Fatal Encounters

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Mark A. Horton

Name: Mark A. Horton
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/01/2000
Location: Davison Freeway
Detroit, Michigan, 48203
County: Wayne
Agency:
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Two Detroit men killed when their car crashed were among at least eight people who died in New Year's holiday weekend traffic accidents in Michigan, police said. Mark A Horton, 21, and passenger Phillip A. Bluebridge, 19, were killed when their car crashed in their hometown at 1:54 a.m. They were not wearing seat belts. While these deaths were not reported in news media as police pursuit deaths, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows police reported two people dying in a police pursuit at 1:54 a.m. on January 1, 2000, on Davison Freeway. It was the only double fatality crash in Michigan that night.
Unique ID: 25747

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