Fatal Encounters

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Nathan Ellis Visger

Name: Nathan Ellis Visger
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 03/30/2010
Location: 8837 N. 120th Ave.
Hart, Michigan, 49420
County: Oceana
Agency: Oceana County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police said they responded about 9:20 p.m. to a report of a car "maliciously damaging a driveway and property and driving recklessly." A deputy saw a 1995 Subaru, and tried to stop it after the driver, Nathan Ellis Visger, ran a stop sign. A passenger reportedly jumped out at 126th, and Hammett, and Visger sped up. Visger lost control of the Subaru, went off the road and crashed into a mobile home. He was ejected from the car and became trapped underneath. Visger died at a hospital a short time later. Police said the residents suffered minor injuries.
Unique ID: 21275

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