Fatal Encounters

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Chad Benjamin Smith

Name: Chad Benjamin Smith
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/16/2002
Location: I-80
Newton, Iowa, 50208
County: Jasper
Agency: Jasper County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A deputy tried to stop Chad B. Smith and William M. Cogger Smith at around 10 p.m., after seeing Smith driving erratically on westbound I-80 near Newton. A high-speed chase ensued until Smith's car struck the rear of a semi-truck. Smith and Cogger both died in the crash.
Unique ID: 1694

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