Kerry Peters
Name: Kerry Peters
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Race: Native American/Alaskan
Date: 02/23/2016
Location: Slim Buttes Road
Chadron, Nebraska, 69337
County: Dawes
Agency: Fall River County Sheriff's Office (SD), Oglala Sioux Tribal Department of Public Safety (SD)
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A deputy started chasing a vehicle that had been parked on US-18 east of Oelrichs, South Dakota, at around 4 a.m. Oglala Sioux officers then took over and followed the vehicle south into Nebraska. According to police, the vehicle suddenly reversed course and headed north, striking a tribal police cruiser and injuring an officer. The vehicle went out of control and crashed, catching fire. The driver, Kerry Peters, died in the crash. Two passengers were hospitalized.
Unique ID: 17324
News article: Link
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