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LAPD Releases Dashcam and Bodycam Video of Highland Park Crash That Killed Skateboarder

The footage will inform a months-long inquiry by LAPD traffic and multidisciplinary teams.

Overview

  • Gerardo “Jerry” Estrada, 30, was fatally struck on Sept. 19 as officers responded with lights and sirens to help set a perimeter for a felony warrant search on Figueroa Street.
  • Dashcam shows the patrol SUV weaving across lanes, at times moving into oncoming lanes, and steering toward the center median before the impact.
  • Video captures Estrada on a skateboard in the median, jumping off and raising his hands just before the collision, as officers shout warnings inside the vehicle.
  • Body-worn camera shows officers finding Estrada wedged beneath a parked car near a carnival, pulling him out and rendering aid before L.A. Fire Department personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
  • Investigators have not confirmed the vehicle’s speed, and LAPD has not released the officers’ identities, with officials saying only that they did not believe the driving was excessively fast.