Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/01/2021
Location : 95 Vaughan Street
City : Middleboro
County : Plymouth
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Lakeville Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/01/2021, around 11: 45 p.m., a Lakeville police officer observed a motorcycle driving recklessly on Main Street, exceeding the speed limit by traveling at 68 miles per hour in a 40 miles per hour zone. The officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver did not comply. After a pursuit, the officer “called off the chase.”. However, shortly after, while still continuing to follow at a distance, the officer found the motorcycle had crashed into a telephone pole just over the Middleboro town line, resulting in the driver's death.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality
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Last Update: 12/26/2024
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