Fatal Encounters

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Reuben Charles Pledger IV

Name: Reuben Charles Pledger IV
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 08/18/2020
Location: 900 block Patterson Avenue
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27101
County: Forsyth
Agency: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Deputies were following the car down Patterson Avenue when the car veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole. Police said four people were inside the 2003 Chevrolet car when it crashed - a child, who was killed, another child treated for injuries, as well as 18-year-old Desean Stephan Dick and 21-year-old Jaylen Lamont Lyles who were both treated for injuries, but are expected to survive.
Unique ID: 28616

News article: Link






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