Michael Winkler
Name: Michael Winkler
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/17/2002
Location: 14th Street and Prospect Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri, 64127
County: Jackson
Agency: Kansas City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Benjamin T. Lytch and Michael Winkler died after their car clipped a patrol car and then crashed into a utility pole. Witnesses said four people in a white Plymouth were chasing Lytch and Winkler's gold Buick before the crash. Police said the Buick ran a red light and struck the patrol car, which was exiting I-70 at around 5 a.m. The officer was not injured. The Buick burst into flames, and officers put the blaze out with fire extinguishers. Witnesses tried to free the victims from the car, but the heat from the fire drove them back. Lytch died at the scene. Winkler died at an area hospital.
Unique ID: 2158
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