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Claude D. Smith
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Gender
Male
Age
23 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
07/20/2004
Location
E 21st St. and N Oliver Ave. Wichita KS 67220 Sedgwick
Cause of Death
Vehic/Purs
Claude D. Smith was killed after the allegedly stolen Oldsmobile he was in crashed into a utility pole during a police chase. According to police, officers began following the car shortly after a robbery was reported at a nearby gas station. Smith was thrown from the Oldsmobile at about 2:15 a.m. Police said Smith and the two women in the car were not the gas station robbery suspects officers had been seeking. The driver, Kelly Collins, 19, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for second-degree murder.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Wichita Police Department
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National Anthem
United States