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Javaud Aubrey Ahangari

Age : 23

Gender : Male

Race : Middle Eastern

Date : 05/19/2021

Location : Interstate 64 near the Bowers Hill Interchange

City : Chesapeake

County : Chesapeake

State : Virginia

Agency : Virginia State Police

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: Speeding — 102 mph in a 65-mph zone
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NARRATIVE:
On 05/19/2021 at approximately 11:53 p.m., Javaud Aubrey Ahangari, 23, was driving a Hyundai Genesis eastbound on Interstate 64 in Chesapeake. Ahangari was a mechanical engineer who had graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology and worked for SimIS Inc., where his family said he had become a lead mechanical engineer. He had purchased his first home in Virginia Beach approximately two months before his death. Ahangari was also an inventor subsequently named on patent applications involving mobile-target and conflict de-escalation training technology.
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A Virginia State Police trooper conducting stationary radar alleged that Ahangari's Genesis and a motorcycle were traveling together at 102 mph in a 65-mph zone. The trooper attempted to stop both vehicles and pursued them eastbound on I-64. A second state trooper joined the pursuit. Police reported that speeds exceeded 125 mph.
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The pursuit continued toward the Bowers Hill Interchange. As Ahangari approached the interchange, police said he lost control of the Genesis, ran off the interstate and crashed into a tree line. Ahangari died in the crash. The motorcyclist continued on I-64 and escaped the pursuing troopers. No additional deaths or injuries were reported in the crash.
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Ahangari was born in Norfolk and graduated from the STEM Academy at Grassfield High School before attending Old Dominion University. His family described him as Iranian-American and said that he worked throughout college as an intern at SimIS before joining the company full time. He worked on robotics and was named as an inventor on technology developed by the company. He was survived by his parents, sister, brother-in-law and nephews.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Virginia State Police did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated the pursuit or the second trooper who joined it.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/chesapeake/man-dies-after-high-speed-chase-with-virginia-state-police-in-chesapeake/291-c338e594-c6a2-4a6f-bfa6-a409449dd610
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/javaud-ahangari-obituary?pid=198770308
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pilotonline/name/javaud-ahangari-obituary?id=9682454
https://patents.justia.com/inventor/javaud-a-ahangari
https://patents.justia.com/patent/20220290949
https://patents.justia.com/patent/20230051169