Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Starlin Manuel Diaz Felipe
Gender : Male
Age : 19
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/19/2021
Location : North Ocean Avenue and Expressway Drive South
City : Holtsville
County : Suffolk
State : New York
Agency : Suffolk County Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 19, 2021, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Suffolk County Police officers in a marked police cruiser attempted a traffic stop on a 2004 Toyota Tacoma with stolen license plates. The alleged driver, Robert Hengeveld, 50, failed to comply and fled from officers, leading to a pursuit.
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During the chase, the Toyota Tacoma collided with a Honda at the intersection of North Ocean Avenue and Expressway Drive South in Holtsville, New York. The driver of the Honda, 19-year-old Starlin Manuel Diaz Felipe, was killed in the crash. Hengeveld was arrested and charged with reckless driving, unlawfully fleeing a police officer, criminal possession of stolen property, and multiple bench warrants.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/suffolk-police-pursuit-fatal-crash-holtsville-1.50368978
• https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/police/holtsville-pursuit-fatal-crash-october-2021
• https://abc7ny.com/holtsville-fatal-crash-police-chase-stolen-vehicle/11063734/
