Benjamin Shively
Name: Benjamin Shively
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/02/2014
Location: I-29, MO-HH
Platte City, Missouri, 64079
County: Platte
Agency: Platte County Sheriff's Office, Kansas City Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Benjamin Shively died more than two weeks after Justin V. Burkholder (who also died) hit his SUV during a police chase. Platte County sheriff's deputies had tried to stop Burkholder for driving an allegedly stolen truck near the KC International Airport. The chase continued through Platte and Clay counties for about 40 minutes and involved 20-30 police cars at speeds as high as 100 mph. Burkholder was reportedly going the wrong way on I-29 when he struck Shively's southbound 2014 Chevy Suburban head-on. Burkholder died at the scene. Shively was extricated from the SUV and taken to an area hospital, where he died on July 20.
Unique ID: 14734
News article: Link
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