Jessie Kay Fortier
Name: Jessie Kay Fortier
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 04/22/2000
Location: Federal Street and Sixth Avenue
Troy, New York, 12180
County: Rensselaer
Agency: Troy Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehicle
Media summary: Two Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students were injured in a 1:55 a.m. crash. Jessie Fortier, 19, died of her injuries, and Hillary Lindsay, 20, recovered. Fortier and Lindsay were among four passengers in a car driven by Paul F. Rickert, when it was struck broadside by a police cruiser driven by Officer William Bowles, who reportedly was on his way to assist fellow officers at a fight.
Unique ID: 25825
News article: Link
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