Fatal Encounters

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

Ana-Yency Velasquez

Name: Ana-Yency Velasquez
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 02/23/2009
Location: NW 12th Ave & NW 112th St
Miami, Florida, 33168
County: Miami-Dade
Agency: Miami-Dade Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Velasquez was killed when a county officer in pursuit of a suspect, travelling at a high rate of speed without lights or siren, blew through a stop sign and collided with her car. The impact threw her car through the exterior wall of a nearby house. The Florida legislature put through a special bill to fund the $1M settlement to her family.
Unique ID: 7891

News article: Link






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