TEMECULA: Quail Valley teen dies after police pursuit

By The Californian | Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:07 PM PST ∞

TEMECULA ---- A Quail Valley teen died Friday night when the reportedly stolen car he was driving rolled over and crashed after a police pursuit in Temecula, authorities said.

Ramiro Botello, 17, was pronounced dead at 8:44 p.m. down an embankment in the area of Solana Way and Via Norte, according to a Riverside County coroner's office report.

About 20 minutes earlier, a Temecula police officer saw a car with no headlights on headed south on Margarita Road, said Sgt. Eric Albert.

The officer tried to pull the car over but the driver instead sped away and the officer lost sight of it near Solana Way and Via Norte, Albert said.

A few minutes later, Temecula police received a call of a car that had crashed in that same area. When officers arrived they found a Chevrolet Malibu on its roof with one person ejected, Albert said.

Police believe it was the same car that sped away from the officer earlier, Albert said.

Two teen boys in the car were injured and were taken to a nearby hospital. One had possible critical injuries and the other had minor injuries, authorities said.

Police said the Malibu had been reported stolen in Temecula on Tuesday.

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Uh huh wrote on Nov 22, 2008 5:32 PM:So what good are those Big Brother cameras mounted on TPD's patrol cars? You know, the ones that are supposed to check license plates for stolen cars? Guess you boys missed this one huh? Or, they were probably too busy shooting the breeze with each other or harassing bikers.

BC wrote on Nov 22, 2008 5:58 PM:Oh, drag.

Not Smart wrote on Nov 22, 2008 9:16 PM:It's a shame that he had to act this way
and lose his life.

So Sad wrote on Nov 23, 2008 8:15 AM:Steal a car in Temecula on Tuesday,you live in Quail Valley and then you cruse Temecula on Saturday night in the grand theft auto.My bet is that a passenger died making the driver responsible for the death.A horrible trail of ruin,all for a "joy ride".

To UhHuh wrote on Nov 23, 2008 8:31 AM:First off, there are only 3 cars with the cameras. Second, this car had paper plates on it. Go make your uniformed opinion elsewhere. I'm sure you'll have a nice group of "bikers" to hang out with at Slappin' Leather.

buymoregamesforthekids wrote on Nov 23, 2008 9:00 AM:Thanks Grand Theft Auto Miami Vice edition, nice work.

Lawyer wrote on Nov 23, 2008 9:53 AM:His family will probably sue the Police. It's obviously the fault of the Police; if they hadn't chased him this wouldn't have happened. How many more criminals have to die before the Police learn to leave them alone?

Awesome wrote on Nov 23, 2008 11:07 PM:Well put "Lawyer." That was great! These blogs are the best.

Mark wrote on Nov 24, 2008 7:59 AM:Good to know that it doesn't take much to evade the police in Temecula.

To Mark wrote on Nov 24, 2008 9:00 AM:It apparantly shows here that the evasion was not successful.

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