Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Taylor Kemp

Name: Taylor Kemp
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/16/2009
Location: US 69
Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762
County: Crawford
Agency: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Taylor Kemp and her mother Teresa Kemp were killed after their Pontiac Vibe was hit by a vehicle fleeing from deputies. Deputies were chasing a Nissan Maxima at speeds of up to 120 mph when it rear-ended the Pontiac. Taylor Kemp died at the scene. Teresa Kemp died from her injuries six days later. Kaston Hudgins, 22, who was driving the Maxima, was hospitalized with serious injuries. In 2012, Hudgins was sentenced to a life term in relation to the crash.
Unique ID: 8279

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