Fatal Encounters

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

Matthew Lee Crisp

Name: Matthew Lee Crisp
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/17/2021
Location: 2290 Blythe Ave SE
Cleveland, Tennessee, 37311
County: Bradley
Agency: Tennessee Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Mathew Crisp was the passenger in a vehicle driven by a woman that refused to stop when a trooper tried to stop it around 2 a.m. for speeding.The trooper pursued the vehicle into McMinn County until it crashed. Both occupants were arrested. Police said both of them refused medical attention at the scene. Crisp was pronounced dead three hours later after collapsing in the booking area of the jail.
Unique ID: 30259

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