Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Yahir David Martinez
Gender : Male
Age : 21
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/24/2025
Location : State Highway 4 east of Indiana Avenue
City : Brownsville
County : Cameron
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Border Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/24/2025, 21-year-old Yahir David Martinez, a resident of Brownsville, died at the scene after crashing into a semi-trailer during a high-speed pursuit involving Border Patrol on State Highway 4 east of Indiana Avenue. The driver was carrying two passengers and had been transporting narcotics. The semi-trailer driver and the male passenger were hospitalized, treated, and released; the female passenger remains hospitalized. Martinez was pronounced dead at the crash site.
