Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Bjorn Robert Larsen

Name: Bjorn Robert Larsen
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/08/2012
Location: Deer Park Road
Port Angeles, Washington, 98362
County: Clallam
Agency: Washington State Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Motorcyclist Larsen was killed fleeing from a state trooper on a rural road leading from Port Angeles up into Olympic National Park. The trooper chased him for speeding, and the pursuit reached 90 MPH, before Larsen and his pursuer both went over an embankment.
Unique ID: 11314

News article: Link






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