Fatal Encounters

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Matthew Hottman

Name: Matthew Hottman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/01/2002
Location: Pierceville Rd & Connors Rd
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, 53527
County: Dane
Agency: Deerfield Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Three men, Kyle Smith, 19, Matthew Hottman, 22, and Jeremy Budhan, 20, were killed Sunday in a car crash that occurred after a chase by police, police said. Deerfield, Wis., police officers called off their chase of the vehicle after they lost sight of it. A short time later, that vehicle was involved in a crash in the town of Sun Prairie, Wis., Dane County Sheriff's Lt. Julie Baglama said. It was not immediately clear how the accident occurred.
Unique ID: 2124

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