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Luis Antonio Cruz Hernandez

Age : 22

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/10/2026

Location : North 9th Street and Green Street

City : Reading

County : Berks

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Reading Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/10/2026, Luis Antonio Cruz Hernandez, 22, was killed in a motorcycle crash while Reading Police Department officers pursued him through Reading. Authorities reported that police initially attempted to stop Hernandez for multiple traffic violations, including alleged reckless driving and excessive speed.
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Hernandez continued driving away while police pursued. The pursuit traveled in and out of Reading before returning to the city.
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During the pursuit, Hernandez's motorcycle collided with another vehicle in Reading. He suffered multiple blunt-force injuries and was transported to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Berks County Coroner's Office identified him as Luis Antonio Cruz Hernandez, 22, of Reading.
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The Berks County Coroner's Office classified the manner of death as accidental. The fatality remains a police-pursuit death for database purposes because Hernandez crashed while Reading police were actively pursuing him.
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The available reporting does not yet establish the pursuit's complete duration, distance, speeds, supervisory authorization, whether police attempted PIT/TVI or stop sticks, or whether officers terminated or continued the pursuit immediately before the collision.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Reading Police Department officers involved in the pursuit have not been publicly identified.
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Preliminary report; this page will be updated as authorities release additional information.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/reading-area/22-year-old-motorcyclist-identified-in-police-pursuit-that-turned-fatal/article_e0872308-43ee-4322-a40b-949c97d2b51e.html
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-during-police-chase-in-reading-officials-say/4447311/
https://local21news.com/news/local/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-in-reading-coroner-berks-county-pa-pennsylvania-police
https://1340wraw.iheart.com/featured/wraw-newsroom/content/2026-08-13-motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-during-chase-identified/