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Luis Felipe Mejia-Salgado

Age : 23

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/02/2021

Location : W Wyatt Earp Boulevard & Matt Down Road

City : Dodge City

County : Ford

State : Kansas

Agency : Gray County Sheriff’s Office; Ford County Sheriff’s Office; Dodge City Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Wanted in connection with stabbing
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NARRATIVE:
On 05/02/2021, Luis Felipe Mejia-Salgado, 23, of Garden City was driving east on U.S. Highway 50 near Cimarron when a Gray County sheriff's deputy located his vehicle. Authorities were looking for Mejia-Salgado in connection with a stabbing in Garden City. The deputy attempted to stop him and a pursuit began, continuing east from Gray County into Ford County and Dodge City.
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Ford County law enforcement joined the pursuit. Officers deployed a tire-deflation device west of Dodge City, damaging Mejia-Salgado's tires, but he continued driving into the city. The available reporting does not establish a reliable maximum pursuit speed or total distance beyond documenting that the chase began near Cimarron and continued into Dodge City.
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In Dodge City, Mejia-Salgado lost control, left the roadway and struck a power pole. His vehicle rolled several times and he was ejected. He sustained critical injuries and died from those injuries on 05/02/2021.
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Mejia-Salgado was born in Guerrero, Mexico, on 12/31/1997 and spent his childhood and school years there before moving to the United States in 2018. He worked at Tyson Foods in Garden City and enjoyed playing video games. He was survived by his mother, stepfather, two sisters and extended family; following his funeral in Dodge City, his family planned to return his remains to Mexico for burial.
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Ford County Sheriff Bill Carr said the pursuit and fatal crash remained under investigation in the days following Mejia-Salgado's death. No later public reporting located documents criminal charges against participating officers, a civil lawsuit or settlement, or a public family challenge to the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Gray County and Ford County sheriff's offices did not publicly identify the deputies who initiated or participated in the pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kwch.com/2021/05/02/one-dead-in-dodge-city-crash-following-police-chase/
https://www.dodgeglobe.com/story/news/crime/2021/05/02/vehicle-chase-ends-fatal-crash-dodge-city/4932022001/
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/man-dies-in-dodge-city-after-crash-while-fleeing-officers
https://salinapost.com/posts/a4996a5c-2baf-4400-9f1d-44713612cece
https://www.t95.com/2021/05/07/garden-city-stabbing-suspect-killed-in-crash-during-chase/
https://www.swaimfuneralhome.com/guestbook/luis-mejia-salgado