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Kristen Jones

Name: Kristen Jones
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/30/2020
Location: CA-99 and Nelson Road
Oroville, California, 95965
County: Butte
Agency: California Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: An officer attempted a traffic stop by turning on his emergency lights, David Lee Survine Jr., 31, sped away at over 100 mph. He accelerating to as fast as 130 mph, while using the southbound lane and shoulder to pass slower moving northbound traffic. A CHP officer set a spike strip on Highway 99 and Nelson Road. Survine approached at 131 mph, according to the officer's radar, and swerved to the right attempting to avoid the spike strip. However, the front driver's side tire hit the spike strip. About one-quarter mile down the road from the spike strip, Survine lost control of the vehicle and flipped several times, Kristen Jones was ejected and killed during the crash.
Unique ID: 15060

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