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Zenen Lopez-Guzman

Name: Zenen Lopez-Guzman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/21/2021
Location: US 23/74 and Hutchinson Branch Rd
Sylva, North Carolina, 28779
County: Jackson
Agency: Haywood County Sheriff's Office, Waynesville Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A high-speed chase began when a Haywood County deputy spotted Dalton Grey Suttles, 20, driving on N.C. 209. The vehicle, a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, had a fictitious tag. Suttles fled westbound on U.S. 23/74 towards Jackson County. Officers from the Waynesville Police Department joined in the chase and the N.C. Highway Patrol and Jackson County Sheriff's Office were notified. Suttles allegedly made a left hand turn and traveled westbound in the eastbound lane. Police reportedly did not pursue Suttles while he was driving the wrong way. Suttles hit a 2005 Nissan Titan pickup truck, injuring two and killing Zenen F. Lopez-Guzman.
Unique ID: 30640

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