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James Dringenberg

Age : 27

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/02/2021

Location : Interstate 60 near South Workman Mill Road

City : City of Industry

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; regional crime task force

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Investigators assigned to a regional crime task force were conducting surveillance of a 2019 Nissan Sentra connected to an armed-robbery investigation. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to assist the task force. When deputies attempted to stop the Sentra, the driver continued and police initiated a pursuit.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/02/2021, investigators with a regional crime task force were following a 2019 Nissan Sentra in Los Angeles County in connection with an armed-robbery investigation. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies joined the operation and attempted to stop the vehicle. When the driver continued, deputies pursued the Sentra into the City of Industry.
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During the pursuit, the Sentra traveled the wrong way on Workman Mill Road. Near Workman Mill Road and the Pomona (60) Freeway, the Sentra collided head-on with a Freightliner truck. The California Highway Patrol subsequently investigated the collision but was not the agency conducting the pursuit.
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James Andrew Dringenberg, 27, was a passenger in the Sentra. He sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office subsequently identified him.
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The driver of the Sentra, Daisy Jerez, sustained major injuries and was arrested. The Freightliner driver sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Eric Ortiz later stated that sheriff’s deputies had been called to assist the regional crime task force investigators who were following the vehicle before the attempted stop. Contemporary reporting did not identify the task force, the individual investigators conducting the surveillance, or the deputies who participated in the pursuit.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality, 2 injuries

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.foxla.com/news/1-killed-another-seriously-hurt-in-crash-in-city-of-industry
https://mynewsla.com/crime/2021/06/03/passenger-killed-driver-injured-during-pursuit-through-city-of-industry/
https://heysocal.com/2021/06/03/man-killed-in-crash-after-police-pursuit-in-city-of-industry-identified/