Fatal Encounters

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

Robin Taneisha Williams

Name: Robin Taneisha Williams
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/18/2012
Location: I-276
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, 19462
County: Montgomery
Agency: Pennsylvania State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Pennsylvania State Trooper Barry Searfoss was off duty and drunk behind the wheel and had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he collided with a car driven by 21-year-old Robin Williams. The car exploded and she was killed. He was ordered to spend at least six months behind bars.
Unique ID: 20777

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