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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/01/2021
Location: 95 Vaughan St
Middleboro, Massachusetts, 2346
County: Plymouth
Agency: Lakeville Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Around 11:45 p.m., a Lakeville police officer reportedly spotted a motorcycle operating recklessly on Main Street, traveling at a speed of 68 miles per hour in a 40 miles per hour zone. The officer tried to pull the motorcycle over, but the driver did not stop. The officer briefly followed the motorcycle on Main Street but reportedly abandoned pursuit. A short time after calling off the pursuit but continuing to follow, the officer came upon the motorcycle, which had crashed into a telephone pole just over the Middleboro town line, killing the driver.
Unique ID: 31044

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