Fatal Encounters

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

Kendell T. Lewis

Name: Kendell T. Lewis
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/06/2011
Location: St. Clair Avenue and North 18th St.
East St. Louis, Illinois, 62205
County: St. Clair
Agency: Brooklyn Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Kendell T. Lewis died after crashing his Ford Focus during a high speed police chase. At around 3:15 p.m., Lewis allegedly fled a traffic stop and hit a police car trying to get away. According to police, Lewis was driving over 100 mph when he lost control of the car, hit a light pole. and flipped. Police said live electrical wires fell onto the roadway after Lewis hit the pole.
Unique ID: 10346

News article: Link






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