Mario Beristain
Name: Mario Beristain
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/06/2014
Location: Jefferson Road and Tanglewood Drive
Osceola, Indiana, 46561
County: St. Joseph
Agency: Elkhart County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Deputies chased a white Monte carlo away from the scene of a suspected industrial burglary—the Chevy was going fast in the other direction. By the time police had turned around the car had smashed into a tree, ejecting two of the four teenagers, including Beristain who was fatally injured. The driver, Yorlin Tharbs, was charged with six felonies.
Unique ID: 15187
News article: Link
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