Herschel Turner
Name: Herschel Turner
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 12/05/2020
Location: Chambers Road and Lance Avenue
Moline Acres, Missouri, 63137
County: St. Louis
Agency: Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Officer Herschel Turner stopped to help a Bellefontaine officer on a traffic stop. As Turner helped the Bellefontaine officer with that traffic stop, a different Bellefontaine police officer was pursuing a suspect allegedly driving a stolen vehicle. The driver of the stolen vehicle was going westbound on Chambers Road and arrived at the traffic stop where Turner was, crashing into a Moline Acres Police Department patrol car. When the Bellefontaine police officer, who was chasing the stolen vehicle came over the hill on Chambers Road, he tried to avoid the wreck. The officer swerved and hit and killed Turner on the sidewalk.
Unique ID: 29263
News article: Link
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