Caleb Thompson
Name: Caleb Thompson
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/11/2004
Location: Woodbury Rd. and Stoll Rd.
Woodhull Township, Michigan, 48848
County: Shiawassee
Agency: Bath Township Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police said two officers in a squad car tried to stop a 1992 Buick driven by 15-year-old Caleb Thompson, who'd taken his mother's car, around 10 p.m. for driving with bright lights on Upton Road. Caleb turned east on Stoll and the officers gave chase for about a mile with speeds reaching 80 mph. Police said they called off the pursuit at Peacock Road and lost sight of the Buick on the hilly road. They then saw that Caleb had hit a bridge abutment and that the car was in flames. Officers reportedly extinguished the fire and pulled Caleb out. He died at a hospital the following afternoon.
Unique ID: 21037
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