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David Laughlin

United States · Aged 68 · Died 08/18/2010
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Sergeant Robert Peden and Officers Scroggins and Hodges pursued Laughlin for speeding. Sheriff Ed Cain of Hardin County set out spike strips, deflating Laughlin's tires. Laughlin crashed into a telephone pole. Paramedics responded. Laughlin informed them that he was drunk and high. Trooper Odom responded, but later determined that he would not be investigating. Laughlin died at Christus St. E. Hospital in Beaumont. Chief Dennis Allen informed Texas Ranger Danny Young about the death.

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

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