Fatal Encounters

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Zachary Allan "Zach" Carter

Name: Zachary Allan "Zach" Carter
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 06/29/2020
Location: Hopewell Road and DeHaven Drive
Stonewall, Virginia, 22624
County: Frederick
Agency: Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Deputy Nicholas Dempsey began following a car with no lights around the vehicle tag. Jeremy Andrew Nichols then allegedly made an illegal U-turn and sped away about 2:25 a.m., then turned onto Hopewell Road with Dempsey following him. After he activated his lights and sirens, Nichols accelerated above 100 mph. Dempsey was about a tenth of a mile behind Nichols when Nichols lost control of the 2011 Chrysler 300 and veered left striking a utility pole, killing his passenger, Zach Carter.
Unique ID: 28368

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