Fatal Encounters

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Joseph W. Steele

Name: Joseph W. Steele
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/26/2003
Location: 110 S Main St
Yates Center, Kansas, 66783
County: Woodson
Agency: Yates Center Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Joseph W. Steele was killed when his ATV crashed while trying to elude an officer. Steele was on his ATV at around 11:30 p.m., headed eastbound in an alley, when he reportedly failed to yield to a southbound truck at the intersection of the alley and Main Street. The police vehicle avoided the collision. Steele died at a hospital.
Unique ID: 2662

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