Jose Coreas-Mejia
Name: Jose Coreas-Mejia
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 01/29/2017
Location: 5745 Singleton Rd
Norcross, Georgia, 30093
County: Gwinnett
Agency: Gwinnett County Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehicle
Media summary: According to news media, Officer Scott York was responding to another pedestrian accident when he lost control of his vehicle, jumped the curb and plowed into Coreas and 18-year-old Joel Mejia. York, who has since been fired from the department, is recovering from injuries. While York did have his lights and sirens on as he responded to the other incident, black box data from inside the patrol car said he York was traveling close to 100 miles per hour. In his termination letter, he was told he should have been going the speed limit.
Unique ID: 18880
News article: Link
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