Fatal Encounters

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Marlene Pratt

Name: Marlene Pratt
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/16/2002
Location: U.S. 49 and Eddy Street
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401
County: Forrest
Agency: Collins Police Department, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: State troopers and local police chased a young female driver about thirty miles at high speed when she would not stop for a speeding violation. The chase ended with a crash and two deaths: Jarriett T. Huey, the driver's passenger, and the driver of a second car, Marlene Pratt.
Unique ID: 1903

News article: Link






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