Baby dies in Georgia pile-up after fleeing driver crashes at 110mph
A seven-month-old baby girl died in a ten-vehicle pile-up on an interstate in Georgia after a wanted criminal fleeing police lost control of his vehicle at extremely high speed. Cameron Gabriel Kemp, 33, was driving at 110mph in a 60mph zone with his headlights off when a state trooper initiated a traffic stop; Kemp fled, leading to a high-speed pursuit that ended when he crashed into multiple vehicles and subsequently died of his injuries.
Kemp was driving on a suspended licence and had two outstanding arrest warrants for a probation violation and failure to appear in court. Prison records showed he had an extensive criminal history spanning more than a decade, with multiple convictions including aggravated assault, armed robbery and firearm offences; he had been released from prison in July 2025 following a sentence for aggravated battery. The crash also injured three other infants who were in one of the vehicles caught in the pile-up, and Georgia police acknowledged the fatal incident occurred during a high-speed pursuit.
- Seven-month-old baby dies in ten-vehicle pile-up caused by fleeing criminal.
- Driver travelling at 110mph with no headlights in a 60mph zone.
- Driver had suspended licence and two outstanding arrest warrants.
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A baby girl died in a ten-vehicle crash on an interstate in Georgia during a high-speed police pursuit. The crash occurred when police attempted to stop a vehicle being driven dangerously, including at 110mph in a 60mph zone with its headlights off; instead of stopping, the driver fled.
The driver was Cameron Gabriel Kemp, 33, who had outstanding arrest warrants and was driving on a suspended licence. Kemp had an extensive criminal history spanning more than a decade, with convictions for serious crimes including aggravated assault, armed robbery and firearm offences.
High-speed police pursuits create a dilemma for law enforcement: apprehending wanted criminals may sometimes require pursuit, but these pursuits can endanger innocent members of the public. This incident resulted in injuries to three other young children and several other people who had no involvement in the initial traffic stop.
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The case for
Police were justified in attempting to apprehend a wanted suspect with outstanding warrants and serious criminal history who was demonstrably endangering other road users through reckless driving at extreme speed. Law enforcement requires the ability to pursue dangerous suspects; without it, serious criminals could evade accountability. The suspect's choice to flee and drive at 110mph directly caused this tragedy. Responsibility lies with the criminal's deliberate actions, not with officers performing legitimate law enforcement duties.
The case against
High-speed pursuits on public highways create severe, foreseeable dangers to innocent motorists, as this tragedy demonstrates. Suspects can typically be identified and apprehended through subsequent law enforcement without risking the lives of the driving public. Many police departments restrict high-speed pursuits because the danger to innocent people often outweighs the benefit of immediate apprehension. The death of a seven-month-old child illustrates why jurisdictions increasingly limit such pursuits to protect vulnerable road users.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Baby girl died in late night car crash after serial criminal deliberately drove Audi at 110mph with no headlights”.