Fatal Encounters

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Michael Jago II

Name: Michael Jago II
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: Native American/Alaskan
Date: 01/26/2009
Location: M-28 and County Road 403
Newberry, Michigan, 49868
County: Luce
Agency: Michigan State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: According to police, troopers Christopher Archer and Donald Carrick were traveling eastbound on M-28 at approximately 11:05 p.m. when their vehicle collided with a second vehicle that had proceeded through the intersection at County Road 403. The driver, Michael Jago II, died at the scene. Archer seriously damaged bones in his face. Carrick was hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Jago was the son of Luce County's undersheriff.
Unique ID: 21223

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