Fatal Encounters

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Ashley Marie Martin

Name: Ashley Marie Martin
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/21/2018
Location: St. Clair Avenue and East 124th Street
Cleveland, Ohio, 44108
County: Cuyahoga
Agency: Ohio State Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A sergeant with the state patrol tried to stop a blue 2004 Chrysler Pacifica for a red light violation at 1:11 a.m. The car didn't stop for the patrol car's emergency lights and siren, and a pursuit began. The car ran a red light at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and East 110th Street at a high rate of speed, and the sergeant reportedly discontinued the pursuit due to the unsafe conditions. The sergeant shut off his emergency lights and siren after clearing the intersection and continued east on St. Clair Avenue. At 1:13 a.m., the sergeant saw a crowd at the Gas USA. The car that was involved in the pursuit had crashed against a utility pole. The driver, Antonio Whitley, 30, and Ashley Martin, 25, was killed, and another passenger was injured.
Unique ID: 25524

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