Tributes

HONORING VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS

As we hope for the day when PursuitSAFETY won’t need to exist, our members are always working toward the day when all of the innocent killed and injured are remembered.


Cornell Yancy

Cornell Yancy

Indiana

“I can't believe he's gone,” said Penny Paul who was supposed to marry Cornell. The reason for the chase: a stolen vehicle. Cornell's car was ripped to pieces after being struck.
~Reported by CBS News

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Daniel Dawson

Daniel Dawson

California

“I miss his laugh. He was an incredible singer. I miss that. I heard a church song this morning that he sang, and I could hear him singing it. I will always miss that."
~Paul Reed (Daniel's brother-in-law)

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Donna Deitz

Donna Deitz

North Carolina

"Donna is my closest friend, the one many people yearn for but never quite find. I told Donna more times than I can imagine, 'You are the sister God meant for me to have.'"

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Frances Martin

Frances Martin

Virginia

“We three children had our mother taken away from us at such a young age. My brother Marion, it was his 6th birthday. I was 3; Larry was 18 months. It was our parent's wedding anniversary July 3, 1954.”

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Grashunda "Shunda" Banks

Grashunda "Shunda" Banks

Georgia

“This beautiful woman gave the pastor her hand and God her heart. Shunda, a senior at Georgia State University, had plans: "I will return home and become a kindergarten teacher.”