Fatal Encounters

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

John Douglas

Name: John Douglas
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 02/07/2007
Location: Redwood Rd & 4700 S
Taylorsville, Utah, 84118
County: Salt Lake
Agency: Taylorsville Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: At 12:30 a.m. a local officer was speeding to support other police by laying down spike strips when he struck and killed student Douglas in his vehicle. Criminal charges, involving whether the officer was texting and how much painkiller Tramadol was in his system, was finally resolved with a 12-month probation for the officer. A civil settlement had already been reached.
Unique ID: 5884

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