Fatal Encounters

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

Wilson "Alex" Lopez-Ochoa

Name: Wilson "Alex" Lopez-Ochoa
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 02/06/2005
Location: 1800 block Grand Avenue
Waukegan, Illinois, 60085
County: Lake
Agency: Waukegan Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Wilson "Alex" Lopez-Ochoa was killed when his his 1990 Honda Civic was struck by a squad car driven by officer Michael Newman on Super Bowl Sunday. Newman was reportedly driving 10 mph over the speed limit when he struck Lopez-Ochoa's car as Lopez-Ochoa drove out of a laundromat parking lot. In 2007, a Lake County jury awarded $2.03 million to Lopez-Ochoa's estate.
Unique ID: 3966

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