Michael Steven Higgins
Name: Michael Steven Higgins
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/22/2020
Location: 884 Smithtown Rd
Grimesland, North Carolina, 27837
County: Pitt
Agency: North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: At 12:53 a.m., a trooper was pursuing a suspected impaired driver when the trooper lost control of his vehicle in a curve. The patrol vehicle traveled off the roadway onto the shoulder, striking a utility pole and two large trees, killing Michael Steven Higgins, a passenger in the patrol vehicle. Higgins, a senior at East Carolina University, was participating in the Highway Patrol's college internship program while working on a major in criminal justice.
Unique ID: 28645
News article: Link
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