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Aijulan Denay Lee

Age :

Gender : Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/30/2021

Location : 12700 East Freeway near Normandy Street

City : Houston

County : Harris

State :

Agency : Houston Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Houston police pursued a Dodge Challenger traveling about 100 mph on I-10, ending in a multi-vehicle crash that killed two bystanders.
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NARRATIVE:
On 05/30/2021, 21-year-old Aijulan Denay Lee of Houston was killed with her sister, 26-year-old Jacquelynn Lachel Lee, when a Dodge Challenger being pursued by a Houston police officer crashed into multiple vehicles on the East Freeway near Normandy Street.
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At approximately 2:00 a.m., an HPD patrol officer traveling east on Interstate 10 saw a white Dodge Challenger traveling at extremely high speed. HPD later said the officer activated emergency lights in an effort to stop or slow the vehicle. The Houston Chronicle reported that the officer pursued the Challenger for approximately two miles before losing sight of it.
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The Challenger continued east at high speed and collided with a four-door Toyota sedan, a Dodge Ram pickup and a Ford F-150 near 12700 East Freeway. The Toyota carrying Aijulan, Jacquelynn and another person burst into flames.
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Witnesses were able to rescue the Toyota's driver, but Aijulan and Jacquelynn remained trapped inside and were pronounced dead at the scene. Four other people involved in the collision were transported to hospitals, including one person who sustained serious burns.
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Aijulan was born in Houston on 10/11/1999 to Lou Collier and Denell Lee. Her obituary remembers her by the nickname “AJ” and describes her as someone whose smile could light up a room. She died unexpectedly alongside her sister on 05/30/2021.
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The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences was initially responsible for verifying the identities of the two women. KPRC subsequently publicly identified them as Aijulan Lee, 21, and Jacquelynn Lee, 26.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Houston Police Department patrol officer who initiated the pursuit has not been publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/05/30/hpd-2-people-killed-in-high-speed-crash-on-east-freeway/
https://abc13.com/post/east-freeway-fatal-crash-i-10-2-killed-in-houston-police-chase/10717221/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Two-people-dead-in-fatal-car-crash-in-East-16213393.php
https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2021/jun/nr210601-08.htm
https://www.khou.com/article/news/2-dead-multiple-injured-fiery-crash-east-freeway/285-e0b69d7d-a5f0-4638-b621-e7406b31a156
https://www.allisonfuneralservice.com/obituaries/Aijulan-Denay-Lee?obId=32693473