Fatal Encounters

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Jeffrey Trent Martin

Name: Jeffrey Trent Martin
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/06/2011
Location: MS-178 & MS-371
Mooreville, Mississippi, 38857
County: Lee
Agency: Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Jeffrey Trent Martin was a passenger who died in a car fleeing a trooper. Driver Michael Allen reportedly fled from a traffic checkpoint in Tupelo and was pursued down MS Highway 178 and then onto MS Highway 371 in Mooreville. Authorities say Jeffrey Trent Martin jumped from the vehicle during the chase and was killed.
Unique ID: 10446

News article: Link






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