Fatal Encounters

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Tyler Keith Cassell

Name: Tyler Keith Cassell
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/10/2011
Location: VA-106 and VA-617
Charles City, Virginia, 23030
County: Charles City
Agency: Charles City County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A deputy tried to stop a 2000 Audi for reckless driving, but the driver continued traveling south on VA-106 at a high speed. The deputy lost sight of the car, and just before 7:30 p.m., someone who saw the crash waved down the deputy. Tyler K. Cassell, who was killed, was a passenger in the Audi
Unique ID: 22906

News article: Link






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