Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jose Ascencion Astrain Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 25
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/01/2021
Location : 3800 West Ave.
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : San Antonio Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 10:50 p.m. on May 1, 2021, officers in an unmarked patrol car attempted to stop Jose Astrain Jr. for an unspecified traffic violation. Astrain refused to stop and sped away at high speed. The officers turned off their emergency lights and did not pursue him. Astrain lost control of his Ford Fusion, fishtailed into oncoming traffic, and crashed into a pickup truck, resulting in his death.
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