 02/03/2000 | Ewa Beach | HI | 21.338593 | -158.0217318 | Honolulu Police Department |
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| 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, | google.com |
25777 | Edward Richardson | 25 | Male | Race unspecified | 02/01/2000 | Harlem | GA | 33.496258 | -82.315332 | Columbia County Sheriff's Office |
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| 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. | google.com |
19353 | Steve D. Brobson | 25 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/30/2000 | Philadelphia | PA | 40.0549579 | -75.0539796 | Philadelphia Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
19352 | John W. Brobson Jr. | 27 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/30/2000 | Philadelphia | PA | 40.0549579 | -75.0539796 | Philadelphia Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
43 | Leonila Hernandez Guerrero | 22 | Female | Asian/Pacific Islander | 01/30/2000 | National City | CA | 32.680431 | -117.090553 | San Diego County Sheriff's Office |
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| Leonila Hernandez Guerrero was killed when her car was struck by a vehicle being chased by sheriff's deputies. | fearnotlaw.com |
33 | Manoa Alcantara Jojola | 18 | Male | Native American/Alaskan | 01/27/2000 | Albuquerque | NM | 35.1527206 | -106.5880844 | Albuquerque Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25760 | Steven Esquivel | 15 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/26/2000 | San Antonio | TX | 29.4551552 | -98.6340545 | Bexar County Sheriff's Office |
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| 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. | google.com |
25759 | Eric Brockway | 17 | Male | European-American/White | 01/23/2000 | Raynham | MA | 41.98541 | -71.0706608 | Taunton Police Department |
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| 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 | google.com |
25758 | Justin DeMello | 17 | Male | European-American/White | 01/23/2000 | Raynham | MA | 41.98541 | -71.0706608 | Taunton Police Department |
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| 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 | google.com |
30 | Timothy Callicoat | 14 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/22/2000 | Benton | AR | 34.6066939 | -92.5340676 | Bryant Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25757 | Shawn Abner aka Toryon Te'Shaun Abner | 24 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/20/2000 | Cleveland | OH | 41.55794 | -81.579288 | Cleveland Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
24 | Kortique Walter | 17 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/17/2000 | Joliet | IL | 41.5138667 | -88.0727955 | Joliet Police Department |
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| 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. | highbeam.com |
28739 | Name withheld by police | Race unspecified | 01/14/2000 | Chinle | AZ | 36.123495 | -109.4847788 |
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| 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.] | google.com | |||
28738 | Betty Lou Lee | 43 | Female | Race unspecified | 01/14/2000 | Chinle | AZ | 36.123495 | -109.4847788 |
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| 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.] | google.com | |
18 | Jamie Fowler Boyll | 50 | Female | Race unspecified | 01/13/2000 | Jackson | MS | 32.3557899 | -90.1419362 | Jackson Police Department |
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| Jamie Fowler Boyll died when a vehicle involved in police pursuit struck her vehicle. | courts.ms.gov |
16 | Dennis Carl Johnson | 49 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/11/2000 | Midwest City | OK | 35.4496763 | -97.3884482 | Midwest City Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25756 | John Suarez | 16 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 01/10/2000 | Oakland Park | FL | 26.1888199 | -80.1338411 | Oakland Park Police Department |
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| Police were chasing a Saturn when John Suarez crashed and was killed. | google.com |
25755 | Thomas Lynn Medders | 25 | Male | European-American/White | 01/09/2000 | West Columbia | SC | 33.8865613 | -81.0512613 | Lexington County Sheriff's Department |
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| Thomas Lynn Medders was being chased by a deputy when his vehicle left the road and hit a tree, killing him. | google.com |
12 | Benjamin K. Olds | 20 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/09/2000 | Salt Lake City | UT | 40.7335115 | -111.8712754 | Salt Lake City Police Department |
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| 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. | deseretnews.com |
22611 | Tommy Wilson | 29 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/05/2000 | Memphis | TN | 35.0205432 | -89.8980502 | Memphis Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
22610 | Demetric McClendon | 25 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/05/2000 | Memphis | TN | 35.0205432 | -89.8980502 | Memphis Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25754 | Samuel Jason Davey | 22 | Male | European-American/White | 01/05/2000 | White Springs | FL | 30.367324 | -82.855828 | Suwannee County Sheriff's Office |
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| 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. | google.com |
25753 | Carolyn Oakley | 41 | Female | Race unspecified | 01/03/2000 | Baltimore | MD | 39.2939891 | -76.6182034 | Baltimore Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25752 | Doris Murphy | 42 | Female | Race unspecified | 01/03/2000 | Baltimore | MD | 39.2939891 | -76.6182034 | Baltimore Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
28712 | Carl Gallishaw | 35 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/02/2000 | Savannah | GA | 32.069274 | -81.165027 | Bloomingdale Police Department, Garden City Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
28711 | Jimmy Todd Smith | 25 | Male | Race unspecified | 01/02/2000 | Savannah | GA | 32.069274 | -81.165027 | Bloomingdale Police Department, Garden City Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25751 | Terry Rouse | 29 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/02/2000 | Kinston | NC | 35.271507 | -77.587332 | Kinston Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
25750 | Billy Jones | 30 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/02/2000 | Kinston | NC | 35.271507 | -77.587332 | Kinston Police Department |
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| 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. | google.com |
1 | LaTanya Janelle McCoy | 24 | Female | African-American/Black | 01/02/2000 | Sacramento | CA | 38.4739487 | -121.4337757 | Sacramento Police Department |
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| 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. | recordnet.com |
25749 | Mark Ortiz | 23 | Male | Hispanic/Latino | 01/01/2000 | Carlsbad | NM | 32.4500798 | -104.2376427 | Eddy County Sheriff's Office |
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| A motorcycle was allegedly being driven erratically when a deputy began to pursue. The motorcycle crashed, killing the driver, Mark Ortiz. | google.com |
25746 | Samuel H. Knapp | 17 | Male | European-American/White | 01/01/2000 | Willits | CA | 39.4708829 | -123.3617513 | Mendocino County Sheriff's Office |
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| 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. | google.com |
25748 | Phillip A. Blurbridge | 19 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/01/2000 | Detroit | MI | 42.4045258 | -83.0922741 |
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| 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. | google.com | |
25747 | Mark A. Horton | 21 | Male | African-American/Black | 01/01/2000 | Detroit | MI | 42.4045258 | -83.0922741 |
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| 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. | google.com | |
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 |