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Juan Avila 1 of 2

Gender : Male

Age : 26

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/12/2023

Location : Independence+Hardesty

City : Kansas City

County : Wyandotte

State : Kansas

Agency : Kansas City KSPD

Officer(s) :Kansas City KSPD

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Gabriela Trejo-Garcia and passenger Juan Avila were driving in Kansas City when on Independence and Hardesty, a high-speed police chase crashed into them at 100 mph, escalated by Kansas City PD after a driver for unknown reasons. Both Trejo-Garcia and Avila died. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox4kc.com/news/friends-remember-victims-killed-in-crash-after-kck-police-chase/

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271155877.html