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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/23/2021
Location: I-5 and Walnut Grove Road
Thornton, California, 95686
County: San Joaquin
Agency: California Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehicle
Media summary: Around 2:30 a.m., a patrol car was on the shoulder with its emergency lights on, dealing with a big rig that had broken down. A driver then slammed into the back of the patrol car. The impact sent the patrol car -- which had two officers inside -- into a ditch while the other vehicle went out of control and crashed into a tree, bursting into flames. Oscar Frayer, 23, Andrea Moore, 28, and another person were killed.
Unique ID: 29876

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