Fatal Encounters

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

Cedric Dion Collins Jr.

Name: Cedric Dion Collins Jr.
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 02/24/2013
Location: 25000 Northwest Fwy,
Jersey Village, Texas, 77040
County: Harris
Agency: Harris County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Around 9 p.m. Sunday, Collins, who was drunk, crashed his Infiniti into a retaining wall. Deputies responded. Though he was visibly injured, Collins ran away. Deputies pursued and arrested him. Collins did not resist and, according to deputies, refused medical treatment. Deputies put Collins in a holding cell at 12:20 a.m. on Monday. He passed out. Paramedics responded. Collins was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. Collins's wife, Christie, said that she did not receive a death notification until Monday afternoon.
Unique ID: 12410

News article: Link






View Larger Map