Fatal Encounters

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

John Doe 2

Name: John Doe 2
Age:
Gender:
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 03/20/2013
Location: E. Carlos Truan Boulevard and FM 425
Kingsville, Texas, 78363
County: Kleberg
Agency: Kingsville Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Idelfonso Garcia-Benitez, 21, crashed his vehicle carrying 14 smuggled aliens when he attempted to avoid a traffic stop by Kingsville Police. While fleeing police, he ran into a security barrier at the front gate of Naval Air Station Kingsville March 20, 2013. Seven people were killed and seven injured when he crashed the extended cab truck he was driving. The unidentified killed persons had originally come from Guatemala and Honduras.
Unique ID: 12531

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