2020 Deadliest Year For Police Pursuits Since 2006, According To A Recent Analysis Of Data From CHP

Murrieta CA

27 April, 2021

4:49 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Last year, 41 people died as a result of high speed police-involved pursuits making 2020 the deadliest year for chases since 2006, according to an analysis of California Highway Patrol data by a Southern California news group. The analysis also found that in the past 15 years, 476 people were killed in police pursuits, with 281 of those being drivers, 94 passengers, 91 bystanders and 10 police officers. "My brother was killed on impact. Then my nephew was in a coma and then my sister-in-law died 20 minutes later," Linda Quinonez told CBSLA's Nicole Comstock. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.