Jessica Campos, 28, killed, and Katrina Sadler, 27, and one infant injured in crash with alleged drugged driver Garieon Simmons, 28, following police chase on South Church Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Pursuit ends in deadly crash in Murfreesboro
At least three vehicles were involved in the accident, including a 27-year-old woman who was killed.
She had an infant in the car with her, but the child was saved thanks to a car seat.
Victims identified in fatal Murfreesboro crash
Simmons had stolen the vehicle in Coffee County and sparked a high-speed police pursuit that ended south of Interstate 24 when his vehicle slammed into Campos's car around 4 p.m. Friday, according to Sgt. Travis Plotzer. The victim's car went south after being struck before landing off the highway, the report stated.
Family questions police chase after innocent mother killed
"This should have never happened. This right here should have never happened," said Mildred Parker, Campos' mother.
The Campos family is angry that the high-speed chase continued into Rutherford County over what they say was just a stolen car.
Help Sought for Family of S. Church Street Crash Victim
A GoFundMe page has been set up, with a goal of raising 10-thousand dollars, to help the family in this tragedy with funeral expenses. Campos, whose seven-month old daughter survived the crash, also leaves behind her husband, Edgar, and a seven-year old son.
Murfreesboro police chief calls for changes after mother killed in police pursuit
Chief Durr says he wants to encourage other law enforcement agencies to change their policies. He also wants to urge the council to ask the Tennessee Legislature to adopt a statewide policy restricting pursuits to cases where a violent felony has been committed.
Family of woman killed in Murfreesboro police chase files $10M lawsuit
The lawsuit was also filed against Manchester Funeral Home and its owner, Tim Kilgore, who is a Manchester city alderman.
The lawsuit alleges that Kilgore initiated the high-speed chase using illegal blue and red lights installed in his car.
Dash cam video released of deadly police chase in Rutherford County
On Tuesday, new video was shown in court from the dash cameras of Rutherford County deputies as officers recalled the day of the dangerous chase.
2nd lawsuit filed in high-speed police chase and deadly Rutherford County crash
The suit alleges that Rutherford County deputies never should have chased the suspect at high speeds through rush-hour traffic and alleges the deputy chasing the suspect did not have his sirens turned on at the time of the crash.
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