Gerald J. Peterson Jr.
Name: Gerald J. Peterson Jr.
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/09/2007
Location: Vermont Route 100
West Dover, Vermont, 5356
County: Windham
Agency: Vermont State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Two state troopers ran over Peterson on Route 100 at 3 a.m., one after the other, although an autopsy confirmed that the impact of the first cruiser killed him. Why Peterson was lying prone in the road nobody could say. At a presser the head of the state police bristled, offended by a suggestion that the troopers might be tested for drugs.
Unique ID: 6742
News article: Link
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