Honored to be a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting w/ @susien.bsky.social. Thank you to the families who shared their painful accounts with us and the talented team behind this project. www.pulitzer.org/finalists/22...

Honored to win the Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism w/ @susieneilson! Thank you to @sidneyhillman.bsky.social and the courageous families and sources who shared their accounts of deadly police chases. www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-priz...

Fast and Fatal

In the movies, a police car careens through crowded city streets and mangled vehicles pile up, but the collateral damage is almost never mentioned. In real life, those chases have fatal consequences. ...

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We were incredibly fortunate to have the talented @lisagartner.bsky.social @demianbulwa.bsky.social and @garciaruize.bsky.social editing this project. Other journalists across the newsroom who elevated this series include @photofruge.bsky.social Alex K. Fong Dan Kopf Maggie Beidelman and many more.

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So proud of @jennifergollan.bsky.social @susien.bsky.social!!! Fast and Fatal, which revealed hundreds of police pursuit deaths of people, the vast majority who were not accused of a serious crime or any crime at all, is a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize! shorensteincenter.org/announcing-f...

NEW: A stunning investigation reveals understaffing, violence and neglect in California's for-profit psychiatric hospitals, by Joaquin Palomino & Cynthia Dizikes via @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

The mystery shocked San Francisco. What led to the death of a girl found in a driveway

Jázmin sought care in California's for-profit psychiatric hospitals. But rather than help, they subjected her to chaotic conditions.

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NEW: Our latest investigation found shocking racial disparities tied to police pursuits. Nearly 1/3 of those who died across the country are Black. Black bystanders are disproportionately killed. w/ @susien.bsky.social Read it via this gift link: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

A young Black man’s death reflects a shocking racial disparity in police pursuits

Across the country, police chases claim nearly 700 lives a year. Black people are far more likely to die from them.

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Pretty cool! Researchers at NYU used our pursuit fatality data to conduct a regional analysis of chase deaths - published in Jama Network Open today: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Trends in Police Pursuit Fatalities in the US

This cross-sectional study examines rates of police pursuit fatalities in the US from 2017 to 2021.

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Reading the original investigation here and follow @jennifergollan.bsky.social @susien.bsky.social for more updates www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

‘Like firing a 4,000-pound bullet’: Police chases are killing more and more Americans

Police chases kill nearly two people a day across the US, and the government is failing at nearly every level to address the growing problem.

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IMPACT: Members of Congress call on @deptofjustice NHTSA BJS to collect more accurate data on the death toll from police pursuits, citing our "Fast and Fatal" investigation. w/ @susieneilson www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...

Congressman takes aim at undercount of U.S. police chases, citing Chronicle investigation

Members of Congress called upon federal agencies to improve their police pursuit data collection Wednesday, following a Chronicle investigation.

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