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Melissa Gutierrez
United States · Aged 26 · Died 11/09/2003
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Melissa Gutierrez and Ramon Sanchez were killed when their car crashed after a police chase. The crash happened at about 12:30 a.m., half an hour after Gutierrez, Sanchez and another man inside the other were reportedly kicked out of the Pub on Santa Fe for fighting. As the three left in a car, Sanchez allegedly fired 10 shots from a gun. According to police, an officer tried to stop the car for speeding. Sanchez reportedly threw the gun out of the car. Gutierrez pulled over, then allegedly drove away after officers stopped and exited their cars. The officers said they lost sight of the car as Gutierrez exited I-635 onto Shawnee Drive. Gutierrez lost control of her car, which flipped several times and ejected Sanchez before coming to a stop next to Maple Hill Cemetery. The second passenger sustained minor injuries.
Alleged responsible partyOverland Park Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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