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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/
