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Giovanni Gomez

Age : 15

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/30/2023

Location : Cummings Skyway near Interstate 80

City : Contra Costa

County : Contra Costa

State : California

Agency : Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office; California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Stolen vehicle.
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NARRATIVE: On 10/30/2023, 15-year-old Giovanni Gomez of Vallejo was killed when a stolen blue Kia Optima crashed off Cummings Skyway near Crockett following a police pursuit. At approximately 1:23 a.m., Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a stolen vehicle near eastbound Interstate 80 and Willow Avenue. Deputies located the Kia and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled. Deputies pursued briefly before reporting that they lost sight of the vehicle. Several minutes later, authorities received a report that the Kia had crashed on Cummings Skyway. The vehicle was found in a ravine and Gomez had been ejected. He died at the scene. A subsequent Contra Costa County coroner’s inquest identified Gomez and determined his death was accidental.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://contracosta.news/2023/10/31/crockett-man-ejected-from-vehicle-dies-after-brief-pursuit/

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/crockett-stolen-car-fatal-crash-15-year-old-driver-identified-cummings-skyway/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-ejected-from-car-dies-after-fleeing-contra-costa-county-deputies
https://www.cocosheriff.org/home/showpublisheddocument/672/638699402628130000