Fatal Encounters

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Tou Yia Lor

Name: Tou Yia Lor
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/31/2021
Location: Oak St. and Domke St.
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54650
County: La Crosse
Agency: Onalaska Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: An Onalaska officer saw a motorcycle speeding on Highway 35. When the motorcycle stopped at a stop sign, the officer told the person to pull over. At first, it looked like the person was going to do that but then the motorcycle quickly sped away down Oak Avenue. The officer estimated the motorcycle was traveling up to 100 mph. As the officer reportedly was notifying dispatch he was ending the pursuit, he saw the motorcycle collide with a vehicle. The motorcyclist, Tou Yia Lor, was thrown from the motorcycle in the crash and killed. The driver of the 2018 Hyundai Tucson was injured.
Unique ID: 30346

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