Fatal Encounters

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

James W. Hammer Jr.

Name: James W. Hammer Jr.
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/28/2005
Location: Fish Hatchery Road and Cahill Main
Madison, Wisconsin, 53711
County: Dane
Agency: Madison Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Daniel Banks smoked crack cocaine, shot up heroin and drank a half-liter of vodka before hopping on a stolen motorcycle and leading police on a high-speed chase that killed James Hammer, police said.
Unique ID: 20350

News article: Link






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