Fatal Encounters

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Andrew S. Lown

Name: Andrew S. Lown
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/08/2012
Location: Highway 100 and Menard Lane
Marion, Iowa, 52302
County: Linn
Agency: Linn County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Linn County Sheriff's deputies tried to stop Lown at the corner of Highway 100 and Highway 13, but he sped off down Highway 100, traveling west, police said. He crashed into a ditch on Highway 100, where he was pronounced dead on the scene. He was not wearing a helmet. Police said he had a blood alcohol content of 0.186—over twice the legal limit of .08.
Unique ID: 11548

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