Fatal Encounters

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

Lyn Briggs

Name: Lyn Briggs
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/17/2006
Location: Central Avenue and Church Street
Cortland, New York, 13045
County: Cortland
Agency: Cortland Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: One of two pedestrians struck by a drunk-driving local officer, Briggs died of her injuries two weeks later. The other woman was also seriously hurt. The officer resigned his post, was sentenced to six months in jail, five years probation, and directed to give a drunk driving presentation to every high school in the county.
Unique ID: 5655

News article: Link






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