Police car chases result in 8 deaths around US in less than a week0

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• April 5, 2026

TROY, Ala. — A series of police pursuits have led to at least eight deaths around the country in less than a week amid ongoing calls from some law enforcement experts to curb risky high speed car chases. In Texas, a man fleeing from police died Sunday. In Alabama, four people died when a car