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Guatemalan immigrant dies in car crash after fleeing ICE traffic stop in Grand Rapids

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Where
Grand Rapidsresolved to locality42.963, -85.668
When
Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-09-24 · last update 2026-09-25
Sourcing
15 reports15 reports across 13 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
localizednamed facility unresolvedThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.

Summary

Mario David Coronado Juarez, a Guatemalan national working in construction in Grand Rapids, Michigan, died in a car crash on September 24, 2026, after fleeing from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) traffic stop. ICE officers attempted to stop a vehicle registered to another person also in the country illegally. When officers tried to confirm the driver's identity, Juarez fled at high speed. According to the Department of Homeland Security, officers were approximately a half-mile away and discontinued the enforcement action for public safety reasons before the crash occurred. Juarez's vehicle struck a tree and caught fire; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports indicate the vehicle was traveling at over 100 miles per hour. ICE officers attempted to assist and extinguish the fire before emergency responders arrived. Juarez, in his 30s, was supporting a wife and three children in Guatemala through construction work and was saving money to build a home there. The incident prompted investigations by Michigan State Police and the Grand Rapids Police Department, as well as calls for transparency from local officials, activists, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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  • named facility unresolved

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54 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

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