Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/14/2021
Location : 405 Freeway near Roscoe Boulevard
City : Van Nuys
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At approximately 11:32–11:40 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2021, at the northbound 405 Roscoe Boulevard offramp, a vehicle crashed as a result of a police pursuit. The pursued vehicle left the roadway, struck a tree and caught fire. The 17-year-old male driver was the sole person reported killed. A female CHP officer suffered a leg injury while attempting to help him; she did not die.The California Highway Patrol had attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver did not stop and the pursuit ended when the car crashed and caught fire. The unidentified male teenage driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
