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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/12/2024
Location : Highway 99
City : Delano
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Delano Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/12/2024, the Delano Police Department initiated a pursuit of a vehicle on Highway 99 in Delano, California, after the driver failed to stop for a traffic stop. The reasons for the initial stop remain undisclosed. Officers escalated the chase, reaching high speeds before the fleeing vehicle crashed. The driver, a male whose identity has not been released, died as a result of the crash. Investigations into the incident are being conducted by the Delano Police Department and independent oversight agencies.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last Update: 12/01/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/one-dead-after-leading-delano-police-on-freeway-pursuit/
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/driver-crashes-dies-in-delano-during-police-pursuit-after-refusing-to-stop-dpd-kern-county-california
