On the morning of September 7, 2012, 29-year-old Alejandro Sanchez-Escoto was found acting erratically on the 215 Beltway in Las Vegas. A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper who responded attempted contact, and Sanchez-Escoto fled on foot. The chase went along the highway and through a construction area to the Decatur Boulevard overpass, where he jumped over a barrier wall and fell more than 26 feet to the street below. He was pronounced dead while being transported to University Medical Center.

An autopsy detected methamphetamine in his system. Family members suggested Sanchez-Escoto, who they said was an undocumented immigrant and had had a few beers earlier, fled out of fear of deportation and separation from his young son. Investigators reported no evidence of intent to take his own life. The Clark County District Attorney’s Office concluded the trooper’s actions were lawful and reasonable, and the coroner ruled the death accidental.

If anyone remembers seeing Sanchez-Escoto on the 215 that morning or has information about what led to his running, please share what you know.