Ariel Russo
Name: Ariel Russo
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 06/04/2013
Location: West 97th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
Manhattan, New York, 10025
County: New York
Agency: City of New York Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Ariel Russo, 4, was killed, and her grandmother critically injured, as they were pinned against a streetside restaurant by a 17-year-old unlicensed driver being chased by police. He'd been pulled over for erratic driving, then pursued for fleeing a traffic stop. The Russo family was awarded $150,000 in a civil suit against the city.
Unique ID: 12894
News article: Link
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