Fatal Encounters

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

Lionel Major

Name: Lionel Major
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 04/08/2003
Location: SC-165
Ravenel, South Carolina, 29470
County: Charleston
Agency: Charleston County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Major, who was driving a stolen Honda Accord, reportedly fled from a deputy who tried to stop him for speeding along U.S. 17. The deputy eventually quit the chase after his emergency lights failed. A short time later, the Accord crashed into a utility pole and a tree on S.C. Highway 165, police said.
Unique ID: 2439

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