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Jetzemany Maldonado 1 of 2

Gender : Male

Age : 19

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/07/2023

Location : SR-178

City : Weldon

County : Kern

State : California

Agency : Kern County SO

Officer(s) :Amanda Plugge

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by crash with police vehicle during chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

This victim is the first of 2 casualties that are the result of a high-speed police chase. The other victim is listed as Jack Lee Brown.

On 10/07/2023, Kern County Sheriff’s Office officer Amanda Plugge escalated a high-speed against 31-year-old Jack Lee Brown who was driving a Geo. The driver being chased lost control and crashed into 2 motorcycles, a Yamaha and a BMW who were coincidental third-party motorists on the road. The motorcyclist on the BMW died and this page serves to document his death.

The Geo spun out of control after collision with the 2 motorcycles and in a second collision, officer Amanda Plugge who had evidently not observed a safe distance when hunting Jack Lee Brown in the Geo, hit the Geo, killing Brown. Deputy Plugge was not hurt but her chase created 2 fatalities and 1 serious injury. Kern County Sheriff’s Office did not give any reason for initiating the chase which police almost always do first if they can justify their actions. No reason or indication for urgency that may be warranted to escalate a dangerous chase is being given by police who have no comment thus far why this multi-fatality chase was undertaken in the first place. The crash occurred on State Route 178 near Kelso Valley Road at 11:44 p.m. on 10/07/2023.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/at-least-1-killed-in-deputy-involved-crash-on-state-route-178-near-weldon-kcso-chp/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6ZUmZHJb8

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/man-killed-in-deputy-involved-crash-near-weldon-identified-kcso/

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/2-killed-in-multi-vehicle-crash-involving-kcso-deputy-on-hwy-178-chp/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/jetz-maldonado