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/