Fatal Encounters

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

Phillip M. Layton

Name: Phillip M. Layton
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/10/2001
Location: Old Knoxville Hwy & Stock Creek Blvd
Rockford, Tennessee, 37853
County: Blount
Agency: Rockford Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: During a chase, a Rockford patrol car, driven by Sgt. James R. Johnson, swerved into a motorcycle, driven by Phillip M. Layton, which sent it into a guardrail and killed Layton.
Unique ID: 22689

News article: Link






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