Death by Cop- 2024

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Jose G. Gonzalez-Gutierrez

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : Latinx

Date : 03/10/2024

Location : 80000 block of County Road 681

City : Van Buren County

County : Van Buren

State : Michigan

Agency : Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Van Buren County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling in a rural part of the county when she saw a vehicle speeding in the early morning of Feb. 10, according to the sheriff’s office statement. The deputy tried to enforce a traffic stop in the 80000 block of County Road 681 and when the vehicle did not stop, she escalated a chase for over 3 miles at high speed that ended when the vehicle crashed into a tree and burst into flames. The driver, Jose Gonzalez-Gutierrez died.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2024/03/man-killed-in-fiery-crash-after-high-speed-police-chase-in-southwest-michigan.html