Fatal Encounters

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

Robbie Williams

Name: Robbie Williams
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/11/2004
Location: 140th Street and Indiana Avenue
Riverdale, Illinois, 60419
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Robbie Williams was killed when the car she was in was hit by a vehicle fleeing police. Williams was a passenger in a car that was pulling out of a parking space at about 1 a.m. The impact threw Williams from the car. A wrongful death lawsuit claimed that officers in three squad cars were engaged in a high-speed chase in violation of department policy. The suit also stated that officers did not activate their sirens during the pursuit. The other driver, Eric Maluchnik, 21, was was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
Unique ID: 3632

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