Nationally, about 40% of police pursuits end in a crash.
Over four decades from the '80's to 2018, 66,816 people were accused of eluding police in New Jersey. Of that number, 174 faced a murder charge after their arrests. That's 0.2%. Seven had been charged with murder prior to being accused of fleeing the cops.
In those 66,000+ pursuits, at least 201 people were killed. Those people include Umar King, 33, who was waiting at a bus stop after work. Keith Chipepo, 30, who was an emergency medical technician riding in an ambulance. And Rahmere Tullis, 3, who was walking to his second day of preschool.
Eric Larson, 24, was on his way home to his fiance and their two children in 2018 when a fleeing motorcycle struck his driver's side door and killed him. The cyclist was also killed. The chase hit speeds over 80 mph in a residential area of Jackson, NJ. It began after the motorcyclist failed to stop when turning right at a red light.
On average, police pursuits kill someone every day in this country. About a third are innocent bystanders.