Fatal Encounters

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Alphons Torregrossa

Name: Alphons Torregrossa
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/31/2003
Location: Chambers Rd & MO-367 & Lewis and Clark Blvd
St. Louis, Missouri, 63136
County: St. Louis
Agency: Ferguson Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Alphons Torregrossa was killed when he crashed an allegedly stolen SUV during a police chase. Ferguson police were pursuing the SUV south on Highway 367 shortly after 4 a.m. when Torregrossa lost control of the vehicle, causing it to flip over several times and eject all three occupants. Two other teens in the SUV were injured in the wreck, one critically.
Unique ID: 2680

News article: Link






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