David Laughlin
Name: David Laughlin
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 08/18/2010
Location: North Millcreek Road and Farm to Market Rd 418
Silsbee, Texas, 77656
County: Hardin
Agency: Silsbee Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Sergeant Robert Peden and Officers Scroggins and Hodges pursued Laughlin for speeding. Sheriff Ed Cain of Hardin County set out spike strips, deflating Laughlin's tires. Laughlin crashed into a telephone pole. Paramedics responded. Laughlin informed them that he was drunk and high. Trooper Odom responded, but later determined that he would not be investigating. Laughlin died at Christus St. E. Hospital in Beaumont. Chief Dennis Allen informed Texas Ranger Danny Young about the death.
Unique ID: 9396
News article: Link
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