Fatal Encounters

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

Brian Essian

Name: Brian Essian
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/02/2015
Location: Lapeer Rd. and Newark Rd.
Lapeer, Michigan, 48446
County: Lapeer
Agency: Michigan State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: According to police, trooper Kevin Primel tried to stop Brian Essian's Kawasaki motorcycle around 10:35 a.m. for going 71 mph in a 55 mph zone. Essian allegedly accelerated, clipped a pickup truck and crashed. Essian died from his injured on May 27, 2015. According to reports, Essian was on probation for fleeing from Waterford officer Annette Miller in May 2012.
Unique ID: 20908

News article: Link






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