Death by Cop – 2023
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Trayvon Antwon Ford
Case # :1917
Gender : Male
Age : 22
Race : Black
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : 15 Freeway+California Oaks Rd
City : Murietta
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) :Javier Navarro
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash initiated for missing license plates
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
At around 4:19 a.m. April 15, CHP Officer Javier Navarro on patrol spotted a gray Jeep Compass without a license plate on Interstate 15 in the Corona area. The driver Trayvon Antwan Ford did not stop. CHP escalated a high-speed freeway chase, reaching speeds up to 127 miles per hour, exiting and re-entering the freeway several times, with Ford ultimately crashing at the I-15 offramp. The Jeep rolled and two passengers were ejected with significant injuries. Trayvon Ford died at the hospital. The stated reason for this dangerous and lethal police pursuit was a missing license plate.