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Genevieve C. "Jenny" Collignon

Name: Genevieve C. "Jenny" Collignon
Age: 73
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 11/26/2010
Location: 23 IN-66
Tell City, Indiana, 47586
County: Perry
Agency: Tell City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Patrolman Phillip M. Flamion was on duty, and at approximately 4:30 p.m., while patrolling Indiana 66, Flamion spotted the driver of a Jeep not wearing a seatbelt. At the time, Flamion was traveling north but turned his car around in an effort to pull over the vehicle. At the same time, Genevieve Collignon was leaving the Lincoln Park Plaza Shopping Center. As she pulled out into the intersection in an effort to turn left, her SUV was struck in the driver's side door by Flamion's patrol car, killing her.
Unique ID: 22479

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