Judith K. Vellucci
Name: Judith K. Vellucci
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/26/2003
Location: W 31st St. and Nieder Road
Lawrence, Kansas, 66047
County: Douglas
Agency: Lawrence Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Judith K. Vellucci was killed when a vehicle being chased by police struck her car. During the chase, police allege, Nam Ouk Cho, 19, sped through business areas and neighborhoods at speeds of up to 80 mph for five miles before the crash. Vellucci was pronounced dead at a hospital. Cho was treated for minor facial injuries before being booked into the county jail for second-degree murder. Police Chief Ron Olin said, "The policy was followed," when asked whether officers followed department procedures in the chase.
Unique ID: 2747
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