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Flavio Balderas 1 of 3

Gender : Male

Age : 60

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/05/2023

Location : State St+ Tweedy Blvd

City : Lynwood

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) :

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash, chase for catalytic converter theft with 3 killed including 2 bystanders

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

LAPD chased after a young man they felt was stealing catalytic converters and escalated a chase at high speed, then “called off the chase” as a crash was imminent. The car crashed into the Balderas family, killing Michaela Balderas, her husband Flavio Balderas and James Griffin whom police had been chasing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7.com/south-gate-car-crash-fatal-passengers/12773798/