Fatal Encounters

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David Sessions

Name: David Sessions
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 10/10/2012
Location: 406 Daisy Ave
Woodbine, Georgia, 31569
County: Camden
Agency: Georgia State Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Jamal Jones, 19, the driver of a 2012 Dodge Charger, tried to outrun sheriff's deputies on Interstate 95 and was stopped when Trooper Blake Taylor performed a pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver on Highway 17 near Daisy Avenue. The vehicle left the roadway spinning clockwise, hit a pine tree, broke in two and overturned. One passenger, David Sessions, 28, was ejected from the vehicle and died on impact.. Kyrsten Q'Amise Veal, a 16-year-old runaway who was riding in the car, died a short time later.
Unique ID: 11900

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