Georgia woman who fell out of patrol car died of blunt force trauma to her head, expert says
Brianna Grier, the Georgia woman who died after falling out of a patrol car last month, died of severe blunt force trauma to the head, according to a doctor who reviewed her medical records at the request of the victim’s family.
Brianna Grier, the Georgia woman who died after falling out of a patrol car last month, died of severe blunt force trauma to the head, according to a doctor who reviewed medical records at the request of the victim’s family.
Grier, 28, was having a mental health crisis when her family called for help on July 14 at their Hancock County, Georgia, home.
Hancock County sheriff’s deputies placed Grier into a patrol car with handcuffs, and no seat belt on — and failed to close the rear passenger door before driving off. She fell from the moving vehicle and later died on July 21 after being in a coma for several days.
Brianna Grier.Courtesy Lottie GrierDr. Allecia Wilson, the director of autopsy and forensic services at the University of Michigan shared the preliminary results of an independent review commissioned by Grier's family Monday, alongside civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
"In this case, the cause of death is consistent with the severe blunt force injury that occurred inside of the head,” she said.
Rating: 5