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Christopher Eric Cooper
United States · Aged 17 · Died 11/08/2007
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Christopher Cooper was struck by a car being chased by police at about 80 mph while crossing the street on his bicycle. At around 9 p.m., officers were pursuing a Ford Crown Victoria that had fled the scene of a minor accident. After hitting Cooper, the fleeing car kept driving. The driver and passenger were eventually caught. As Cooper lay bleeding, police reportedly laughed around him with dash cam video capturing one officer saying, "They're like roaches, man. They don't die." Cooper died an hour later at a hospital. His parents sued and reportedly settled for $275,000. The driver of the Crown Victoria, Wilfredo Pujols, 24, pleaded guilty in December 2008 to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Also in the car was Wilfrido "Wil" Pujols, 20.
Alleged responsible partyIndependence Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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