Vehicular Deaths
“Pursuits” at such speeds that they are likely to result in the death of someone are hunts for humans. Our police state accepts our deaths and reprimands our language when we notice. My word for it is not incorrect. https://t.co/oYG5jBrOJx
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Jose Lerma 1 of 8
Case # :898
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Latinx
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jose Lerma and his wife Isabel were on the road in Batesville, TX when DPS hunted a car full of migrants into their vehicle, killing both Jose and his wife.
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
The Lerma family has a GoFundMe to help their son with burial costs for both parents. The GFM is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-services-for-jose-isabel-lerma
