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Name Not Disclosed

Age : 13

Gender : Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/20/2022

Location : Major Drive near Interstate 10

City : Beaumont

County : Jefferson

State : Texas

Agency : Beaumont Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE:
Pursuit of vehicle reported stolen.
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NARRATIVE:
On 11/20/2022, an unidentified 13-year-old girl was killed when the stolen 2023 Hyundai in which she was riding crashed during a Beaumont Police Department pursuit. The crash occurred near Major Drive and Interstate 10 in Beaumont.
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At approximately 3:35 a.m., Beaumont police received a report of a vehicle burglary in progress in the 3100 block of Ethan Symone Street. Responding officers encountered the people involved driving away in the silver Hyundai. Police followed the vehicle as it traveled toward Major Drive and Interstate 10.
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At approximately 3:43 a.m., the driver lost control of the Hyundai and struck a concrete pillar. FARS-derived crash data records the matching Beaumont fatal crash at 3:43 a.m., involving one vehicle, five people and one fatality.
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Four occupants got out of the wrecked Hyundai and ran. Officers arrested two juveniles following the crash and continued searching for two other occupants. Police found the 13-year-old girl dead inside the vehicle.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Early-morning-car-chase-ends-with-child-s-death-17599498.php
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars