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Silvia Ruiz-Hernandez

Age : 30

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/07/2022

Location : US 377/Junction

City : Kimble

County : Kimble

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety, Kimble County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/07/2022, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Exavion Dontrelle Mackey. Mackey continued driving away, and DPS initiated a pursuit. During the pursuit, deputies with the Kimble County Sheriff's Office deployed a tire deflation device. Mackey steered around the first device and continued driving. Deputies deployed a second tire deflation device a short distance later.
As Mackey attempted to drive around the second tire deflation device, he lost control of the vehicle after crossing the spikes. The vehicle left the roadway on U.S. Highway 377 approximately three miles south of Junction, struck multiple trees and a metal fence, and came to rest off the roadway. Mackey died at the scene. Two passengers, Silvia Ruiz-Hernandez, 30, and Pedro Luis Hernandez Ruiz, 41, also died in the crash.
Public reporting did not identify the reason DPS initially attempted the traffic stop. The Concho Valley report stated only that the vehicle attempted to evade law enforcement before the pursuit began.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/crime/3-dead-after-attempts-to-evade-police/