Fatal Encounters

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

Patsy Sizemore

Name: Patsy Sizemore
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/14/2005
Location: 4661 MacCorkle Ave SE
Charleston, West Virginia, 25304
County: Kanawha
Agency: Charleston Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Patrolman Brandon Tagayun was responding as backup for another officer on a domestic violence call at the Kanawha Mall when his cruiser collided with Patsy Sizemore's truck at a Kanawha City intersection, killing her. A state police report on the wreck estimated Tagayun's speed at 79.76 mph, nearly twice the posted speed limit on MacCorkle Avenue. Tagayun resigned and was found guilty of two misdemeanors.
Unique ID: 4606

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