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Luis Felipe Mejia-Salgado
Gender : Male
Age : 23
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
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At around 2:55 a.m., Ford County dispatch sent a be-on-the-lookout for a person wanted in Garden City who allegedly was involved in a stabbing. Gray County deputies located Luis Salgado's vehicle at around 3:17 a.m. The deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but Luis Salgado continued driving. Deputies escalated a chase into Ford County, where Ford County deputies joined the chase at 3:24 a.m. Spike strips were deployed west of Dodge City, deflating one of the tires. Salgado continued driving east into Dodge City before veering off the roadway, striking a power pole, and rolling several times. He was ejected and died at the crash site.
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/
