Betty Salters
Name: Betty Salters
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/22/2005
Location: 6300 block South St. Lawrence Street
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Betty Salters was killed and three people were injured when a police car collided with a 1989 Chevrolet Blazer on the South Side. Police said a lieutenant was driving a marked squad car with its lights and siren activated at about 11 p.m., en route to assist tactical officers on a drug raid at a public housing complex. Salters and her 2-year-old granddaughter were thrown from a rear passenger window. In May 2009, the city council approved a $3.5 million settlement to Salters' family.
Unique ID: 4720
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