Nicholas Ackerman
Name: Nicholas Ackerman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/24/2001
Location: I-69 and Wadhams Road
Kimball, Michigan, 48074
County: Lapeer
Agency: Michigan State Police, Marysville Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: John Albert Gillis reportedly fled police after getting caught breaking into an East China Township home shortly before 2 p.m.. Trooper Steven Kramer and a Marysville officer pursued Gillis' Dodge Shadow as he drove the wrong way on I-94 and then I-69. The chase ended east of Wadhams Road in Kimball Township when Gillis crashed his vehicle head-on into a car carrying Nicholas Ackerman and Gayle Ackerman, killing them both. Gillis was convicted of murder in the couple's death and sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2002.
Unique ID: 20839
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