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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 03/08/2024

Location : Intersection of State Route 98 and Aderholt Road

City : Calexico

County : Imperial

State : California

Agency : CBP Border Patrol El Centro Sector

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 8, 2024, at approximately 11:15 a.m., the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector communications center reported a stolen white Dodge Caravan near the California Department of Food and Agriculture Station on Interstate 8 in Winterhaven, California. A Border Patrol agent located the vehicle at the intersection of I-8 and State Route 7 near Calexico and confirmed its stolen status. The agent initiated a traffic stop on SR 7, approximately three-quarters of a mile south of Heber Road. The driver initially complied but then re-entered the vehicle and fled southbound on SR 7, turning west onto State Route 98.
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A Supervisory Border Patrol Agent deployed a Vehicle Immobilization Device (VID) near the intersection of SR 98 and Aderholdt Road, deflating the vehicle's front tires. Despite this, the driver continued westbound until the vehicle crashed. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The California Highway Patrol and Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility are investigating the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last update: 11/30/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/driver-dies-crash-following-failure-yield-and-cbp-deployment
https://kyma.com/news/breaking-news/2024/03/13/vehicle-pursuit-leads-to-fatal-car-crash-in-imperial-county/
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/925295/custody-death-calexico-california-march-8-2024-body-worn-camera-video-release
Bodycam Videos:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/925295/custody-death-calexico-california-march-8-2024-body-worn-camera-video-release