Fatal Encounters

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Randy Cole

Name: Randy Cole
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/19/2021
Location: I-29
Hillsboro, North Dakota, 58045
County: Traill
Agency: Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office, Traill County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Deputies on patrol spotted the car shortly after 11 a.m. that had been reportedly stolen in Grand Forks. The driver, Randy Cole, took off, headed south with speeds exceeding 100 mph. Stop sticks were deployed south of Hillsboro. The car's two front tires went flat, but the driver continued to flee on the front rims. The car entered a construction zone, crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and collided with a northbound semi. Cole was killed.
Unique ID: 30272

News article: Link






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