Fatal Encounters

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April Lawanna Keck

Name: April Lawanna Keck
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 03/13/2010
Location: 6000 block Chapman Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920
County: Knox
Agency: Tennessee Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A 2003 black Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling southbound in a northbound lane of Chapman Highway around 1:30 a.m. when it was stopped by a THP trooper before speeding away. The driver of the Mitsubishi, April Lawanna Keck, was later found dead in the 6000 block of Chapman Highway where it crashed.
Unique ID: 23208

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