Chequita Adams, 27, and off-duty Chicago officer Taylor Clark dead after police pursuit ends in crash on West Roosevelt Road in Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois
Off-duty Chicago officer killed in crash was being chased by police
Chicago police spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said the off-duty officer was driving in his personal SUV and crashed with another vehicle that a woman was driving. He said it appears the cars collided at a high rate of speed.
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An on-duty officer had tried to pull over the Jeep shortly before the crash, Guglielmi said. The on-duty officer initially activated emergency lights to stop the off-duty officer, but at some point the on-duty officer turned off those lights.
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“What caused them to chase? What caused the run? Why he was going so fast?” asked Chereta Adams, Chequita’s mother.
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Prior to the crash, the off-duty officer was pursued by an on-duty officer, who mistakenly thought he was involved in a carjacking. Surveillance video shows part of the pursuit.
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"They killed my baby and she died an unnecessary horrible death and she didn't have to," Chereta Adams said.
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