Fatal Encounters

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

Ada Taylor

Name: Ada Taylor
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/04/2001
Location: Harrison St.
Kansas City, Missouri, 64106
County: Jackson
Agency: Kansas City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Ada Taylor was killed about a block from her home after a Buick fleeing police crashed into her car. The nearly two-mile chase reportedly began when Gerald L. Johnson fled a traffic stop, and went through several residential neighborhoods until the officer determined it was too dangerous to continue, according to police.
Unique ID: 791

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