Fatal Encounters

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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/10/2010
Location: Lily Cache Rd.
Plainfield, Illinois, 60586
County: Will
Agency: Plainfield Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: An unidentified man died in a fiery crash while attempting to flee police. Police responded to a silent alarm at Discount Liquor Store at about 2 a.m., and found the glass broken out from the front of the store. The man fled in a Chevrolet Tahoe when an officer approached him in the parking lot. The officer followed the SUV, but police said the chase was called off due to high speeds and road conditions. The SUV left the roadway, crashed into several trees, overturned and caught fire.
Unique ID: 8909

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