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Delfina Sanchez-Eusebio

Age : 43

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/18/2024

Location : North Bragg Boulevard at McKenzie Road

City : Spring Lake

County : Harnett

State : North Carolina

Agency : State Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/17/2024, Delfina Sanchez-Eusebio was killed when a car being pursued by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol crashed into the Honda Accord in which she was a passenger at North Bragg Boulevard and McKenzie Road in Spring Lake. The crash occurred shortly before midnight.
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The pursuit began in Harnett County after a state trooper clocked a 2012 Acura traveling approximately 110 mph southbound on N.C. Highway 87. The trooper attempted to stop the Acura specifically for the 110-mph speeding violation, and police pursued when the driver continued driving away.
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The pursuit continued south on N.C. 87 toward Spring Lake. At the intersection of North Bragg Boulevard and McKenzie Road, police said the Acura drove around vehicles stopped at a red light and crashed into the Honda Accord as the Honda was turning onto McKenzie Road.
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Sanchez-Eusebio was a passenger in the Honda and died at the scene. The Honda's driver, Ismael Apolinar-Heredia, was seriously injured and transported to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. The Acura then struck a utility pole and caught fire, and its driver was hospitalized in critical condition.
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State Highway Patrol investigators alleged that alcohol was a contributing factor in the Acura driver's actions. The fatal crash occurred during an active State Highway Patrol pursuit initiated over the 110-mph speeding violation.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper who initiated and participated in the pursuit has not been publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wral.com/story/one-dead-two-hospitalized-after-murder-suspect-crashes-into-car-during-high-speed-chase-in-spring-lake/21583087/
https://abc11.com/post/deadly-police-chase-time-3-months-high-speed-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-spring-lake-intersection/15199479/