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Jacquelynn Lachel Lee

Age : 26

Gender : Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/30/2021

Location : 12700 East Freeway near Normandy Street

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

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, 26-year-old Jacquelynn Lachel Lee of Houston was killed with her sister, 21-year-old Aijulan Denay 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 officer saw the Challenger traveling east on Interstate 10 at extremely high speed and activated emergency equipment while attempting to catch it. The pursuit continued for approximately two miles before the officer lost sight of the vehicle.
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Near 12700 East Freeway, the Challenger collided with several vehicles, including the Toyota occupied by Jacquelynn, Aijulan and a third person. The Toyota caught fire following the collision.
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The Toyota's driver was pulled from the burning vehicle, but Jacquelynn and Aijulan were killed at the scene. Four other people were taken to hospitals following the multi-vehicle crash.
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Jacquelynn was born on 06/07/1994. Her funeral-home obituary identifies her as Jacquelynn Lachel Lee, 26, of Houston and specifically states that she died unexpectedly alongside her sister Aijulan on 05/30/2021.
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KPRC subsequently identified both sisters by name and published their photograph together.
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/Jacquelynn-Lachel-Lee?obId=32693477