Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Timothy Escamilla
Age : 6
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : I-82
City : Sunnyside
County : Yakima
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Police
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/28/2023, Washington State Patrol troopers attempted multiple times to stop a speeding vehicle traveling at extreme speeds in Yakima County. Troopers reported they initiated four separate attempts to stop the driver but discontinued enforcement efforts under Washington’s pursuit restrictions. The driver later entered Interstate 82 traveling the wrong direction near Sunnyside and crashed head-on into a vehicle carrying Timothy Escamilla and his siblings. The collision killed Timothy, age 6, and his 8-year-old sister, Delilah Minshew. A third child and the adult driver sustained serious injuries. Court records state the fleeing driver continued driving at high speed before entering the interstate in the wrong direction. Reporting does not indicate any weapon involved in the crash.
