Fatal Encounters

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

Steven Cornell

Name: Steven Cornell
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/26/2007
Location: I-275 and 31st Street
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33712
County: Pinellas
Agency: St. Petersburg Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Cornell was riding as a passenger in his sister's Camby on I-275 at about 2 a.m. when they were struck by a fugitive's vehicle, speeding the wrong way on the interstate, after a police chase. Cornell's 17-year-old sister emerged in serious condition.
Unique ID: 6550

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