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Kevin Xzavier Angeles

Age : 14

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 11/21/2021

Location : 700 block of South Fifth Street

City : Sanger

County : Denton

State : Texas

Agency : Sanger Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by a police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 5:30 a.m., Sanger Police responded to a report of possible vehicle burglaries in the 300 block of North Fifth Street near Interstate 35. Officers saw a white Ford extended-cab pickup they believed was connected to the reported burglaries and attempted a traffic stop.
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EVENT NARRATIVE:
On 11/21/2021, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Sanger Police officers responding to reported vehicle burglaries located the white Ford pickup in the 300 block of North Fifth Street and attempted to stop it. The 14-year-old driver continued driving away and police escalated a pursuit south on Fifth Street.
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The pursuit was exceptionally short geographically. Police reported that the pickup traveled approximately one-half mile before the driver lost control and crashed into a tree in the 700 block of South Fifth Street. Three of the five teenagers in the truck were killed. The surviving 14-year-old driver was critically injured, while an 18-year-old passenger was hospitalized with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
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The three teenagers killed were Kevin Xzavier Angeles, 14, Nelson Steven Candelario Lopez Vargas, 15, and Brian Atian Hutson, 16. All three were passengers; the 14-year-old driver survived. Contemporary reporting does not provide a reliable maximum pursuit speed or elapsed pursuit time beyond establishing that the crash occurred approximately one-half mile after police attempted the stop.
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Kevin was a ninth-grade student at Byron Nelson High School. Born in Pensacola, Florida, he had lived in Florida, Mexico, Dallas and Northlake, Texas. He enjoyed soccer, wrestling, music, video games, being outdoors and spending time with friends and family, and was looking forward to trying out for his school's soccer and wrestling teams. He left behind his parents, two brothers and a sister.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
3 Fatalities, 2 Injuries, one of whom was critical.
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DISPOSITION:
Sanger Police initially reported that charges were pending following the crash. The surviving driver was 14 years old, limiting the amount of subsequent juvenile-court information available publicly.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Sanger Police did not publicly identify the officer who initiated or participated in the pursuit.
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LITIGATION:
None found.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-killed-2-hurt-during-police-pursuit-sunday-morning-in-sanger-pd/2822322/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/11/22/3-teenagers-killed-in-car-crash-while-trying-to-flee-traffic-stop-sanger-police-say/
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/3-dead-after-burglars-crash-fleeing-sanger-police/
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/3-killed-crash-eluding-sanger-texas-police-juveniles-surviving-driver-14/
https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2021/11/24/teens-from-argyle-northlake-die-in-sanger-crash/
https://www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com/m/obituaries/kevin-angeles/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/kevin-angeles-obituary?id=31724956
https://fatalencounters.org/view/person/victim/927ec970/
https://www.univision.com/local/dallas-kuvn/se-salio-cuando-estabamos-dormidos-y-tuvo-el-accidente-abuela-de-menor-muerto-en-accidente-fatal-en-sanger-video