Fatal Encounters

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

Laura Zepeda

Name: Laura Zepeda
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 01/09/2012
Location: Roosevelt Avenue and S.E. Loop 410 Access Road
San Antonio, Texas, 78221
County: Bexar
Agency: San Antonio Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Zepeda drove through an intersection as officer Elizabeth Padron, pursuing a stolen vehicle with her lights and sirens on, ran a red light and collided with her. Zepeda died on May 7. Padron was slightly injured. It was the first of two officer-involved collisions in San Antonio that resulted in the deaths of bystanders in 2012.
Unique ID: 10943

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