Fatal Encounters

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

John D. Lortie

Name: John D. Lortie
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/29/2003
Location: I-90 & Bishop Road
Willoughby Hills, Ohio, 44092
County: Lake
Agency: Geauga County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A chase that started just east of Chardon Square ended violently more than 15 miles away on Interstate 90, with Lortie's car careening into a police vehicle parked alongside the highway in Willoughby Hills. Lortie, 21, of Columbus, died in the crash.
Unique ID: 3043

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