Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

William Alvarez

Name: William Alvarez
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/16/2006
Location: Indianapolis Boulevard and Martha Street
Highland, Indiana, 46322
County: Lake
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Christopher Berlanga, 25, a three-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, killed William Alvarez, 28, of Griffith, Ind., while he allegedly was driving drunk, police said. Alvarez was in the back seat of a car driven by a Gary woman. Berlanga's blood alcohol level was 0.19 percent, more than twice the legal limit for intoxication, and he was placed on probation for three years.
Unique ID: 22238

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