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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/03/2021

Location : Columbus Parkway, after initial contact near Redwood Street and Chenin Blanc Place

City : San Fernando

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : San Fernando Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Drove away from police contact
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/03/2021 shortly after 6:00 a.m., Vallejo police responded to Redwood Street and Chenin Blanc Place after a caller reported a man slumped over the steering wheel of an idling vehicle. Officers approached and spoke with the 32-year-old Contra Costa County man. Police said he then drove away at high speed, and officers pursued.
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The pursuit reached more than 85 mph in a 40-mph zone on Columbus Parkway. Police reported that pursuing officers generally remained approximately 30 to 50 yards behind the vehicle. The chase lasted less than one minute and covered just over one mile.
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The driver lost control and crashed into a tree. Officers attempted to reach him but were unable to safely remove him from the wreckage. Paramedics arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene. No other fatalities or injuries were reported.
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Police subsequently determined that the vehicle had been reported stolen in Walnut Creek and that the driver was wanted on a parole matter. Those facts were discovered after the pursuit began; the original police contact resulted from the report of a man slumped behind the wheel rather than police initially recognizing a stolen vehicle or wanted parolee.
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Vallejo Police invoked the Solano County Officer Involved Fatal Incident Protocol. The Solano County Major Crimes Task Force investigated the fatal incident, while the California Highway Patrol Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team handled the collision investigation.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Vallejo police officers involved in the pursuit were not publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/suspect-dies-in-fatal-crash-during-vallejo-police-pursuit/
https://abcnews.com/US/wanted-parolee-stolen-car-dies-moments-slamming-tree/story?id=76864482
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Contra-Costa-County-man-dies-in-vehicle-crash-16075574.php
https://eastcountytoday.net/contra-costa-man-dies-after-leading-vallejo-police-on-pursuit/