Fatal Encounters

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

John Frederick Freeman Jr.

Name: John Frederick Freeman Jr.
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/06/2009
Location: 3045 Roosevelt Hwy
College Park, Georgia, 30349
County: Fulton
Agency: Georgia State Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Troopers saw a motorcycle speeding. They tried to initiate a traffic stop, but Freeman fled. The cyclist drove through downtown Atlanta, and onto Interstate 85 and went over the wall at Old National Highway and I-85. Freeman was struck and killed by a Ford Expedition, which was traveling northbound on the highway.
Unique ID: 8413

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