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Jose Ascencion Astrain Jr.

Age : 25

Gender : Male

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 :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Traffic violation not disclosed by police
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NARRATIVE:
On 05/01/2021 at approximately 10:50 p.m., Jose Ascencion Astrain Jr., 25, was driving a silver 2008 Ford Fusion north on West Avenue when San Antonio police officers in an unmarked vehicle attempted to stop him for a traffic violation that police did not publicly specify. Police said Astrain continued driving at high speed after officers activated their emergency equipment.
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SAPD said the officers then turned off their emergency lights and ended the attempted pursuit. Astrain continued north on West Avenue, lost control in the 3800 block and fishtailed across the roadway into opposing traffic. His Ford Fusion collided with a brown pickup truck.
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Astrain suffered serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to University Hospital, where he died. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt. The pickup driver remained at the scene, cooperated with investigators and was not charged. No serious injury to the pickup driver was reported.
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Astrain was born in San Antonio on 07/25/1995. He was the father of daughters Dalilah Rose Astrain and Aubreanna Nichole Astrain and stepfather to Cathrina. He was also survived by his parents, Jose Astrain Sr. and Diana Astrain, and his brother Joe Anthony Astrain.
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No later public reporting located documents a wrongful-death lawsuit, civil settlement, family protest, criminal charge or disciplinary action arising from the attempted stop and fatal crash.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The San Antonio Police Department did not publicly identify the officers in the unmarked vehicle who attempted to stop Astrain.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Driver-killed-in-North-Side-crash-after-fleeing-16145834.php
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/05/02/driver-wrecks-car-dies-after-evading-police-on-north-side-according-to-sapd/
https://www.castillofuneralhome.com/obituaries/jose-astrain-jr
https://fatalencounters.org/view/person-csv/csv/?pagenum=61