Girl, 17, Dies After Exiting Police Car and Running Across Busy Highway: 'She Was My World'

Mar. 15, 2025

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A teenage girl died after she exited a stationary police vehicle on the highway shoulder, according to authorities in England.

On Nov. 11 at around 10:40 p.m. local time, Tamzin Hall, 17, was arrested “following a disturbance” at an address in the town of Taunton, Somerset.

“Initial evidence suggests that Tamzin was handcuffed to the front and placed in the rear of a marked police Toyota Corolla. An officer was sat alongside her,” the release stated.

The IOPC said that “an early account from the police driver” indicated that just before 11 p.m., the teenager managed to escape from the stationary car after officers pulled over the M5 highway for safety reasons.

“Despite the attendance of paramedics, Tamzin sadly died at the scene,” the IOPC said.

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An inquest into Tamzin’s death was opened and adjourned earlier this week, the release confirmed.

“We have met with Tamzin’s family to offer our condolences and to outline how our investigation will progress. We will provide them with regular updates as our [inquiries] continue," Ford added.

“Our investigation is in the early stages and we are working hard to establish the exact circumstances of what took place, from the time of Tamzin’s arrest, to how events unfolded a short time later on the M5,” he continued.

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Tamzin’s mother, Amy Hall, paid tribute to her daughter — who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder — in apolice release.

“Tamzin was the most kindest, caring, loving, loyal girl ever. She was the most honest person I’ve ever known; she was very special to me," Amy said. “She had a great sense of humour, and we had many laughs together."

“She was my shadow from the moment she opened her eyes in the morning until she went to sleep at night. She was such an intelligent young girl and had such interesting perceptions on things in life,” she added.

Amy continued, “Tamzin was my absolute everything and I can’t believe she isn’t here anymore. She was my world. She put her all into absolutely everything. She loved helping out as a young child, if you set her a task, she would put her all into it and want it just right."

“Tamzin was such a wonderful daughter. She was a beautiful person," Amy’s tribute included. “My life will never be the same but I’m using my strength for my other children, Tamzin’s siblings."

“She was only 17 but she has taught me a lot and I can use that memory and hold on to that," she shared. “I will never ever get over it, she was taken far too young.”

source: people.com