Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Stephen David Bass

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : White

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : Highway 9 near Juanita Road

City : Boulder Creek

County : Santa Cruz

State : California

Agency : California State Parks Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On October 17, 2024, a California State Parks officer attempted a traffic stop on a Mazda near Boulder Creek for undisclosed reasons. When the driver failed to pull over, the officer escalated the situation into a pursuit. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed on a curve along Highway 9, resulting in the death of the driver, Stephen David Bass.
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The investigation into the fatal crash involving Stephen David Bass is being handled by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/driver-dies-in-santa-cruz-mountains-park-ranger-pursuit/ar-AA1swlKU?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

https://kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-county/2024/10/22/driver-identified-in-deadly-highway-9-crash-thursday-chp-santa-cruz/

https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2024/10/22/boulder-creek-man-idd-in-fatal-highway-9-crash/