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Jason Estes

Age : 45

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 02/16/2022

Location : Johnson Bend Road near FM 920

City : Weatherford

County : Parker

State : Texas

Agency : Parker County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcyclist/driver killed in police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Speeding; a Parker County sheriff’s deputy conducting speed enforcement on FM 920 pursued Estes after observing his motorcycle traveling in excess of 100 mph.
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NARRATIVE:
On 02/15/2022, 45-year-old Jason Estes of Weatherford was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a telephone pole during a high-speed pursuit by a Parker County Sheriff’s Office deputy in Parker County, Texas.
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At approximately 1:00 a.m., a Parker County sheriff’s deputy was conducting speed enforcement on FM 920 when Estes passed the deputy northbound on a 2004 blue-and-white Suzuki motorcycle at a speed reported to be in excess of 100 mph. The deputy pursued him.
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After the deputy caught up with the motorcycle, Estes turned around in the 6300 block of FM 920 and traveled southbound. During the pursuit, his speed was estimated at approximately 130 to 140 mph.
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Estes then attempted to turn onto Johnson Bend Road. As the pursuing deputy approached the location, the deputy saw that the motorcycle had crashed into a telephone pole and Estes had been thrown from the motorcycle. Emergency medical personnel responded and pronounced Estes dead at the scene.
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Sheriff’s records reported that the entire pursuit lasted approximately two minutes. The Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the investigation into the fatal crash.
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Estes was initially unidentified publicly while authorities notified his family. The following day, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as 45-year-old Jason Estes of Weatherford.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Parker County Sheriff’s Office did not publicly identify the deputy who initiated the pursuit.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/man-dies-in-high-speed-chase-with-parker-county-deputy
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/motorcyclist-crashes-into-telephone-pole-dies-during-high-speed-police-pursuit/
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article258430263.html
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