Todd Richard Root
Name: Todd Richard Root
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/21/2007
Location: Butterworth St. SW and Hall St. SW
Walker, Michigan, 49534
County: Kent
Agency: Walker Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police said officer Cheryl Leatherman stopped a pickup truck driven by Todd Richard Root around 2 a.m. after seeing him crossing the centerline on Veterans Memorial Drive. Root allegedly rammed Leatherman's cruiser twice before taking off at high speed. Root crashed the truck into a ditch. He died from his injuries two days later.
Unique ID: 21164
News article: Link
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