Fatal Encounters

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

Bruce Charles Coenen

Name: Bruce Charles Coenen
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/04/2013
Location: 239 US-59
Avoca, Iowa, 51521
County: Pottawattamie
Agency: Harlan Police Department, Iowa State Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Iowa DOT was alerted about a driver traveling about 90 MPH on a state road and apparently drunk driving. That was Coenen's Pontiac Bonneville. DOT workers quickly put together a barricade to stop him, causing Coenen to barrel into a Chevrolet Tahoe at full speed. The impact killed him.
Unique ID: 13792

News article: Link






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