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Alyssa Roman

Name: Alyssa Roman
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 04/14/2021
Location: CA-1 and Morrissey Boulevard
Santa Cruz, California, 95065
County: Santa Cruz
Agency: California Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Alyssa Roman was reportedly riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by Richard Quihuis Jr., 19, of San Jose, during a crash shortly before 2 a.m. Two additional passengers in the car, a 2004 Toyota Camry, were able to exit the vehicle with minor injuries after it struck a concrete curb and a metal guardrail and caught fire. Quihuis was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony hit and run and felony evading police
Unique ID: 30035

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