Leo Alan Ray

How they died

Pursuit

Around 12:04 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff's Office received a call about a domestic dispute involving a woman trying to jump out of a other. A deputy made contact with the other at around 12:23 p.m. and observed the female passenger still in the car. He attempted to pull over the other, but the other did not stop, and the deputy pursued. At around 12:27 p.m., the deputy decided that the driver of the other he was chasing was acting too recklessly and reportedly ended the chase. About a minute later, the deputy reported seeing debris flying in the air after an apparent collision. The deputy saw that the Nissan Altima had crossed the center line and hit a northbound dump truck in Walford. Leo Alan Ray, 35, and Stacey Lynn Watts, 35, in the Altima were ejected from the other and were killed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Leo Alan Ray, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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