Springfield PD Suspect Crashes Into Squad! MAJOR INCIDENT!
Three teenagers were arrested in Springfield in connection with an incident where three officers were injured in September.
According to Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh, at approximately 6:15 p.m. on September 26th, officers observed a Hyundai driving on Maple Street that was reported stolen earlier that day.
Officers performed a traffic stop on Broad Street, where the driver, who was identified as 19-year-old Daniel Walker of Springfield, drove in reverse and hit a cruiser with two officers inside. Walker accelerated forward, driving over one of the officer’s feet.
Walker was driving recklessly as more officers arrived, almost hitting multiple pedestrians, bicyclists, children, and other vehicles on the road. Walker then proceeded to drive right through a stop sign and crashed into a cruiser at the intersection of Morris Street and Central Street. The cruisers were totaled and the two officers were injured in the crash.
He then jumped out of the car and attempted to run from the crash on foot. Officers took Walker into custody in the area of Dale Street. Officers also arrested a 14-year-old boy on Central Street who tried to run away from the accident.
Officer Vicente Gonzalez, who was just hit while inside the cruiser, and responding Officer Damarr Duncanson, saw that the Hyundai was catching on fire and realized that there was a person inside. The two officers rescued the 14-year-old girl who was a passenger inside the stolen car just before it was engulfed in flames. She was provided first aid and was later arrested.
Officers located tools that were used to steal cars specifically Hyundai’s and Kia’s, inside of the vehicle.
The three injured officers were taken to Baystate Medical Center and were released that evening. The three teenagers were taken to the hospital as well and were released.
Walker has three open criminal cases against him:
Arrested in August 2022 with a firearm
Arrested in June in connection to a stolen vehicle
Has open charges from a hit and run in May
Daniel Walker was charged in this incident with the following:
Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (Three Counts)
Failure to Stop for Police
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Crash (Two Counts)
Possession of Burglarious Tools
Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle
Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Personal Injury (Three Counts)
Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign
Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
Receiving a Stolen Motor Vehicle
The names of the two 14-year-olds and their specific charges can’t be released due to their age.
Walker was arraigned on September 27th, according to the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. He is being held without bail at Hampden County Jail and House of Correction in Ludlow until his next court date on January 16.
Officers Gonzalez and Duncanson received a Life-Saving Award at the Springfield Police Department’s Awards Ceremony in October for their work in this incident.
Body-worn camera footage was released by the police department, and in the first video, you can see the officers trying to stop the stolen vehicle, and Walker driving over the officer’s foot.
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Cleveland Heights Police Chase Ends In Fatal Crash!
New video released by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) on Monday shows the moments when a police chase turned deadly last week on I-90 in Cleveland.
Last Wednesday, Cleveland Heights police officers were pursuing a man suspected of stealing an Enterprise rental van used for Amazon deliveries. Police say Jalen Jackson, 23, of Cleveland, stole the van at gunpoint. and led police on a chase from Cleveland Heights, into East Cleveland, and through Ohio City in Cleveland.
According to police, Jackson then entered I-90 West from West 25th, but drove eastbound in the westbound lanes. Officers said speeds reached as high as 113 miles per hour, before the 20-minute chase came to a tragic end.
Moments later, the van hits an oncoming white sedan, head-on in the lane closest to the median.
In the video, Jackson appears to be injured and tries to flee the scene by hopping away on one leg. Several police officers chase after him on foot and take him into custody.
However it took more than one minute for officers to turn their attention on the driver who was hit in the crash.
The driver of the white sedan, Dr. Curtis Birchall, 70, died at the scene. He was an emergency room doctor for decades, and helped thousands of patients at his medical spa, The Fountain Clinic, in Rocky River.
The Cleveland Heights police pursuit policy states that as a general rule, officers should not chase a vehicle driving the wrong way. But the department will not say if its policy was violated until its investigation is complete.
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Police say this same vehicle had been involved in two previous pursuits with the Pleasant Prairie Police Department.
Spike strips were deployed on the vehicle and the front driver’s side tire was deflated. However, the suspect continued to flee.
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