Fatal Encounters

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Dena Peterson

Name: Dena Peterson
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 04/28/2018
Location: 14407 96th St NE
Hamilton, North Dakota, 58238
County: Pembina
Agency: Pembina County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police in Cavalier got a call just before 8 p.m. regarding an allegedly reckless vehicle. The caller said the vehicle was swerving. A Pembina County sheriff's deputy found the vehicle, which sped away. The deputy pursued the vehicle through Cavalier until the vehicle entered a ditch, struck a field approach and rolled. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was killed.
Unique ID: 24210

News article: Link






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