Fatal Encounters

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Daniel Walter Lynn

Name: Daniel Walter Lynn
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/23/2017
Location: I-70
Richmond, Indiana, 47374
County: Henry
Agency: Hancock County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A deputy with Henry County pulled over a Cadillac on I-70. The deputy suspected the driver, Daniel Walter Lynn, was impaired, so he was asked to step out of the vehicle. Lynn put the car into drive and drove eastbound on I-70, and the deputy chased him. A few miles later, the Cadillac jumped the median and hit a westbound GMC pickup truck. Lynn was killed.
Unique ID: 21466

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