Dalia Santillana
Name: Dalia Santillana
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/18/2000
Location: 3332 W. 31st St.
Chicago, Illinois, 60623
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Dalia Santillana was killed when her vehicle was struck by a car driven by a man fleeing police. During a wrongful death trial, evidence was presented that the officers had rammed the fleeing vehicle (a violation of CPD policy) causing the driver to lose control and cross the centerline. A Cook County jury rejected the city of Chicago's position that officers were not engaged in the pursuit at the time of the fatal collision. In December 2003, a Cook County Circuit Court jury awarded Elizabeth Santillana $2 million in the case.
Unique ID: 338
News article: Link
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