Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Tayler Romine

Name: Tayler Romine
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 06/03/2003
Location: US-36 and Tayler Lane
Tuscola, Illinois, 61953
County: Douglas
Agency: Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Tayler Romine was killed when the car she was in collided with a squad car driven by rookie correctional officer Christopher Darr, 23. Romine was in the back seat of a car driven by her older sister, who attempting to turn left onto US 36. According to police, Darr was taking a man to Hillsboro to begin serving a two-year sentence for driving with a revoked license. Romine's older sister was reportedly charged with failure to yield from a private drive.
Unique ID: 2554

News article: Link






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