Ramiro Benitez
Name: Ramiro Benitez
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/20/2020
Location: 3000 block Pacific Coast Highway
Newport Beach, California, 92663
County: Orange
Agency: Huntington Beach Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: An officer tried to make a traffic stop of an allegedly stolen black Honda Accord around 5:35 a.m. The driver, who police said maintained legal speeds at first, did not pull over and led police on a pursuit through downtown Huntington Beach before accelerating to more than 100 miles per hour. The pursuit was reportedly aborted due to the high speed and reckless driving. The car crashed in Newport Beach and killed passenger Ramiro Benitez and seriously injured the driver.
Unique ID: 28824
News article: Link
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