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Lonnie Schwandt
United States · Aged 20 · Died 08/30/2000
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Officer Wendy Feilen tried to pull over a BMW convertible at about 2:45 a.m. after the driver, Lonnie Schwandt, ran a stop sign at 60th and Blondo, police said. Schwandt allegedly sped away, and Feilen gave chase. According to police, the BMW reached speeds of 100 mph through the hilly Benson neighborhood, and Feilen lost sight of it. Less than a minute after the pursuit began, Schwandt apparently ran another stop sign, hitting a pickup truck. The BMW burst into flames with Schwandt pinned inside. Schwandt died at a hospital. The pickup's driver suffered a broken leg.
Alleged responsible partyOmaha Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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