Fatal Encounters

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

Geoffrey Keith Darwin

Name: Geoffrey Keith Darwin
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/02/2000
Location: Wilkinson Blvd. and Boyer St.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208
County: Mecklenburg
Agency: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Darwin was in a cleaning-company van at about 7 a.m. when it was struck by a police cruiser going 30 MPH over the speed limit. The van flipped, landing on its top, and Darwin was killed. The officer resigned from the force and was not charged.
Unique ID: 618

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