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Joseph Anthony De La Rosa

Case # :928

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : Latinx

Date : 11/16/2023

Location : Placentia Ave+Vicencia St

City : Costa Mesa

County : Orange

State : California

Agency : Garden Grove PD, LAPD helicopter, unknown others

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : High-speed crash, vehicle fire, suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Garden Grove PD saw a pickup truck in Garden grove that had some vehicle code violations. This was the reason given for LAPD initiating a high-speed chase from Garden Grove that ended in Costa Mesa when the vehicle crashed and caught on fire with an unknown number of police vehicles and a police helicopter hunting it. The male driver committed suicide under police duress.

Source links :

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2023-11-16/police-pursuit-ends-in-suicide-vehicle-fire-in-costa-mesa

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-takes-own-life-after-fiery-pursuit-crash-in-orange-county/