Fatal Encounters

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Shawn McCracken

Name: Shawn McCracken
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 09/29/2010
Location: 126th Ave. and 23rd St.
Hopkins, Michigan, 49328
County: Allegan
Agency: Allegan County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: According to the sheriff's department, a deputy saw a vehicle driven by Shawn McCracken speeding on southbound I-196 around 10 p.m. and pulled out to follow. The department said it wasn't a pursuit because McCracken's vehicle was so far ahead of the deputy's car. McCracken crashed into several objects, including a tree, near the rural intersection of 126th Avenue and 63rd Street. McCracken died at the scene. A passenger was injured.
Unique ID: 21294

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