Fatal Encounters

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Ricky W. Oskin

Name: Ricky W. Oskin
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/08/2006
Location: I-70 & N Center Ave
New Stanton, Pennsylvania, 15672
County: Westmoreland
Agency: Pennsylvania State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Trooper David J. McClintock spotted Oskin "driving at an extremely high rate of speed" on the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass (Toll Route 66) and pursued him for several miles. He was killed during a police chase about a quarter-mile south of Interstate 70 when his car collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by Keith Price, of New Stanton.
Unique ID: 19987

News article: Link






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