Irvin Villarreal
Name: Irvin Villarreal
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/26/2020
Location: N Palm Ave & W Bullard Ave
Fresno, California, 93704
County: Fresno
Agency: Fresno Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: At 11:38 p.m., two motorcycle officers attempted to stop two cars traveling 75 mph on Blackstone near Barstow. One of the drivers pulled his Camaro over, but the driver of a black Mustang, Irvin Villarreal,18, did not stop. A pursuing officer turned on his lights and siren, but reportedly was delayed from turning immediately onto Bullard when the traffic signal turned red. The officer reportedly lost the suspect vehicle. The officer drove until he reached N Maroa Ave before ending the pursuit. Reportedly, two and a half minutes later, a 9-1-1 call came into dispatch reporting a three-car collision at Bullard and Palm. When officers arrived, three passengers, 27-year-old Christopher Vang and cousins Linda Chang, 21, and Allison Chang, 17, inside a pickup truck hit by the Mustang were dead. Two other passengers in the pickup truck are hospitalized, with one in critical condition. A Mini Cooper driven by a 17-year-old girl was also hit, and she was injured. The driver of the Mustang, Villarreal, was killed. N Maroa Ave and W Bullard Ave is less than 800 yards from N Palm Ave & W Bullard Ave.
Unique ID: 29374
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