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Krystal Evelisse Reyes

Age : 33

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 12/03/2022

Location : Grafton Street near Roosevelt Elementary School, approximately 982-1015 Grafton Street

City : Worcester

County : Worcester

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Worcester Police Department

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 Worcester Police Department pursuit following a reported confrontation on Water Street.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/03/2022, 33-year-old Krystal Evelisse Reyes of Haverhill was killed when the Toyota Highlander in which she was a passenger crashed on Grafton Street while its driver, 35-year-old Jason Colon, was driving away from Worcester police. Colon was also killed and five other occupants were injured.
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At approximately 12:15 a.m., Worcester police were dispatched to 97 Water Street after two men reported that a Toyota Highlander had nearly struck them. One of the men told police that after he gestured toward the SUV, the driver stopped, opened his door and pointed what appeared to be a black handgun at him. The man called 911 and followed the Highlander while giving its location to police.
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The Highlander stopped near Grafton and County streets. Worcester officers arrived and conducted a felony traffic stop. Colon initially complied with an order to turn off the SUV. When officers approached and ordered him out, he restarted the Highlander and drove southeast on Grafton Street at high speed.
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Police initially said the officers who had gotten out of their cruisers lost sight of the Highlander. Another Worcester officer who had remained in a police vehicle drove past them and followed in the Highlander's direction. That officer saw the SUV's taillights several hundred yards ahead.
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Later-obtained police radio traffic provides considerably more precision about the pursuit. At approximately 12:20:15 a.m., an officer radioed that the Highlander was taking off. About 20 seconds later an officer reported the SUV traveling on Grafton Street at approximately 60 mph, and about seven seconds after that reported that it had crashed. The fatal sequence from flight to crash therefore lasted only about 27 seconds.
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The Highlander struck a curb, went out of control, crossed the double-yellow line and collided with an oncoming Dodge Ram. The SUV then struck a tree and overturned in front of Roosevelt Elementary School.
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Seven people were trapped inside the Highlander. Reyes was pronounced dead at the scene. Colon was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead there. Five surviving occupants were transported for treatment of injuries.
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Police recovered a black Airsoft gun designed to resemble a Glock 19 from the wrecked Highlander.
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Krystal Evelisse Reyes was 33, had been raised in Lawrence, graduated from Lawrence Technical High School, worked in the culinary field, and was remembered for her involvement in basketball, flag football and volleyball and her close relationship with her family.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/2-dead-crash-grafton-street-worcester/
https://www.wcvb.com/article/deadly-worcester-crash-grafton-street-fleeing-police-stop/42141524
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/two-dead-after-car-flips-during-alleged-escape-police-stop-worcester/JZGXDK6ZJZCTPJYHR5HBWKORTE/
https://dailyvoice.com/article/police-id-driver-passenger-killed-in-fatal-weekend-wreck-in-central-mass/
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/43202336/krystal-evelisse-reyes