Lorenzo Granillo
Name: Lorenzo Granillo
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/30/2008
Location: Interstate 40 & 6th Street Northwest
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102
County: Bernalillo
Agency: Albuquerque Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Lorenzo Granillo was killed after leading police on a chase and crashing into a freeway overpass when his truck burst into flames, although his passenger, 22-year-old Mario Vargas, was rescued by officers, police said. Granillo led police on a chase after hitting a woman standing in the parking lot of Fantasia, a club. Granillo also nearly hit a police officer trying to flag him down as he was leaving the parking lot.
Unique ID: 7440
News article: Link
View Larger Map