Fatal Encounters

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Corey Ellsworth

Name: Corey Ellsworth
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/06/2004
Location: Brown Rd & W Jenks Rd
Fenwick, Michigan, 48834
County: Montcalm
Agency: Michigan State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: According to police, a Belding gas station attendant reported a theft of $15 in fuel. Police said a trooper traveling west on M-44 just before 10:30 p.m. saw an eastbound vehicle matching the description and tried to stop the driver, Corey Ellsworth. Ellsworth kept driving and the trooper chased him onto Decker Road. In Montcalm County, Ellsworth turned onto a narrow dirt road and lost control of his vehicle, rolling several times. Ellsworth died at a hospital. Ellsworth had reportedly just been released from prison after serving time for a previous police chase involving Ionia County deputies in July 1999.
Unique ID: 21025

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