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Bystander killed in DeKalb police chase identified

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  April 17, 2026 11:41am EDT
DeKalb County
FOX 5 Atlanta

The Brief

    • The DeKalb County Medical Examiner has released the name of a 56-year-old woman killed during a high-speed police pursuit.
    • A stolen vehicle lost control and struck two pedestrians, killing one and leaving a teenager with serious injuries, police said.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The DeKalb County Medical Examiner identified the innocent bystander killed during a DeKalb County police chase as Antoinette Catchings.

Catchings, 56, was killed after a driver fleeing police hit her. 

The backstory:

Police said the chase started after a DeKalb officer spotted a car that had been reported stolen. The car lost control while speeding away and hit Catchings, who was walking nearby.

Police said the driver also hit a teenager, leaving them seriously injured. The driver of the car was also injured, and a passenger in the car received minor injuries.

What we don't know:

Police have not released the identities of the driver, the passenger, or the teen injured while walking. The charges the driver could face have also not been released.

The Source: Information in this article came from the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office  and previous FOX 5 reporting. 

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