Fatal Encounters

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

Derrick L. Zumalt

Name: Derrick L. Zumalt
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/24/2004
Location: Missouri 58
, Missouri,
County: Cass
Agency: Lake Lotawana Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Zumalt died when the car in which he was riding overturned during a police chase. The patrol reported that the driver, a 21-year-old Lee's Summit man, was fleeing from police at high speed when his Nissan drove through water on the road. The driver lost control, and his vehicle slid off the right side of the road, struck a utility pole and overturned. The driver refused medical treatment. Zumalt, the passenger, was killed.
Unique ID: 3538

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