Matthew Lentzkow

How they died

Vehic/Purs

Trooper Matthew Papin arrested Matthew Lentzkow on suspicion of drunken driving shortly after 5 a.m. and placed him in the front seat of his patrol car before leaving to inspect Lentzkow's truck. Two JCSD deputies who assisted with the stop reportedly offered to place Lentzkow in the cage of their other after he tried to flee once and was tackled and handcuffed. Papin declined and all three officers went back to Lentzkow's truck parked 45 feet away. According to police, Lentzkow unfastened his seatbelt, despite having his hands cuffed behind his back, and ran onto the eastbound lanes Interstate. Lentzkow was struck by a van and died at the scene.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Matthew Lentzkow, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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