Fatal Encounters

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Jeff Hoover

Name: Jeff Hoover
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/07/2001
Location: I-69 and I-75
Flint, Michigan, 48507
County: Genesee
Agency: Flint Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police said they saw Jeff Hoover driving erratically on westbound I-69 near Dort Highway at about 12:20 a.m. Hoover allegedly failed to stop after police activated lights and siren. Police pursued Hoover to the I-75 interchange where he lost control of his vehicle, left the roadway and rolled over. Hoover was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Unique ID: 20835

News article: Link






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