Michael Egbert
Name: Michael Egbert
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 09/01/2005
Location: Forest Hills Road and River Lane
Loves Park, Illinois, 61111
County: Winnebago
Agency: Loves Park Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: According to police, officers responded to Bennett Street in Loves Park at around 3 a.m. after receiving a report that someone was trying to steal a truck from a driveway. Police said Michael Egbert was fleeing the home when the first squad car arrived. The officer followed Egbert along Bennett, Evelyn Avenue, East Drive, Rose Avenue, Bennett and finally on River Lane toward Forest Hills Road. Police said Egbert nearly collided with a squad car, hit a parked construction trailer, knocked over a basketball hoop, and drove through two red lights and one stop sign before rear ending a tractor trailer. Egbert died at the scene.
Unique ID: 4501
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