Estela Medrano
Name: Estela Medrano
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 08/30/2010
Location: 7500 block S Braeswood Blvd
Houston, Texas, 77071
County: Harris
Agency: Houston Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Officer Kyle D. Dozier drove his patrol car to the scene of a Priority 2 call without using his lights or sirens. Driving at 80 mph in a 35 mph zone, he struck a blue Scion, killing Dr. Medrano. Dr. Medrano was a prominent chemist from Buenos Aires, and a researcher at the Baylor College of Medicine. Officer Dozier, also wounded in the crash, had served HPD for less than a year.
Unique ID: 9430
News article: Link
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