Fatal Encounters

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Elecia Lasha Ford

Name: Elecia Lasha Ford
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/10/2002
Location: Pinehurst Road and Treeside Drive
Columbia, South Carolina, 29204
County: Richland
Agency: Columbia Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Perry Singleton, 19, was driving the stolen car in a police chase that ended in a fiery crash, killing him and two passengers. Singleton died along with passengers William Stepford Outen, 20, and Elecia Lasha Ford, 16. Outen was in the front passenger seat of the stolen 2001 Ford Focus.
Unique ID: 1419

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