Fatal Encounters

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

Alexis Torres

Name: Alexis Torres
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/02/2008
Location: 800 block N Jackson St.
Danville, Illinois, 61832
County: Vermilion
Agency: Danville Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Alexis Torres was killed when he crashed his Ford van during a police chase. According to police, the van veered off Jackson Street in front of Danville High's clock tower entrance, went up over the sidewalk, severed two trees, knocked over a marble bench, flipped and came to rest on its top.
Unique ID: 6795

News article: Link






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