Fatal Encounters

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

Thomas Maurice Ozborne

Name: Thomas Maurice Ozborne
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/29/2009
Location: 31st Street and Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Kansas, 66103
County: Wyandotte
Agency: Kansas City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Thomas Maurice Ozborne died after he popped a wheelie on his Harley Davidson motorcycle and collided with a 1999 Ford van during a police chase. According to police, an officer saw Ozborne commit a traffic violation at 10th Street and Rosedale Drive shortly before 4 p.m. Ozborne allegedly refused to stop and the officer pursued him. As Ozborne approached the state line on Southwest Boulevard, police said the officer began to back off. Ozborne reportedly sped up and struck the van in an intersection. Ozborne died at the scene.
Unique ID: 8395

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