Our Nation's Innocent Victims
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Sisters Christina & Jacqueline Becker Allison Joy Angerman Teale Sisson Pastor Nathaniel Cole

Cody Morrison

Stories Behind the Tragedies

The Carnage Continues: Crashes due to California police chases have killed at least three innocent bystanders and an officer within a 33-day period ...

Leyda Montufar, 15, a passenger in her mother’s car, killed; CHP chased a driver for a traffic violation in San Jose (July 13)
Walter Williams, 37, a child counselor, picking up his paycheck, killed because Baldwin Park police officers chased a suspected car thief. (June 18)
CHP motorcycle officer Tom Coleman, 33, Redlands, killed while pursuing a traffic violator. (June 11)
Kayla Woods, 6, playing outside her home, killed when the LAPD chased drug-dealing suspects. (June 10)

Brian Arra Father of Three October 19, 2010

Two Mothers Taken April 6, 2010 There they were, late Tuesday morning, two young working moms on their way to lunch, in a car at a stoplight on Albuquerque's west side, ... Kimberly Aragon-Nunez (left) and Janice Flores

Family of fatal Oakland crash victim 'shocked and devastated' August 26, 2009, Oakland, CA — Marquita Bosley, 25, of Pittsburg. was killed and her son, Nai'ere, was critically injured. Jeanette Bowie, Bosley's aunt, said Bosley had left her house in Oakland on Wednesday evening to take Nai'ere to see his father — just before the fatal crash. "She always put him first. Always!" said Casey, looking at pictures of Bosley and Nai'ere. "She always made sure he looked good for church," said Bosley's sister Tania Pierce, looking at one picture of Nai'ere in slacks, a white button-down shirt and a blue checkered sweater vest. Read more stories, click here.

 

5 Children Killed Over a Traffic Violation August 8, 2009, Dinuba, CA — Carlos and Jennifer Salazar had piled their five children into their pickup truck and were headed to a children's PeeWee football carnival Saturday when a speeding car came out nowhere. (AP, Aug 11, 2009) Read more stories, click here.

 

3 Children and a Mom Killed in Philadelphia June 11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA—Three children and a mother are dead after a car jumped a curb and plowed into a crowd of people. Authorities say the driver of the car was fleeing police. Later, the Philadelphia police department issued a statement saying the incident was not a chase. Additional coverage of this Philadelphia Tragedy.

 

New York: Scott Foster, 46, husband and father of three. Long Island officer knew the suspect's identity and chased him because he was wanted on suspicion of stealing landscaping equipment, May 8, 2008.

Minnesota: Hanna Abukar, 26, wife & mother driving to Sunday School. Mom dies, children hurt, April 6, 2008.

Georgia: Patricia Griffin, 21, Braselton officer chased a driver for speeding, March 2, 2008.

Georgia: Laura Latimer, 42, mother of three. From the police scanner: The sergeant twice tells Deputy Anthony Gregory to "break off" the chase through downtown Augusta. Deputy Gregory continues the chase, initiated when the teenage driver fled from a traffic stop, March 1, 2008.

New York: Mr. Lindsay Burton, 23. New York police officers chased a suspect in a stolen car, February 28, 2008.

Maryland: Beatrice Omoro, 32, wife and mother. Montgomery County police chased a driver because the car's headlights were off, February 13, 2008.

Georgia: Joanna Joy Ringer, 21. Columbus police say it started with a stolen vehicle and ended with a fatal crash. Joanna was a sergeant in the U.S. Army on active duty, February 7, 2008.

Tributes to Our Loved Ones

Safety Speaks

Mark and Denise Morrison, the parents of Cody Morrison (pictured above, second from right) wrote the following: "Our 22-year-old son was killed during a police pursuit [to catch a suspected drunken driver] in Scottsdale, AZ, on April 7, 2005. The City found five of their officers acted out of policy, when they failed to terminate the pursuit."