Fatal Encounters

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Keith Williamson

Name: Keith Williamson
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 02/20/2013
Location: Courtney Campbell Causeway
Clearwater, Florida, 33759
County: Pinellas
Agency: Clearwater Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Motorcyclist Williamson was killed, and his passenger injured, during a police chase that reached speeds of over 120 MPH. Williamson struck a cruiser that pulled in front of him and lost control. Police claimed "this was not a chase," contradicted by dash cam video. That video was switched off seconds before the fatal crash. And because Williamson was not a suspect in a violent felony, the chase went against the department's own policy.
Unique ID: 12394

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