Name withheld by police
Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/03/2004
Location: US 98
, Mississippi,
County: Lamar
Agency: Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: One motorist was killed and another was injured in Lamar County when their automobile wrecked after they tried to elude Highway Patrolmen in a brief, high-speed chase. One passenger died when he was ejected from the car as it wrecked on Highway 98. Another male passenger was also injured, but the driver was not hurt. According to patrolmen, shortly before the accident, the car had been clocked at a high rate of speed by two state troopers, who chased it for a few miles before the driver lost control in a curve and wrecked.
Unique ID: 3551
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