Fatal Encounters

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Thomas Emanuel Siegler

Name: Thomas Emanuel Siegler
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/20/2010
Location: US-23 and Elk Lane
Oscoda, Michigan, 48750
County: Iosco
Agency: Oscoda Township Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police said officers noticed a car at a local business, ran the plates and learned it belonged to Thomas Emanuel Siegler, who was wanted on a warrant out of Gladwin County. According to police, Siegler was in the passenger seat when they stopped the vehicle, and provided them with a false identity. The driver was asked to step out of the car and was talking to police when Seigler allegedly got into the driver's seat and drove off. A short chase occurred before Seigler's car left the roadway and overturned several times before hitting a semi truck that was parked in a driveway. The car flipped over the top of the semi, ejecting Siegler.
Unique ID: 21274

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