Fatal Encounters

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Dan Schroeder

Name: Dan Schroeder
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/29/2003
Location: US-12 and Kings Rd.
Fox Lake, Illinois, 60020
County: Lake
Agency: Fox Lake Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Randall A. Varno and Dan Schroeder were killed when their car was hit by a vehicle driven by Sgt. Mark Schindler. Schindler was reportedly responding to a call with his lights and siren on at around 2:45 a.m. when his car crashed into Varno's Toyota Corolla, which had pulled into the intersection to turn left. Varno was pronounced dead at the scene. Schroeder died later at a hospital. Schindler was treated and released.
Unique ID: 2415

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