Fatal Encounters

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Robert William Flanagan

Name: Robert William Flanagan
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/14/2006
Location: State Road 121 and Light Plant Road
Worthington Springs, Florida, 32054
County: Union
Agency: Union County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Bobby Todd and Robert William Flanagan both died in a fiery Saturday-night car crash with a Union County deputy's vehicle as police chased them. The deputy escaped with burns on 30% of his body. Earlier in the evening Todd had been involved in a shots-fired call; Flanagan's connection was unclear, and he may have been a hitchhiker.
Unique ID: 4836

News article: Link






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