Fatal Encounters

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

Loren Rockwell

Name: Loren Rockwell
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/26/2002
Location: Gard's Prairie Road and Prairie Grove Street
Cassopolis, Michigan, 49031
County: Cass
Agency: Cass County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A deputy tried to stop a car driven by Loren Rockwell, who was suspected of drunken driving, at about 9:30 p.m., but he allegedly refused to pull over and increased his speed. Rockwell reportedly ran a stop sign and crashed into a freight train at a crossing south of Prairie Grove Street. Rockwell was pronounced dead at the scene.
Unique ID: 20966

News article: Link






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