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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/15/2024
Location : State Route 53
City : Gordon County
County : Gordon
State : Georgia
Agency : Gordon County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by PIT maneuver and police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gordon County Sheriff’s Office chased a vehicle in the belief that it may be linked to drug activity. Police escalated the chase to 100 mph and then attacked the vehicle with a PIT maneuver. It crashed predictably, killing the driver. Police has not confirmed or denied the drug allegations which were the reason for the fatal chase.