Zack Palmer
Name: Zack Palmer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 11/26/2009
Location: NW Morse St. and NW Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, Kansas, 66608
County: Shawnee
Agency: Topeka Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Zack Palmer was killed after the car he was in crashed during a police chase. According to police, officers first saw the vehicle speeding north on the 600 block of SW Topeka Blvd at 2:13 a.m. When police attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver allegedly accelerated and ran two red lights. The chase continued over the Topeka Bridge, until the driver tried turning right at Morse, lost control and hit a stoplight. The driver was thrown from the rolling vehicle and Palmer, a passenger, had to be extracted from the back seat. Palmer died at a hospital.
Unique ID: 8641
News article: Link
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