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Name Not Disclosed 4 of 4

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/13/2023

Location : State Hwy163 + E service road of fI-10

City : Ozona

County : Crockett

State : Texas

Agency : Texas DPS

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On Mar. 13, 2023, Crockett County Sheriff's Office had attempted to stop a truck for speeding and escalated a chase that lasted until the truck being chased crashed into 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 of Maria Taubunga and her granddaughter Emilia Tambunga. They both died. Two other people died in the crash who were reportedly undocumented migrants, 45-year-old male from Jalpan De Serra, QRO Mexico and a 42-year-old male from San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, OAK Mexico, both unnamed by DPS. This police chase for a speeding vehicle was responsible for the deaths of 4 people.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://sanangelolive.com/news/crashes/2023-03-15/dps-police-chase-truckload-illegal-migrants-ends-4-tragic-deaths-ozona