Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Stephen Palacios
Gender : Male
Age : 55
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/13/2025
Location : Riverside (91) Freeway, east of Lincoln Avenue
City : Fontana
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 13, 2025, California Highway Patrol officers attempted to stop a vehicle in connection with street racing. The chase escalated, exceeding 100 miles an hour, and continued onto the westbound Riverside 91 Freeway. It ended when the vehicle collided when chased the wrong way with a semi truck near Lincoln Avenue. The impact caused the semi to crash into a wall and ejected the driver, 55-year-old Stephen Palacios of Rancho Cucamonga. Palacios was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. A passenger in Palacios’ vehicle also sustained moderate injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/60-freeway-street-racing-fatal-crash
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/innocent-driver-killed-as-chp-pursuit-ends-with-violent-crash-in-fontana
https://www.pe.com/2025/04/15/innocent-driver-killed-after-chp-pursuit-ends-in-crash-on-91-freeway-in-corona
