Denzel Kewon Poole
Name: Denzel Kewon Poole
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 06/21/2017
Location: 1738 NC-119
Mebane, North Carolina, 27302
County: Alamance
Agency: North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police received a complaint that an ATV was traveling east on Interstate 40/85. A short time later, an Alamance County-based trooper saw a man driving an ATV at 83 mph on the interstate. The trooper tried to stop the ATV for speeding. The driver, Denzel Kewon Poole, led him on a chase. Poole left the interstate onto state highway 119 and traveled south before running off the road, striking a utility pole, and killing Poole.
Unique ID: 21601
News article: Link
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