Fatal Encounters

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

Damian Rivera

Name: Damian Rivera
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 04/19/2017
Location: New Market Rd E & E Main St
Immokalee, Florida, 34142
County: Collier
Agency: Collier County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: According to the Collier County Sheriff's Office, a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop for not having lights on the car's license plate. The driver accelerated away from deputies. After a high-speed chase, the car smashed into a tree and a concrete power pole. Damian Rivera, the driver, and Amy Manzano, the passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Unique ID: 21383

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