Fatal Encounters

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Mark Richard Baker

Name: Mark Richard Baker
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/29/2004
Location: Calloway Drive and Olive Drive
Bakersfield, California, 93312
County: Kern
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Mark Richard Baker, a Kern County deputy district attorney, was killed in a crash after drinking with colleagues at a bar and then fleeing from police during a high-speed chase.
Unique ID: 3547

News article: Link






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