Heather M. Barnes
Name: Heather M. Barnes
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/20/2003
Location: 6303 L St.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68117
County: Douglas
Agency: Omaha Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Officers tried to stop Heather Barnes because of erratic driving at about 11:45 p.m. near 72nd and Grover Streets. Police said Barnes stopped, but then drove off before losing control of her Ford pickup truck and hitting a curb. The truck rolled several times, ejecting Barnes, who police found lying in the Villa Estates trailer court parking lot. Critically injured in the crash, Barnes remained in a vegetative state for nearly six years at a care center before she died on September 15, 2009.
Unique ID: 2873
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