Wendell Rodgers
Name: Wendell Rodgers
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/08/2011
Location: Ninth Street and South Grand Avenue
Springfield, Illinois, 62703
County: Sangamon
Agency: Springfield Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Bicyclist Wendell Rodgers was struck by a car fleeing police and died three days later from his injuries. Police said they'd tried to stop a vehicle for traffic violations at around 9 p.m., but the driver fled west on South Grand, ran a red light, collided with an eastbound vehicle, rolled over and struck Rodgers on his bicycle. The driver, Edward Ousley, 39, was arrested at the scene.
Unique ID: 10351
News article: Link
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