Fatal Encounters

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David Phillip Baxter

Name: David Phillip Baxter
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 04/06/2018
Location: Minnetonka Boulevard and Atwater Street
Minnetonka, Minnesota, 55305
County: Hennepin
Agency: Minnetonka Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police began pursuing Baxter's vehicle, a 1999 Mercury Tracer, after they spotted him allegedly speeding. Police allegedly called off the chase when speeds got too dangerous. Baxter continued to flee east on Minnetonka Boulevard, passing other vehicles, when he entered the westbound lane and hit a 2015 Volvo head-on and was killed.
Unique ID: 24190

News article: Link






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