Brianna Baker

How they died

Vehic/Purs

Brianna Baker died after the 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck she was in crashed while fleeing police. Police said a passing pickup driven by Jacob Hendricks, 19, was identified by a resident while a deputy was investigating a complaint of a truck causing damage. According to police, the deputy tried to stop the truck, but the pickup reportedly left Versailles at a high rate of speed, then ran stop signs in Meredosia before heading north on US-67. The deputy requested assistance, and Cass County Sheriff's Office and Beardstown Police Department officers responded. At about 3 a.m. Hendricks lost control of the truck and struck a utility pole. There were five teen passengers in Hendrick's truck--two in the front and three in the back seat. Baker, who was in the back seat, was killed. Hendricks was charged with aggravated reckless driving, aggravated driving under the influence and several other traffic-related counts.

Why we remember them

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

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