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Michael Winkler
United States · Aged 27 · Died 12/17/2002
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Benjamin T. Lytch and Michael Winkler died after their car clipped a patrol car and then crashed into a utility pole. Witnesses said four people in a white Plymouth were chasing Lytch and Winkler's gold Buick before the crash. Police said the Buick ran a red light and struck the patrol car, which was exiting I-70 at around 5 a.m. The officer was not injured. The Buick burst into flames, and officers put the blaze out with fire extinguishers. Witnesses tried to free the victims from the car, but the heat from the fire drove them back. Lytch died at the scene. Winkler died at an area hospital.
Alleged responsible partyKansas City Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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