LaDonna Crites
Name: LaDonna Crites
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/19/2016
Location: River Rd. and Little Indian Creek Rd.
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26501
County: Monongalia
Agency: Monongalia County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Deputies responded to a report of an unattended child in a minivan at the Morgantown Mall around 3 p.m. According to police, the deputies saw the van leaving the parking lot and tried to stop the driver, Ladonna Crites, but she continued south. The pursuit reportedly reached speeds between 60-70 mph on the curvy road before Crites lost control of the van on a curve and hit some trees about 20 yards down a hill. Crites died at the crash site. A toddler and an infant inside the van were taken to a hospital. Police said the children's injuries were not believed to be life threatening.
Unique ID: 23171
News article: Link
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