Fatal Encounters

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Zayne Yost

Name: Zayne Yost
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/26/2018
Location: I-80 & NW 48th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68528
County: Lancaster
Agency: Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A deputy spotted a stolen SUV in southwest Lincoln. Deputies tried to stop the vehicle, but the SUV fled. The deputy reportedly did not pursue, as he was in an unmarked sheriff's car. Around 8 a.m., the same deputy saw the same SUV and called for backup. A pursuit began, and the driver fled west on I-80, got on the off-ramp to northwest 48th Street, lost control of the vehicle and flipped several times, ejecting all four occupants and killing Zayne Yost.
Unique ID: 25344

News article: Link






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