Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/31/2021
Location : 2800 block of Highway 150
City : Urbana
County : Linn
State : Iowa
Agency : Linn County Sheriff's Office; Iowa State Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 31, 2021, a Linn County deputy attempted to stop a reportedly stolen vehicle near Center Point. The juvenile driver did not stop, and officers escalated a chase that continued northbound on I-380 and westbound on Highway 150. In the 2800 block of Highway 150, both the driver and a juvenile passenger jumped from the moving vehicle. The driver was struck by the car and died at the scene. The vehicle continued moving and crashed into a home; no one inside was injured. The Iowa State Patrol is investigating.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcrg.com/2021/06/01/one-dead-after-fleeing-moving-vehicle-during-pursuit-in-linn-county/
https://www.thegazette.com/crashes/juvenile-killed-by-moving-stolen-vehicle-he-was-fleeing-from-linn-deputies-say/
https://www.wowt.com/2021/06/01/driver-fleeing-iowa-police-fatally-jumps-from-moving-vehicle/
