Eryka Denise Lopez
Name: Eryka Denise Lopez
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/25/2021
Location: CA-101
Goleta, California, 93117
County: Santa Barbara
Agency: California Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Troopers pursued northbound from Ventura on the 101 at speeds up to 115 mph. Before the pursuit got to Winchester Cyn, there was and unrelated accident in the northbound lanes. CHP reportedly called off the pursuit, but the pursued vehicle crossed over into the southbound lanes and crashed head-on into a southbound vehicle, resulting a fiery wreck. Two vehicles involved, a Volkswagen Jetta and a Ford Expedition, and Natalia Stallworth, 28, Daniel Garcia, 25, and Eryka Denise Lopez, 23, were killed. Stallworth was driving the Volkswagen.
Unique ID: 30826
News article: Link
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