Death by Cop – 2023

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Douglas Alfredo Gonzalez Cerna

Case # :14

Gender : Male

Age : 47

Race : Latinx

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : I-25

City : Denton

County : Denton

State : Texas

Agency : Denton PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Denton Police chased a fleeing teenage boy who ran from a traffic stop and escalated the chase to over 100 mph when the boy crashed into a third-party vehicle, killing Douglas Alfredo Gonzalez-Cerna in the backseat.

Source links :

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/teen-drove-over-100-mph-with-no-headlights-before-deadly-crash-in-denton-police/3422206/