Fatal Encounters

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

Lucy Hellstrom

Name: Lucy Hellstrom
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/09/2015
Location: 1960 S. Woodland Blvd
DeLand, Florida, 32720
County: Volusia
Agency: DeLand Police Department, Volusia County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Travelling in a PT Cruiser they'd stolen from a car wash, repeat offenders Charles T. Boyd and Lucy Hellstrom initiated a high-speed chase with police, reaching at least 80 MPH, before fatally crashing in front of a car dealership. Police claimed "the pursuit was called off before the crash," unlikely given 15 to 20 police vehicles were involved, and the eyewitness accounts in direct contradiction.
Unique ID: 16338

News article: Link






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