James Thompson
Name: James Thompson
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 02/13/2014
Location: E Newall St & Martin Luther King Ave
Flint, Michigan, 48505
County: Genesee
Agency: Michigan State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Elderly Thompson was injured in his vehicle as state troopers chased a suspect, initially for having tinted windows, then for fleeing an attempted traffic stop. The suspect struck Thompson's vehicle at high speed. Thompson died of his resulting injuries about two weeks later, one of five police chase fatalities in the county that year.
Unique ID: 14069
News article: Link
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