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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Donavon Diaz
Case # :912
Gender : Male
Age : 18
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/10/2023
Location : Mt. Vernon+Gateway Dr
City : Bakersfield
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Bakersfield PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Bakersfield PD escalated a chase against 18-year-old driver Donavon Diaz for a vehicular code violation and chased him at high speed until he crashed and died. It is unknown what type of vehicular code violation was life-threatening enough to initiate a dangerous chase as this was not disclosed by police. Numerous states prohibit high-speed pursuits for reasons that are not dire emergencies due to the risk. It is not known yet whether this chase was justifiable or not.
