OGDEN — Two people died pearly“Tuesday morning, the car they were when in + “ing was rammed by another car Pohiee have specific guidelines to igs in chases — *that seconds before had been | the subject of a police chase BY CHARLES F. TRENTELMAN through the city. Ogden police had ended their pursuit-a block away Standard-Examiner staff ctrentelman@standard.net about 2:30 am. The police car that was chasing the sus- — When Ogden police OGDEN called off the pursuit of a vehicle a block away from where it caused a fatal accident early Tuesday morning, pect vehicle was stopped at a light a block away, the of- policy that sets out in 11 pages of detaii from Street the collision and at Grant 24th Avenue ficer watching,;-as the wreck occurred. Dead at the scene were Philemon “Bob” Ellis, 62, and Jessica Nelson, 21, both of Ogden. Police said the two were family friends, and Nelson was driving. Assistant Chief Randy Watt said the two people in the car the police were chasing are they were following a nine-year-old both police and public in chases, which - and allow pursuits only if the suspect is fleeing a felony or misdemeanor that have,at times, ended in serious wrecks would require a full arrest. the as well as police by the pursuing The chase early Tuesday morning suspects. The policy says, “The objecstarted at 33rd Street and Kiesel Avtive of a police pursuit is to apprehend | enue. unnecessarily violator without the Assistant Chief Randy Watt said or endangering the officers involved, the sergeant in charge of the situation other persons or property.” It also says, “A pursuit must be ter- followed the policy, terminating the minated when the risk of injury and outweighs the benefits cf apaccident chases. suc how-police shall conduct me _ They had no way of knowing that, prehension.” nes Other guideli prohibit the use of a block later, the car they were chas- — ing would ram ancther car, killing two unmarked vehicles except in extreme emergency, prohibit forcible stops people. The policy was drawn up to protect except when Standard-Examiner staff jmuhlestein@standard.net residents. They were taken to GDEN — The Ogden man who died in a car wreck McKay-Dee Hospital where they were expected to remain at least overnight. Watt said both are officially in police custody. Bustos, the driver, is being held early Tuesday may have had a premonition of his death, family and friends say. For Philemon “Bob” Ellis, 2005 was a difficult year, said Bina -McCowan, his mother. on suspicion of two counts of automobile homicide and one Ellis, 62, suffered an aneurysm count of possession of meth| amphetamine. Watt gave the following account of what happened: The incident started with a police stakeout of a house in the vicinity of 33rd Street and Kiesel Avenue, where | _ The suspect vehicle left ‘the house, bag between _ 20 an&30 miles per hours but « Thé patrol car, driven « ™ turned on his flashing lights pull the car over, but it did Pe stop. that had earlier been pursued by Ogden. police slammed into the vehicle Nelson was driving. Ellis was a jolly person who made friends easily and loved by Jones, pulled “officers Matt behind the vehicle because _. ofsthe erratic driving. Jones a while.” Don Carpenter, a longtime friend, said Ellis was always able to look at the bright side of life, despite hardship and being disabled in an accident earlier. “Through it all, he kept-a very. positive attitude,” Carpenter said. ‘He didn’t complain about life, ~ he’d say, ‘It is what itis. Carpenter also recalled Ellis’ love for older people on Jan. 1 and broke a leg later in and his popularity the year. . around town. He “He had his ups and downs,’ was active at the McCowan said at her home New Zion Baptist Tuesday afternoon. “He told me Church. — | (last weekend), ‘Itissocloseto “Everybody New Year’s, and I still might not Ellis a knew Bob in the make it.’” . - African-American community,” Ellis, and a family friend, Carpenter said. “He and his Jessica Nelson, 21, of Ogden, were family are well-known in the killed about 2:30 a.m. when a car gang activity was '» Grivingyerratically. See CHASES/6A | BY JORDAN MUHLESTEIN not identify. Both are Ogden suspected 25th and 26th streets in Ogdea. | lai sc ig OA : Watt said in this case it was obvious the car was not going to stop. Officers had the license number, Watt said, and Victim well-known in community Eddie Raymond Bustos, 48, and a juvenile female he did taking place. — deadly force is justified, chase between NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner Bina McCowan remembers her SC/} Philemon Ellis at her home on Tuesday in Ogden. Ellisy nd Jessica Nelson, ‘hen a vehicle who was driving, were both kille broadsided them. to dance and listen to music, McCowan said. “We were listening to some spiritual music on Saturday night,” she said, “and he came in and was touched by it.He sobbed community.” _ Ellis left behind three children and eight grandchildren, Carpenter said. | Betty Tucker, Ellis’ sister, — said the death came 10 years, to the day, after the family buried another brother, making the death even more difficult. Attempts to contact Nelson’s family were unsuccessful. :