Fatal Encounters

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

Michael Bireschi

Name: Michael Bireschi
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 04/23/2001
Location: Guerneville Road and Marlow Road
Santa Rosa, California, 95401
County: Sonoma
Agency: California Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Michael Bireschi was killed when Christopher Peter Kazas' pickup ran a red light and struck his van at 73 mph while Kazas was fleeing the CHP, who suspected him of DUI.
Unique ID: 898

News article: Link






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