Fatal Encounters

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

Madeline "Gina" Diaz

Name: Madeline "Gina" Diaz
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 07/13/2003
Location: Lewis Ave. and 26th St.
Zion, Illinois, 60099
County: Lake
Agency: Zion Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Madeline "Gina" Diaz was killed, and her husband was seriously injured, after a police car crashed into their Ford convertible. According to police, the officer was traveling south on Lewis Avenue and had the right of way when he broadsided the Diaz' car at about 9:30 p.m. Police said the squad car did not have sirens or lights on and that the officer wasn't responding to an emergency or speeding. The officer was treated and released.
Unique ID: 2633

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