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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/26/2022

Location : Interstate 35 near mile marker 38

City : Laredo area

County : Webb

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during a Texas DPS pursuit of a GMC SUV on Interstate 35. Authorities said the incident was being investigated as a possible human-smuggling operation, but the initial reason for the attempted stop was not publicly disclosed.
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NARRATIVE:
On 03/26/2022, an unidentified passenger was killed along with the unidentified driver of a GMC SUV during a Texas Department of Public Safety pursuit on Interstate 35 in Webb County.
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The pursuit began at approximately 2 p.m. During the pursuit, the driver lost control near mile marker 38 and the SUV rolled multiple times.
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The passenger and driver were pronounced dead. Four other passengers survived with injuries and were transported to a local hospital.
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Texas DPS said investigators were examining the incident as a possible human-smuggling operation. The available public reporting does not identify this passenger or provide a reliable pursuit speed, distance or duration.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Texas Department of Public Safety did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated the pursuit or the other trooper(s) who participated.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/DPS-Two-dead-following-vehicle-chase-17031162.php