Fatal Encounters

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Martin Hughes

Name: Martin Hughes
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/31/2000
Location: S Pennsylvania Ave & I-40 & US-270
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73108
County: Oklahoma
Agency: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Oklahoma City police officer Jeff Rominger, 42, and Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Matthew Evans, 24, died after Patrick Kiplinger, driving eastbound, led Rominger into the westbound lanes of Interstate 40. Kiplinger, 41, struck a westbound tractor trailer and then collided with Evans' patrol cruiser. Kiplinger's car struck the trailer again and rebounded into a concrete barrier. Kiplinger's 15-year-old nephew, Martin Hughes, also died in the crash.
Unique ID: 431

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