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Hugo Urbano Chavez
Gender : Male
Age : 23
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/30/2024
Location : Interstate 75
City : Dalton
County : Whitfield
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol (GSP)
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 26, 2024, at approximately 8:12 p.m., Georgia State Patrol (GSP) troopers observed a black 2015 Infiniti Q50 traveling northbound in Catoosa County at 114 mph in a 70 mph zone. Troopers attempted a traffic stop. The driver, identified as 22-year-old Hugo Julian Urbano Chavez of Dalton, Georgia, did not stop. Troopers escalated a chase to unknown speeds. As Chavez approached Exit 348, he attempted to pass vehicles on the left shoulder, lost control, crossed all northbound lanes, struck a guardrail, and overturned. Chavez was pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger, 30-year-old Angel Aleman of Dalton, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The GSP is conducting an investigation into the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 1 injury
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Last Update: 12/02/2024
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality
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Last Update: 12/02/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/22-year-old-driver-traveling-114-mph-dies-after-chase-with-gsp-i-75/PLMZJ5M57RDX5E4ZRMJTCYDHDI/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/22-old-driver-traveling-114-130339835.html
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/hugo-urbano-chavez-obituary?id=56882477
https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ga/dalton/hugo-julian-urbano-chavez-18937595
https://www.articobits.com/obituaries/willis-funeral-home/hugo-julian-urbano-chavez-obituary
