Fatal Encounters

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Henry Phillip Davis

Name: Henry Phillip Davis
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 03/13/2019
Location: Katy Freeway and Post Oak Road
Houston, Texas, 77024
County: Harris
Agency: Houston Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: The driver of a Mercedes was speeding eastbound down Katy Freeway, and Houston police tried to pull the vehicle over. The driver left the freeway and drove through the intersection at Silber. The driver continued to the Post Oak intersection, where he hit a concrete barrier and fell to the freeway below, police said. Passenger Henry Davis was killed. Driver Bennett Clark Barnhill died two days later on 3/15/2019 in the hospital.
Unique ID: 25999

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