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Juan Aquino

Age : 31

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/17/2022

Location : NC Highway 86 and Piney Mountain Road

City : Chapel Hill

County : Orange

State : North Carolina

Agency : North Carolina State Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Speeding; a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper observed Aquino's gray Infiniti traveling approximately 133 mph westbound on Interstate 40 in a 65-mph zone and attempted to stop him.
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NARRATIVE:
On 02/17/2022, 31-year-old Juan Aquino was critically injured when the gray Infiniti sedan he was driving crashed into a tree during a North Carolina State Highway Patrol pursuit in Orange County. His passenger, 35-year-old Nafees Bilal, was also critically injured. Both men subsequently died from their injuries.
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Shortly before 3:00 a.m., a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper observed Aquino's Infiniti traveling westbound on Interstate 40 at approximately 133 mph in a 65-mph zone. The trooper attempted to stop the Infiniti, but Aquino continued driving and a pursuit followed.
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Aquino exited Interstate 40 onto NC Highway 86. As he attempted to turn left onto Piney Mountain Road, he lost control of the Infiniti. The vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a tree.
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The impact severely damaged the Infiniti and ejected both Aquino and Bilal from the vehicle. Contemporary reporting also described the vehicle as catching fire following the collision. Both men were transported to a hospital in critical condition.
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Contemporary reports published on the day of the crash identified Aquino as the 31-year-old driver and Bilal as his 35-year-old passenger. Final fatal-crash data subsequently records the February 17 collision at NC Highway 86 and Piney Mountain Road as a single-vehicle crash involving two people and two fatalities.
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The incident date remains 02/17/2022, the date of the police pursuit and crash. The exact later date on which Aquino died from his injuries has not been established in the publicly indexed records located.
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Public reporting documents Aquino's initial speed at approximately 133 mph. Available records do not establish the total pursuit distance or duration.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated and participated in the pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wral.com/story/men-thrown-from-car-after-133-mph-chase-on-i-40-in-orange-county/20144161/
https://lanoticia.com/noticias/usa/nc/ral/2-hombres-uno-latino-gravemente-heridos-tras-persecucion-en-orange/
https://www.city-data.com/accidents/acc-Chapel-Hill-North-Carolina.html