Fatal Encounters

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

Robert Bennett Jr.

Name: Robert Bennett Jr.
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/04/2008
Location: 11337 Buchanan Trl E
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, 17268
County: Franklin
Agency: Washington Township Police Department, Waynesboro Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police refused to disclose why or where they began chasing Bennett. But in the early morning hours they pursued him at high speed in his 1996 Grand Prix, he lost control on a curve, and died in a one-car accident. It was the county's third such chase death within six months.
Unique ID: 6964

News article: Link






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