Karla Rico
Name: Karla Rico
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 09/06/2021
Location: W Miller Rd & S Garland Ave
Garland, Texas, 75041
County: Dallas
Agency: Garland Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: About 3:30 p.m., a Garland police officer stopped the driver of a Honda Accord. When the officer reportedly found evidence of drugs inside the car, the driver, Bobby Lee Murphy, 37, sped away. Police pursued Murphy, who also had two passengers in the car, but lost him as he drove north on Garland Avenue. Another officer spotted Murphy, who drove through a red light at an intersection and hit a silver Toyota. The driver of the Toyota, Karla Rico, was killed. Her son was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Unique ID: 30903
News article: Link
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