Brody A. Sotona
Name: Brody A. Sotona
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 09/09/2013
Location: Central Ave SE & 4th St SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414
County: Hennepin
Agency: Minnesota State Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A suspected drunken driver was driving with a suspended license as he led a state trooper on a high-speed chase through downtown, authorities said. The Minnesota State Patrol said the driver, 34-year-old Yia Her, was pulled over for suspicion of drunken driving, but that the car fled. The trooper pursued the car through downtown Minneapolis. The patrol said the trooper also tried four times to stop the pursuit using a so-called "pursuit intervention technique" maneuver that involves bumping a fleeing car to force it to spin out. Instead, the fleeing car slammed broadside into another car. The crash killed the driver of the other car, 20-year-old Brody Sotona. Her was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Unique ID: 13388
News article: Link
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