Steven Sahlstrom
Name: Steven Sahlstrom
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 02/15/2002
Location: Blackhawk Road and Falcon Road
Rockford, Illinois, 61109
County: Winnebago
Agency: Rockford Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Steven Sahlstrom was killed when his ATV was struck by a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck fleeing police. According to police, plainclothes officers saw Householder near a room at the Sixpenny Inn "where drug deals occur" just before midnight. Householder got in his truck and the officers, who'd put on "raid jackets" identifying them as police, approached. Householder allegedly refused to roll down his window or open the door, and then drove off. Householder hit Sahlstrom's ATV from behind, throwing Sahlstrom into a field. Police contended they weren't in pursuit, and that they were looking for Householder when they saw the crash. Householder, 34, was charged with possession of "a very small amount" of cocaine.
Unique ID: 1488
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