Carole Leandre, 42
Orlando, Florida
May 15, 2005
Agencies: Florida Department of Law Enforcement FDLE | Orange County Sheriff's Office Florida
Cause of death: Vehicular
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Overview 
Twenty-one county deputies and a police helicopter tracked a 19-year-old suspected car thief in a pickup truck for about 50 minutes. At the end of the incident the suspect ran a red light and collided with the car of Frantz Leandre, a former official of the Haitian government, and his sister Carole. The county maintained that such tactical pressure on the thief did not constitute a "chase." A jury disagreed, awarding a $2M settlement to the Leandres' family.
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Additional Resources:
- https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2005-12-16-chasereport16-story.html added August 10, 2020 02:54
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dKmaV_JiWcG8XBoRgP8b4e9Eopkpgt7FL7nyspvzAsE/edit#gid=0 added August 10, 2020 02:53