Fatal Encounters

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

Vonnie Ogburn

Name: Vonnie Ogburn
Age:
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/24/2000
Location: Project Road and Buck Marshall Road
Wiggins, Mississippi, 39577
County: Stone
Agency: Wiggins Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Officer Jamie Smith pursued John Wortham for about 1.7 miles because Wortham was speeding in the wrong lane of traffic. Wortham lost control of his vehicle, crossed the centerline, and collided with a vehicle driven by Vonnie Ogburn. Wortham and Ogburn were both killed.
Unique ID: 136

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