Tonya Smith
Name: Tonya Smith
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/26/2010
Location: N Wheeling St & Parnell St
Toledo, Ohio, 43605
County: Lucas
Agency: Toledo Police Department, Oregon Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Officers observed a brown Oldsmobile speeding down a city street, driver's door open, the passenger apparently in control of the steering wheel and gas pedal, and the person in the driver's seat signalling and yelling for help. Local police chased the car, reportedly broke off the chase, then found it crashed into a utility pole. The passenger was detained as a suspect in a grocery store robbery. The woman yelling for help, Smith, died of her injuries.
Unique ID: 8792
News article: Link
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