Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Orlando Gross
Age : 34
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/04/2023
Location : 6100 Bellfort Avenue at South Wayside Drive
City : Houston Police Department
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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REASON FOR CHASE:
Speeding and running a red light.
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/04/2023 at approximately 1:25 a.m., Houston Police Department Southeast Patrol officers saw 34-year-old Orlando Gross driving a green Mercedes-Benz C-Class at a high rate of speed and running a red light at Bellfort Avenue and Cullen Boulevard. Officers attempted a traffic stop and then initiated a pursuit when the Mercedes continued away.
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Gross continued eastbound on Bellfort Avenue, running multiple red lights. According to Houston police, the pursuit lasted only about one minute.
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As Gross approached Bellfort Avenue and South Wayside Drive, the Mercedes left the travel lanes and entered the ditch separating the eastbound and westbound lanes. The car struck a manhole and flipped, ejecting Gross.
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Gross was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the Mercedes was not believed to have been stolen, and they did not initially know why Gross continued away from the attempted traffic stop.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc13.com/police-chase-deadly-crash-driver-killed-south-wayside-cullen-and-bellfort/13083375/
https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2023/apr/nr230404-1.htm
https://abc13.com/post/police-chase-deadly-crash-driver-killed-south-wayside-cullen-and-bellfort/13083375/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/south-houston-police-chase-death-17877385.php
