Willie M. Anderson
Name: Willie M. Anderson
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 02/08/2001
Location: Martin Luther King Drive and Union Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri, 63112
County: St. Louis City
Agency: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: On April 4, Willie M. Anderson went into cardiac arrest and died from injuries sustained nearly two months earlier, when a vehicle fleeing police crashed into her car. At about 8:30 p.m. on February 8, officers began to chase an allegedly stolen Chevrolet Malibu being driven at high speed. According to police, the officers backed off the chase before the Malibu collided with Anderson's oncoming car. The other driver, Derek Petty, 19, was charged with second-degree murder, three counts of second-degree assault and one count of first-degree tampering.
Unique ID: 742
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