Frantz Leandre
Name: Frantz Leandre
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/15/2005
Location: Texas Avenue and Americana Boulevard
Orlando, Florida, 32839
County: Orange
Agency: Orange County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Twenty-one county deputies and a police helicopter tracked a 19-year-old suspected car thief in a pickup truck for about 50 minutes. At the end of the incident the suspect ran a red light and collided with the car of Frantz Leandre, a former official of the Haitian government, and his sister Carole. The county maintained that such tactical pressure on the thief did not constitute a "chase." A jury disagreed, awarding a $2M settlement to the Leandres' family.
Unique ID: 4210
News article: Link
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