Fatal Encounters

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

Timothy Baker

Name: Timothy Baker
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/05/2007
Location: 3500 block Lake Drive
Pontoon Beach, Illinois, 62040
County: Madison
Agency: Pontoon Beach Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Timothy A. Baker was killed after he lost control of a car during a high-speed police chase. According to police, Baker was driving a 1992 Acura Legend that had been reported stolen. Police said that Baker was driving at least 81 mph on a damp road before he crashed into a chain-link fence at about 4:30 a.m. The tubular railing along the top of the fence broke through the car's windshield, piercing Baker through the chest.
Unique ID: 5797

News article: Link






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