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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/31/2015
Location: US-61 & 200th Ave
Maquoketa, Iowa, 52060
County: Jackson
Agency: Iowa State Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: Davenport police sent out an alert about a distraught man driving a car on US-61. Trooper Milan James saw the car traveling southbound near Fulton at around 8:30 p.m. Police said the unidentified driver did not stop after James activated his squad car's lights and sirens. Maquoketa officers joined the pursuit as the vehicle continued southbound. According to police, it was not a high-speed chase, but the man would not stop or pull over. Police said James moved his squad car in front of the man's vehicle and was struck from behind. The collision sent the man's vehicle into the median.
Unique ID: 16186

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