Fatal Encounters

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Kyren Wright

Name: Kyren Wright
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/10/2019
Location: Free Pike and OH-49
Trotwood, Ohio, 45406
County: Montgomery
Agency: Trotwood Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Trotwood police tried to pull over a driver for several violations, but the driver failed to stop. While fleeing, he ran into a bus around 5:30 p.m. The vehicle was going more than 100 miles per hour at the time of the crash and flipped the bus onto its side. Two passengers in the car were immediately killed, Kyren Wright, 18, and Mya'nie Nabors, 15. The driver, Christopher Baker, 18, died later. The bus driver and five passengers were taken to the hospital be treated for less serious injuries.
Unique ID: 25993

News article: Link






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