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Marcus Kutterer

Age : 43

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 07/14/2026

Location : 2100 block of Sacramento Street

City : Vallejo

County : Solano

State : California

Agency : Vallejo Police Department

Officer(s) :Brad Kim

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/14/2026 at approximately 4:21 a.m., a Vallejo Police Department patrol officer observed a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly near the intersection of Sonoma Boulevard and Tennessee Street. The officer attempted a traffic stop, but the rider, later identified as Marcus Kutterer, 43, continued riding away while the officer pursued with emergency lights and siren activated.
According to the Vallejo Police Department, the pursuit lasted less than one minute before the officer reported terminating it because of the motorcycle's excessive speed and increasing distance from the patrol vehicle. Approximately three minutes later, officers were dispatched to a traffic collision in the 2100 block of Sacramento Street, where they found Kutterer trapped beneath an unoccupied parked vehicle after his motorcycle struck it. Vallejo Fire Department personnel used specialized lifting equipment to free him, but he died at the scene.
Subsequent reporting identified the decedent as Marcus Kutterer, 43, of Fairfield. Surveillance video later obtained by the Vallejo Sun showed the pursuing patrol vehicle continuing past the crash scene with lights and siren activated immediately after the collision rather than stopping. Dispatch recordings released by the outlet also indicated the pursuing officer radioed that the motorcycle had continued toward Valle Vista Avenue, even though the surveillance video indicates the crash had already occurred before that transmission. The video prompted Kutterer's family to publicly question the official account of the pursuit and the officer's actions immediately after the collision.
Kutterer's family held a candlelight vigil at the crash site and publicly called for accountability. His daughter, Ariana Ramirez-Kutterer, questioned why the officer did not stop after the collision despite passing the crash scene. His son, Marcus Daniel Kutterer Jr., also challenged the department's account that the pursuit had ended before the collision. The family consulted civil rights attorney Melissa Nold, who publicly questioned the necessity of initiating a pursuit over the reported driving violations.
The Vallejo Police Department Traffic Division continues to investigate the collision. Officer Brad Kim was identified as the traffic investigator assigned to the crash investigation. As of the latest available reporting, no findings regarding the officer's conduct or the pursuit have been publicly released.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/vallejo-chase-motorcyclist-dies-22347229.php
https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/vallejo-police-investigate-fatal-motorcycle-crash-22347258.php