Fatal Encounters

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Jay Howell

Name: Jay Howell
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/05/2021
Location: S Laclede Station Rd & Watson Rd
Marlborough, Missouri, 63119
County: St. Louis
Agency: Shrewsbury Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Jacob Spear was seen driving a stolen 1993 Ford Crown Victoria on April 16. On May 5, a Shrewsbury officer saw Spear violate a traffic sign on Watson Road, and the officer tried to stop him. Spear fled down Watson once the officer turned his emergency lights on. The officer turned the lights off as Spear kept going, running a red light at the intersection of Watson and Laclede Station and causing a multi-car crash before 8:30 a.m. Jay Howell, 46, was in Spear's and suffered extensive injuries and died on May 16.
Unique ID: 30245

News article: Link






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