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Name withheld by police
Other
Gender
Male
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/03/2004
Location
US 98 MS Lamar
Cause of Death
Vehic/Purs
One motorist was killed and another was injured in Lamar County when their automobile wrecked after they tried to elude Highway Patrolmen in a brief, high-speed chase. One passenger died when he was ejected from the car as it wrecked on Highway 98. Another male passenger was also injured, but the driver was not hurt. According to patrolmen, shortly before the accident, the car had been clocked at a high rate of speed by two state troopers, who chased it for a few miles before the driver lost control in a curve and wrecked.
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Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
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