Fatal Encounters

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Carla DeAnn Tewell

Name: Carla DeAnn Tewell
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/18/2019
Location: US-166 and US-75
Caney, Kansas, 67333
County: Montgomery
Agency: Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Carla D. Tewell was killed in a fatal crash. She was the driver of a 2011 Honda Accord involved in a police pursuit in Chautauqua County, police said. The car was eastbound on U.S. 166 and entered Montgomery County, where the driver failed to negotiate the curve at the junction with U.S. 75.
Unique ID: 25482

News article: Link






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