Fatal Encounters

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

Jimmy B. Hornbuckle

Name: Jimmy B. Hornbuckle
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/06/2002
Location: I-55 and Butler Hill Road
St. Louis, Missouri, 63128
County: St. Louis
Agency: Missouri State Highway Patrol, Festus Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Jimmy B. Hornbuckle was killed when he rear-ended an 18-wheeler on Interstate 55 as state and municipal police pursued him. The pursuit started shortly after midnight when a Festus officer tried to stop Hornbuckle for driving with improper license plates on his 1985 Pontiac Fiero. Police said they believed Hornbuckle may have intended to kill himself when he crashed into the back of the truck.
Unique ID: 1529

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