Fatal Encounters

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

Michael Geisen II

Name: Michael Geisen II
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 08/27/2011
Location: 6111 North Detroit
Toledo, Ohio, 43612
County: Lucas
Agency: Toledo Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Motivated by a sense of fun, Geisen deliberately drew police into an early-morning high-speed pursuit through the streets of industrial Toledo. The chase ended with Geisen hitting a triple set of railroad tracks in his 1989 Nissan, going airborne for at least 100 feet, and crashing into the side of a house. Geisen's two friends in the car were seriously injured. The impact killed him.
Unique ID: 10512

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