Richard Cooper
Name: Richard Cooper
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/25/2001
Location: Frank Rd & Gantz Rd
Franklin Township, Ohio, 43223
County: Franklin
Agency: Franklin Township Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Officer Troy Hughes was attempting to stop a suspected drunken driver on Harmon Road. The driver, later identified as Cooper, didn't respond to lights and sirens and led Hughes and Officer Dave Ratliff onto Frank Road, police said. The officers eventually lost sight of the car as it accelerated to a high rate of speed, but they continued their pursuit at 35 to 40 mph. As the officers came around a sharp curve, they came upon the tangled wreckage of Cooper's car and a another vehicle driven by 22-year-old Mary Gibson of Columbus. Cooper's car had crossed into the path of Gibson's car, police said.
Unique ID: 829
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