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Tien Thuy Le 1 of 2
Gender : Male
Age : 54
Race : Asian
Date : 05/21/2022
Location : N 65th St
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Binh Nguyen and Tien Thuy Le were third party motorists who were killed as they were driving for coffee in the city’s Little Saigon neighborhood. Police reported two vehicles “driving recklessly” and chased the vehicle until it crashed just north of 65th Street when a 2012 Mercedes Benz S550 allegedly driven by J C Monroe crashed into the couple’s 2016 Toyota RAV4, killing them. Family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and police, accusing officers of negligence by continuing a high-speed chase through rush-hour traffic.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article272800955.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/sac-police-chase-suspect-crash-married-couple/