Rita Montes Martinez
Name: Rita Montes Martinez
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/31/2011
Location: Buchanan Rd. and Railroad Ave.
Pittsburg, California, 94565
County: Contra Costa
Agency: Pittsburg Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Jacquay Johnson died at a hospital at around 7 p.m., hours after he crashed his car while fleeing police, killing his passenger, Rita Montes Martinez, and seriously injuring two other people. Johnson reportedly fled after an officer tried to pull him over for speeding at around 10:40 a.m. Johnson instead continued west on Buchanan Road until his truck hit an SUV that was traveling north on Railroad Avenue. Martinez died at the scene. Both people inside the SUV's two occupant were hospitalized in serious condition, but were expected to survive.
Unique ID: 10726
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