Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Matthew B. Peachey

Name: Matthew B. Peachey
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/17/2013
Location: Paint Rd, I-70
Chapman, Kansas, 67431
County: Dickinson
Agency: Kansas Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Fort Riley soldier Matthew Peachey died after crashing his vehicle on I-70 near Abilene while fleeing KHP troopers. According to the patrol, a trooper tried to stop Peachey's 2011 Mazda Hatchback for speeding, but he fled. The car left the roadway and struck a cement culvert in a ditch.
Unique ID: 12796

News article: Link






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