Flavio Balderas 1 of 3

Case # :354

Gender : Male

Age : 60

Race : Latinx

Date : 02/05/2023

Location : State St+ Tweedy Blvd

City : Lynwood

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash, chase for catalytic converter theft with 3 killed including 2 bystanders

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

LAPD chased after a young man they felt was stealing catalytic converters and escalated a chase at high speed, then “called off the chase” as a crash was imminent. The car crashed into the Balderas family, killing Michaela Balderas, her husband Flavio Balderas and James Griffin whom police had been chasing.

Source links :

https://abc7.com/south-gate-car-crash-fatal-passengers/12773798/