Sandra E. Sampey

How they died

Pursuit

A driver was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash, police said. A police officer in the area was waved down and tried to pull over the other, but the driver sped off and later struck the two bicyclists before fleeing on foot. The driver was arrested two hours later. Sandra Sampey was riding a bike about 5:45 p.m. when she was fatally struck. The 58-year-old man she was biking with was also hit by the car and was listed in critical condition at a hospital. Lance C. Neal, 28, was charged with reckless homicide and his being held on a $1 million bond.

Why we remember them

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

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