Lonnie Schwandt
Name: Lonnie Schwandt
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/30/2000
Location: 61st Street and Western Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska, 68132
County: Douglas
Agency: Omaha Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Officer Wendy Feilen tried to pull over a BMW convertible at about 2:45 a.m. after the driver, Lonnie Schwandt, ran a stop sign at 60th and Blondo, police said. Schwandt allegedly sped away, and Feilen gave chase. According to police, the BMW reached speeds of 100 mph through the hilly Benson neighborhood, and Feilen lost sight of it. Less than a minute after the pursuit began, Schwandt apparently ran another stop sign, hitting a pickup truck. The BMW burst into flames with Schwandt pinned inside. Schwandt died at a hospital. The pickup's driver suffered a broken leg.
Unique ID: 427
News article: Link
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