Ruthie L. Johnson
Name: Ruthie L. Johnson
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 06/16/2019
Location: South 1st Avenue and Randolph Street
Maywood, Illinois, 60153
County: Cook
Agency: Maywood Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A black GMC Terrain was allegedly speeding, making a right turn in front of a Maywood police officer, who pursued. Other officers joined the chase. The pursuit hits speeds up to 75 mph on residential streets. The driver was wanted for disobeying a traffic sign. The chase ended in a crash when the car hit and killed Ruthie Johnson, who was a passenger in another car that was making a turn.
Unique ID: 28270
News article: Link
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