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Graciela Reza-Contreras
Gender : Female
Age : 59
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/05/2023
Location : 1200 block of S 7th St
City : DeKalb
County : DeKalb
State : Illinois
Agency : DeKalb PD
Officer(s) :James Correlejo
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by intoxicated officer driving
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Off-duty DeKalb PD officer James Correlejo, 25, was intoxicated and caused a crash which killed the other motorist. Officer Correlejo was arrested for reckless homicide and aggravated driving while drunk. While Graciela Reza-Contreras died, 3 other people from the vehicle that was hit were also sent to the hospital with injuries. Officer Correlejo remains in jail now, 3 days after the crash. The family has started a GoFundMe linked below to help transfer her to her native Maxico and bury her near family.
