Colton Mitchell Baschke
Name: Colton Mitchell Baschke
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 09/19/2017
Location: 12th Street and Lake Drive Ave.
Spirit Lake, Iowa, 51360
County: Dickinson
Agency: Spirit Lake Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Spirit Lake police initiated a traffic stop on a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup at 12:30 a.m., when Colton Baschke sped away. After a short pursuit, officers lost contact with the pickup. It was located a few minutes later after it had traveled through a residential yard, struck a small utility shed and come to rest 15-feet off-shore in East Okoboji Lake. During the crash, Baschke was ejected from the vehicle and killed.
Unique ID: 22982
News article: Link
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