Death by Cop- 2022
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Silvia Ruiz-Hernandez 2 of 3
Case # :1090
Gender : Female
Age : 30
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/07/2022
Location : US 377/Junction
City : Kimble
County : Kimble
State : Texas
Agency : Kimble County SO
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop when the vehicle evaded. Police escalated a chase. Kimble County Sheriff’s Office Deputies deployed a tire deflation device that the driver intentionally swerved.
Then, Kimble County Sheriff’s Deputies deployed a second tire deflation device but the driver attempted to swerve around the tire deflation device for the second time at which point he lost control and went over it, sending the vehicle off the roadway striking multiple trees and a metal fence on US 377, approximately 3 miles south of Junction, Texas, killing all 3 occupants.
The driver was Exavion Dontrelle Mackey, 31. The passengers were Silvia Ruiz-Hernandez, 30, and Pedro Luis Hernandez Ruiz, 41. All died. It is unknown why the vehicle fled and what transpired as there is no video and there are no eyewitnesses on record..
Source Links :
https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/crime/3-dead-after-attempts-to-evade-police/