Fatal Encounters

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Timothy Demar Bowden

Name: Timothy Demar Bowden
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 06/17/2006
Location: Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Suffolk, Virginia, 23435
County: Suffolk City
Agency: Virginia State Police, Suffolk Police Department, Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A state trooper clocked a Chevrolet Celebrity traveling 80 mph in a 55 mph zone on VA-258 at 11:28 p.m. The chase led to VA-10 and U.S. 17, then to I-664. Near the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, Timothy Bowden clipped a Suffolk police cruiser, lost control and slid backward across the interstate median, striking a southbound van. The suspect was ejected from his vehicle and was killed.
Unique ID: 22584

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