Lee Howard Powell
Name: Lee Howard Powell
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/23/2021
Location: GA-365 and Mud Creek Road
Alto, Georgia, 30510
County: Habersham
Agency: Georgia State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: At approximately 2:20 p.m., a trooper reported a vehicle headed northbound on state highway 17 traveling at 105 mph. The trooper attempted to stop the sedan, police said, but the driver fled, and the trooper reportedly lost sight of it. At approximately 2:40 p.m., police reported a Honda Accord struck the rear of a Toyota Tacoma. The Tacoma, state police reported, then spun out and struck the median before rolling multiple times. The driver of the Tacoma, Lee Howard Powell, 59, was killed. A passenger in the Tacoma, Karen Heath McClure, 65, was ejected from the vehicle and was also killed.
Unique ID: 30291
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