Emmanuel Humphreys
Name: Emmanuel Humphreys
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/19/2017
Location: NY-7 and Burdeck Street
Rotterdam, New York, 12306
County: Schenectady
Agency: New York State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police said they were called to a home in Richmondville where 36-year-old Emmanuel Humphreys was fighting with his girlfriend. When police arrived, he had already left. Troopers stopped him. While the officers were talking to him, he sped off, running over an officer's foot and leading a 21-mile police car chase that reached up to 80 miles per hour. Police said he called his girlfriend several times during the chase and left voicemails, saying he wanted to crash into something and die. When he got to Rotterdam, he hit a dump truck. Police said after hitting the dump truck, his car spun, and a trooper's car hit him. Humphreys' car split in half and hit another vehicle. Humphreys was pronounced dead at the scene.
Unique ID: 19846
News article: Link
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