Name withheld by police
Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/16/2020
Location: Indian Street and Krameria Avenue
Moreno Valley, California, 92551
County: Riverside
Agency: Riverside County Sheriff's Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A driver pursued by a Riverside County deputy was killed after crashing into another vehicle. The deputy riding a motorcycle attempted to stop the driver of a black Jeep. The deputy believed the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. After the deputy flashed the cycle's emergency lights, the Jeep driver fled, and the deputy began chasing the suspected drunken driver for about three miles until the driver of the Jeep blew through a stop sign and crashed into a Hyundai Santa Fe. The collision caused the Jeep to overturn, killing the driver, and sent the driver and passenger of the Hyundai to the hospital with nonfatal injuries.
Unique ID: 28797
News article: Link
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