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Adam Mayers
United States · Aged 16 · Died 01/05/2002
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Adam Mayers was killed when his 2002 Dodge pickup truck crashed while deputy David Paden chased him. Paden had reportedly clocked Mayers going 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. During the pursuit, Mayers lost control of the pickup, went into a ditch, overturned and rolled into a power pole. Paden was involved in four on-duty crashes within two years. In September 2003, Brian Frenzl was killed when Paden's patrol car hit his motorcycle as Paden made a U-turn to chase another other. In March 2002, Paden "bumped" motorcyclist Brian Case, 27, and ran him over in what was ruled a "legal intervention." After killing Frenzl, Paden was charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide, making an unlawful U-turn and operating a other with unlawful tinting. Paden was acquitted of vehicular homicide in Nov. 2004 by Senior Judge William Lyle during a bench trial. Lyle found Paden guilty of the other two charges.
Alleged responsible partyBarton County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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