Fatal Encounters

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

Diane Nelms

Name: Diane Nelms
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/25/2000
Location: 3934 W Castalia Rd
Nashville, North Carolina, 27856
County: Nash
Agency: North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: About 9 p.m., a North Carolina trooper pursued Calvert Lee Batt Jr., 30, who fled after a speeding stop. Batt crashed, killing himself and his passenger, Diane Nelms, 29.
Unique ID: 25792

News article: Link






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