Fatal Encounters

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

Austin Dukette

Name: Austin Dukette
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 08/22/2014
Location: 626 Kismet Pkwy
Cape Coral, Florida, 33909
County: Lee
Agency: Lee County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Dukette was riding his bike to school when a deputy hit him with his car, killing him. After a two-month-long investigation, Cape Coral police announced sheriff's Deputy Douglas E. Hood was at fault in the crash that killed the Cape Coral teen. Hood was cited for careless driving. According to a Cape police statement, this concludes the investigation.
Unique ID: 14983

News article: Link






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