Randy Cole

Less-than-lethal force

Deputies on patrol spotted the car shortly after 11 a.m. that had been reportedly stolen in Grand Forks. The driver, Randy Cole, took off, headed south with speeds exceeding 100 mph. Stop sticks were deployed south of Hillsboro. The car's two front tires went flat, but the driver continued to flee on the front rims. The car entered a construction zone, crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and collided with a northbound semi. Cole was killed.