Fatal Encounters

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Harold Elvin Renkley

Name: Harold Elvin Renkley
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 10/31/2020
Location: U.S.-169
Winnebago, Minnesota, 56098
County: Faribault
Agency: Winnebago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Jeffrey Gordon Gunzenhauser, 20, allegedly was drunk when he drove in the wrong lane and caused a crash that killed Harold Elvin Renkley. An off-duty Winnebago police officer witnessed the head-on crash after Gunzenhauser almost crashed into the officer's vehicle. The officer was southbound on Highway 169 around 12:30 a.m. when he had to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid a collision with a Dodge Dart going northbound in the southbound lane. The Dart did not brake and kept going in the wrong lane as the officer turned around and notified the county dispatcher.
Unique ID: 30222

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