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Nicholas R. Peterson

United States · Aged 26 · Died 04/11/2013
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Peterson was a passenger in his friend's Honda Civic, driving on a suspended license. The meth-fueled driver fled from a traffic stop, reached 70 MPH in a residential 25 MPH with police in hot pursuit, lost control and smashed into a house. Peterson was killed. One of at least four fatal high-speed police chases in this county in 2013.

Alleged responsible partyLake Stevens Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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