Suspect in violent pursuit crash that killed innocent O.C. man, 59, identified

A 21-year-old man has been identified as the suspect in a deadly high-speed pursuit that ended in a violent crash that left an innocent motorist dead, officials announced Thursday.

In a news release from the Anaheim Police Department, officials said on Jan. 21, officers spotted a driver, now identified as Darwin Felipe Bahamon Martinez, behind the wheel of a dark-colored Jeep Gladiator driving recklessly in the area of Mira Loma and Lawrence avenues at around 7:41 p.m. and initiated a traffic stop.

Martinez initially complied, but when police approached the vehicle, the 21-year-old fled the scene in the Jeep…

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