James Lee Franklin
Name: James Lee Franklin
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/20/2020
Location: 800 block Sullivan Road
Ogden, Utah, 84403
County: Weber
Agency: Ogden City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A police squad car attempted to pull over James Lee Franklin for not wearing a seat belt. They informed Franklin they were impounding his car because the registration didn't match. Franklin protested and as an officer attempted to pull him out of the car, Franklin gunned the motor, dragging the officer for a block and half before throwing him off. Franklin ran into a parked Ogden City Police Department car, then struck the vehicle of a 59-year-old man who had pulled to the side of the roadway. Franklin was killed.
Unique ID: 28452
News article: Link
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