Miami, Florida
February 23, 2009
Agencies: Florida Department of Law Enforcement FDLE | Miami-Dade Police Department Florida
Cause of death: Vehicular
Last updated: almost 3 years ago
Velasquez was killed when a county officer in pursuit of a suspect, travelling at a high rate of speed without lights or siren, blew through a stop sign and collided with her car. The impact threw her car through the exterior wall of a nearby house. The Florida legislature put through a special bill to fund the $1M settlement to her family.