A66 crash: Five people who died in police chase which killed two officers named
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- Michael Cahill, Theo Rae, Cole Worthy, Jacob Matusiak and Makai Saddington died when their car crashed into a marked police vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough.S1
- Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18 all died.S2
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A66 crash: Five people who died in police chase which killed two officers named
Michael Cahill, Theo Rae, Cole Worthy, Jacob Matusiak and Makai Saddington died when their car crashed into a marked police vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
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Five males killed alongside police officers in wrong-way A66 crash named
Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18 all died.
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Published Aug 23, 2026
What to know
- Michael Cahill, Theo Rae, Cole Worthy, Jacob Matusiak and Makai Saddington died when their car crashed into a marked police vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough.S1
- Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18 all died.S2
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