Travis Miles
Name: Travis Miles
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 02/10/2001
Location: Cherry Hill Rd. and Venoy Rd.
Westland, Michigan, 48135
County: Wayne
Agency: Canton Township Department of Public Safety
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police said they responded to a report of a larceny in progress at a home construction site and stopped two trucks that appeared to be loaded with construction material. Two men were arrested without incident, but John Steven Moffitt and a passenger reportedly sped away in a 1988 flatbed Chevrolet truck. According to police, Moffitt reached speeds of 60 mph before running a red light and broadsiding a car carrying 8-year-old Travis Miles. Miles died at the scene of the 8:30 p.m. crash. Moffitt, 38, was charged with first-degree murder.
Unique ID: 20822
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