It has been nearly a year since a California police officer chased a man riding an electric bicycle, ran him over with a patrol car, and killed the 39-year-old without ever stating a reason for the pursuit.
Escondido police officer Jason Ingco, 35, was charged May 7 with vehicular homicide without gross negligence, a misdemeanor carrying a maximum sentence of one year in jail.
The victim’s family, on behalf of Jacob Illian, filed a wrongful death lawsuit June 8 alleging the officer was attempting a “consensual encounter” when the incident began.
Committed No Crime
Illian, who had committed no crime, was under no obligation to interact with police when he rode away on his electric bicycle along a pedestrian and bike path on August 21, 2025. The lawsuit also alleges Ingco had no legal authority to drive his patrol vehicle onto that path to pursue him…