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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/04/2018
Location: GA-307 and GA-25
Garden City, Georgia, 31407
County: Chatham
Agency: Port Wentworth Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Around 11:08 a.m. officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation. Officers attempted to arrest the driver for an outstanding warrant from Atlanta. The driver allegedly fought officers and got back into his vehicle and fled. He headed south and struck the rear of a tractor trailer that was stopped and waiting to enter the Georgia Ports. He was killed.
Unique ID: 25288

News article: Link






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