Ronald Mark Berry

Vehic/Purs

Early Christmas morning Berry easily eluded several deputies who tried to box him in at a Dairy Queen--waving goodbye at them--and started a short pursuit that ended when he lost control of his car and fatally crashed into a stand of trees. Officials did not disclose their initial reason for stopping him and staunchly defended the chase, even as another dangerous chase in the same week drew sharp questions from the public.