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Joseph Franklin Wear

United States · Aged 39 · Died 11/06/2005
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Joseph Franklin Wear reportedly fled when an officer attempted to stop his 1990 Buick Regal on suspicion of impaired driving at around 12:50 a.m. The officer gave chase. Wear lost control of his other in an intersection, went off the road and rolled several times. He was ejected and died at the scene.

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

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