Fatal Encounters

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Laura Fisher

Name: Laura Fisher
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 10/17/2015
Location: US 50
Fallon, Nevada, 89406
County: Churchill
Agency: South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Passengers Laura Fisher and Jeanne Hounsell and driver, South Lake Tahoe police officer Mark Hounsell, were killed in a single-vehicle rollover on US Highway 50 near the Rawhide Mine turnoff. At about 5 p.m., the party was traveling westbound when for some unknown reason the driver allowed the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban to drift off the road and then attempted to overcorrect. According to the initial investigation, the SUV overturned several times. The Hounsell's four children were hospitalized as a result of the accident. The NHP said it didn't suspect impairment as a cause of the crash.
Unique ID: 16784

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