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Lidia Burgos
Gender : Female
Age : 33
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : Old Topton Rd
City : Reading
County : Berks
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police's Stroudsburg barracks initiated a traffic stop for both "moving, equipment violations and suspicion of DUI" on April 20. The driver had an active arrest warrant and allegedly refused to exit the vehicle and “proceeded to become combative” and fled the traffic stop. Pennsylvania State Police escalated a chase of the fleeing vehicle for 19 miles before it crashed into a wooded area, chasing the driver for 19 miles before he crashed. Passenger Lidia Burgos was killed by the police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.tnonline.com/20230421/coroner-releases-id-of-woman-in-monroe-crash/
