Fatal Encounters

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Michael Wayne Cathorall

Name: Michael Wayne Cathorall
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 02/28/2017
Location: Rte 159 and Miles Station Road
Bunker Hill, Illinois, 62014
County: Macoupin
Agency: Macoupin County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: Michael Cathorall was riding an ATV north on Illinois 159. Macoupin County Sheriff's Deputy Tim Burnet, 37, responding to a call for a domestic disturbance. Burnet had the lights and siren of his squad car activated. The ATV did not have lights on. The squad car hit the rear of the ATV, killing Cathorall.
Unique ID: 19334

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