Death by Cop- 2022

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Frank Lovato2 of 2

Case # :279

Gender : Male

Age : 62

Race : White

Date : 03/02/2022

Location : I-25, Marker 286 in NB lane

City : Santa Fe

County : Santa Fe

State : New Mexico

Agency : Santa Fe PD

Officer(s) :Robert Duran

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Frank Lovatowas heading northbound on Interstate 25, just outside of Santa Fe, when police chased a vehicle into him at high speed involving several vehicles.
Lovato and Santa Fe Police Department officer Robert Duran of Rio Rancho died at the scene.

Source Links :

https://www.kob.com/archive/santa-fe-officer-retired-nm-firefighter-killed-in-i-25-pursuit/

https://www.newsweek.com/police-chase-suspected-kidnapper-leads-death-cop-bystander-1684510

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/editorials/police-agencies-should-reconsider-high-speed-chases/article_918c3cf0-ac65-11ec-a9a2-1785817a022f.html

https://www.abqjournal.com/2475495/police-id-civilian-killed-in-santa-fe-crash-as-retired-firefighter.html

https://www.lasvegasoptic.com/news/community/breaking-retired-las-vegas-firefighter-killed-in-multi-car-accident-in-santa-fe/article_cb96a6fa-9b27-11ec-8167-275b561af8c2.html

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-who-killed-police-officer-and-retired-firefighter-in-crash-made-up-story-about-being-kidnapped-authorities/