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James Lee Franklin

United States · Aged 20 · Died 07/20/2020
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Pursuit

A police squad car attempted to pull over James Lee Franklin for not wearing a seat belt. They informed Franklin they were impounding his car because the registration didn't match. Franklin protested and as an officer attempted to pull him out of the car, Franklin gunned the motor, dragging the officer for a block and half before throwing him off. Franklin ran into a parked Ogden City Police Department car, then struck the other of a 59-year-old man who had pulled to the side of the roadway. Franklin was killed.

Alleged responsible partyOgden City Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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