Lance Sentil Prater

How they died

Pursuit

Around midnight, an off-duty officer reportedly witnessed a burglary at Sunny's Food Store. When additional officers arrived, three suspects in a U-Haul truck had already taken off. Officers found the truck and chased it. Officers pursued the van through the neighborhoods. Police said one of the suspects jumped out of the U-Haul during the chase and was taken into custody. The chase continued down the service road at North Main Loop and I-45. A second person, Lance Sentil Prater, was reportedly hanging out of the other when he fell off and was run over by the back wheels of the U-haul, killing him. Police officers were able to stop the truck with spike strips. A woman, the suspected driver, Diawannah Corstera Thomas, 54, was arrested.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Lance Sentil Prater, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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