Fatal Encounters

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

Robert M. Reid

Name: Robert M. Reid
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/14/2008
Location: 1900 block St. Louis Avenue
East St. Louis, Illinois, 62205
County: St. Clair
Agency: St. Clair County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Robert M. Reid died when he crashed his car while fleeing police. At around 2:20 a.m., deputies pulled Reid over after he reportedly disobeyed a stop sign. Reid allegedly tried to run the deputies over, drove away, and then flipped the car and became pinned inside.
Unique ID: 7562

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