Fatal Encounters

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Beth Ann McDonald

Name: Beth Ann McDonald
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/22/2007
Location: MacCorkle Avenue and Rock Lake Drive
South Charleston, West Virginia, 25309
County: Kanawha
Agency: Charleston Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Off-duty Charleston officer Raymond Coleman, 38, was reportedly driving a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass when Beth Ann McDonald left Little Caesars Pizza carrying a pizza box and tried to cross MacCorkle Avenue in South Charleston. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department investigated and said Coleman was not at fault. The police report said Progressive was Coleman's insurance provider; however, Progressive issued a letter stating, "We were unable to find a valid automobile policy with Progressive Companies for Raymond Coleman." The letter goes onto say, "Our records indicate that policy number 10795745-3 canceled on January 8, 2006, for non-payment." That was nearly two years before Coleman hit McDonald.
Unique ID: 23140

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