Fatal Encounters

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Steven Benjamin M. Rhock

Name: Steven Benjamin M. Rhock
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/14/2021
Location: I-95
Jarratt, Virginia, 23867
County: Sussex
Agency: Halifax County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: The Halifax Sheriff's Office notified Virginia State Police around 5:25 p.m. that they were in pursuit of a stolen 2017 Honda Civic on Interstate 95. The pursuit led northbound on I-95 and then crossed the state line into Virginia. Virginia troopers deployed spike strips. The vehicle hit the spike strips, but continued to flee. Steven Benjamin M. Rhock lost control of the Honda and ran off the roadway into the median. The car crashed into the tree line, where it became fully engulfed in flames. Rhock was killed.
Unique ID: 31402

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