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Nevaeh Padilla
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Gender
Female
Age
14 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
05/15/2018
Location
4551 Atherton Dr Salt Lake City UT 84123 Salt Lake
Cause of Death
Pursuit
In the early evening, police received reports of a car driving "erratically" in Millcreek but the driver eluded police. At 1 a.m. police spotted the car parked with five people in it and approached it on foot. Driver Casey Cook-Ziemelis , 18, allegedly fled at high speed and "intentionally" struck another car, killing Ziemelis's passenger Nevaeh Padilla. Ziemelis was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, a third degree felony, and one charge of automobile homicide negligence (DUI of alcohol and/or drugs), which is a second-degree felony.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Salt Lake City Police Department
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