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Zack Palmer

United States · Aged 30 · Died 11/26/2009
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Zack Palmer was killed after the car he was in crashed during a police chase. According to police, officers first saw the other speeding north on the 600 block of SW Topeka Blvd at 2:13 a.m. When police attempted to stop the other, the driver allegedly accelerated and ran two red lights. The chase continued over the Topeka Bridge, until the driver tried turning right at Morse, lost control and hit a stoplight. The driver was thrown from the rolling other and Palmer, a passenger, had to be extracted from the back seat. Palmer died at a hospital.

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

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