Fatal Encounters

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Jose Almanza Lopez

Name: Jose Almanza Lopez
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/23/2011
Location: US 101 and N Oxnard Blvd.
Oxnard, California, 93036
County: Ventura
Agency: Oxnard Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Jose Almanza Lopez was killed when his car crashed on Highway 101 during a police chase. The pursuit reportedly began on Oxnard Boulevard after Lopez failed to yield. When Lopez tried to enter the southbound freeway, he was unable to make the right-hand curve, hit a raised island, lost control of the vehicle and rolled several times onto the freeway. Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:16 a.m.
Unique ID: 10402

News article: Link






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