Fatal Encounters

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Charles A. Traylor

Name: Charles A. Traylor
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/12/2015
Location: East Gregory Boulevard and Oldham Road
Kansas City, Missouri, 64132
County: Jackson
Agency: Kansas City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Theodore R. Rowe III and Charles A. Traylor were killed when their Honda Prelude crashed into a tree after fleeing police. According to police, an officer had begun to give chase after the car fled an attempted traffic stop, but there was not a pursuit underway at the time of the 4 a.m. crash. The passenger, Rowe, died at the scene. Traylor, the driver, died at a hospital.
Unique ID: 17000

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