Fatal Encounters

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

Cassandra Ann Cooper

Name: Cassandra Ann Cooper
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 10/03/2008
Location: George Street and W 21st Street
Sioux City, Iowa, 51103
County: Woodbury
Agency: Sioux City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: An officer reportedly tried to stop Cassandra Ann Cooper's 1998 Pontiac Bonneville for speeding on Military Road at 1:44 a.m., but she instead increased to speeds as fast as 100 mph in a chase. Police said Cooper missed a turn and crashed her car into a utility pole. Cooper died on the scene. According to police, Cooper had cocaine in her system and a blood-alcohol level of .228, and did not have a valid license because of multiple tickets.
Unique ID: 7535

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