Karolyn Chambers
Name: Karolyn Chambers
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 04/25/2019
Location: N Hamilton St and E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr.
High Point, North Carolina, 27260
County: Guilford
Agency: High Point Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: An officer reportedly saw a white Chevrolet Impala cross the centerline. Police suspected the person was driving while impaired and attempted to pull the car over, but the driver did not stop. Police said the driver ran a red light and reached speeds of 90 miles per hour on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as he approached North Centennial Street. Police said the driver, Anthony Tate, then crossed into the opposite lanes and hit Karolyn Chambers' sedan head-on, killing her. Tate received multiple charges, including second-degree murder, felony death by motor vehicle, felony serious injury by motor vehicle, driving while license revoked, driving while impaired, careless and reckless driving and aggravated felony speed to elude arrest.
Unique ID: 26070
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