Althea Tobias McKay
Name: Althea Tobias McKay
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 06/19/2006
Location: 2100 block South Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
County: Broward
Agency: Fort Lauderdale Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A local officer was going 91 MPH at 5:21 a.m. when his vehicle slammed into McKay as she stepped down from the curb into the street at a bus stop. That stretch of road was signed at 40 MPH. The officer was subsequently fired for a pattern of excessive speeding both on and off duty—90 MPH over 90 separate times, and up to 118 MPH on the interstate on occasion. Tried for vehicular manslaughter, he was found guilty of the misdemeanor of reckless driving.
Unique ID: 5238
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