Fatal Encounters

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Lynne Delane Simpson

Name: Lynne Delane Simpson
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/01/2002
Location: I-80
Homestead, Iowa, 52236
County: Iowa
Agency: Cedar Rapids Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A CRPD helicopter spotted a car speeding on I-380, and asked officers on the ground to try and stop it. The driver, Lynne Delane Simpson, reportedly failed to stop and led officers on a 40-minute high-speed chase into Iowa County. Simpson lost control of the van, which rolled into a farm field. Simpson was thrown from the van and died at the scene.
Unique ID: 2125

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