Nineteen-Year old TikTok celebrity Gabriel Salazar was killed in a car crash on Sunday, September 26th, following a police chase in his 2014 Chevy Camaro SS.
Reports indicate that the Crystal City Police Department in Crystal City, Texas, near San Antonio, initiated a traffic stop early Sunday morning. The police officer initiating the stop then told deputies that he was engaged in an active pursuit with the 2014 Chevy Camaro SS.
A Zavala County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to assist in the chase by deploying a tire deflation device, but the attempt was unsuccessful, per a sheriff’s office post on social media.
Reports indicate that Salazar was behind the wheel of the 2014 Chevy Camaro as it traveled northbound on Highway US 83. The car then drove off the road, over-corrected, and traveled across the roadway into an adjacent ditch. The car hit several trees and rolled before catching fire.
Police say that Salazar and three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. The three passengers have been identified as 23-year old Jose Molina-Lara, 36-year old Sergio Espinoza-Flores, and 41-year old Jose Luis Jimenez-Mora.
Salazar was known under the handle Gabenotbabe on TikTok and had amassed 2.3 million followers posting skits and lip-syncing videos. Salazar had amassed 815,000 followers on Instagram under the handle gabenotbabee. His final Instagram post features him posing in front of the white 2014 Chevy Camaro SS, as well as sitting in the driver’s seat.
Salazar’s family and friends have launched a memorial fund on GoFundMe.
“Gabriel loved his family and was always horsing around with [his] sister and little brother,” the GoFundMe page says. “He was always there with a big hug and smile, and his family will never forget those warm moments. He was so funny with a quiet sense of humor and sarcasm. I cannot believe that I am sitting here writing this. How is this real life?”
“Words cannot express the heartbreak our entire community is feeling from the loss of our Gabriel,” the page continues. “Your family and friends miss you.”
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So, were any of them wearing seat belts or did any of them have drugs in their systems?
NY Post headline: TikToker Gabriel Salazar, who died after police chase, was carrying illegal immigrants
As my mom used to always say: if you run away when someone sees you, that’s a pretty good indication that you shouldn’t be doing it.
Such a stupid waste of life! Undoubtable, he had money & could have gotten out of whatever the traffic stop was about. At least the two older persons, should have had the sense to make him Stop.
TikTok his clock stopped.
That’s the first thing that came to my mind! Thanks Mick!
Reports today came out that the other 3 people were illegal aliens, so that’s probably why he didn’t stop.
According to the UK Daily Mail ( which is a more unbiased and pro media outlet, unlike here in the USA) he was smuggling Illegals in for profit, all he had to do was pull over and face the music.
What music? Smuggling in illegals, the current administration would have rewarded him for his endeavors!
another dumb ass behind the wheel. Glad no innocent people were hurt.
It’s always sad when lives are lost in a senseless act , it all could have been avoided if people would just comply with law enforcement officers . Who knows it may have been just a routine traffic stop for any legit reason , just a citation or ticket , maybe even a courtesy ticket and then they could have been on their way , but we’ll never know now . Hopefully this will encourage people to just comply with law enforcement officers .
Exactly!!!!!!!
It may have been a publicity stunt for more ratings on tic tok
Exactly. And if they would have gotten away, they would have bragged about it for years with accompanied videos.
I did not know Tik Tok did post mortem. Run Gabe run.
Idiot
Yup play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Three innocent people were hurt. They were killed.
As real life as it gets. GoFundMe money should go to the Police and Fire departments that had to respond to that mess
Budman: Thank you. That was my exact thought as well. Plus, if he was some big person on this stupid tic tok crap, then the family shouldn’t need any more money.
Sympathy to the family and friends of these people. It’s sad no matter how you look at it.
I’ve done plenty of dumb things, I’m sure we all have. Doesn’t make this justified.
Tik Tok, times up MOFO!
A GoFundMe campaign, why? To encourage criminal behaviour????
Why would the police not call off the pursuit. ?? Makes no sense……
Why would they?
Because laws need to be enforced stupid. Should police back down when all types of crimes are committed?
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That’s what they would have done here in the Peoples Republic of California. The state government doesn’t like to enforce law and order.
Why blame the police , if your going to ask why , why didn’t he pull over and stop !
Do not know him, but that is not a way to go.
Who
Good that’s one less piece of trash on the road. I mean the kid and the car.
Stupid is as stupid does
You can’t fix stupid
when you play you finally have to pay the ultilmate price , your life ! So sad .
This criminal was old enough to know what he was doing. Greed and not wanting to work a real job caused this.
Smuggling Illegal aliens for personal gain and getting 3 of them killed instead of just pulling over, ZERO F’s given!
Smuggling chili boys is a federal crime.
Last I looked the name of this website was GM Authority, not who crashed in, died in or did something stupid in a GM vehicle! Enough with these articles that have no relevance whatsoever and also the stupid artist rendering articles, they are lame too! Jonathan Lopez it states you are an automotive journalist, when did you start writing obit’s?
This young man died as a result of his direct actions. In doing so he took the lives of others. He also put the lives of police officers at risk by not stopping when lawfully directed to do so.
This is a pattern of ongoing failure to accept accountability for ones personal actions. The majority of the recent deaths “at the hands of police” would not of occurred had these criminals complied with the directions given by police and accepting accountability for their crimes.
Exactly! That’s why they need to teach kindergarteners that when the police stop you, you pull over-don’t run. When the police officer tells you to drop the gun-you do it.
We got in plenty of scrapes with the police when I was a kid, but we always complied. And here I am still alive. That’s the difference
Sad. Sad. Sad.
Another example of the need to restrengthen the border patrol and finish the wall. Also to expand the wall. Southern border is currently in a chaotic disasterous mess. God help us !
Wait people doing criminal things and evading police on TikTok are now celebs? In what universe? Sad at the loss of life for the passengers but the driver should have known better. The real celebs are the police putting their life on the line for these idiots
” TIKTok you dont stop ” Until you do do something STUPID !!!!!!!!! #MORON #NUMBSKULL
Thats 4 dangerous idiots off the streets now, WE can all rest a little easier now on the Texas hiways !
Another teaching moment for my 20 year old son… 1 less stupid person in the world
No great loss….the car was the real tragedy.
Gotta know your limitations
If you are going to move illegal aliens around, use a Camry.
Refried beans.
1. He’s young
2. He’s a “TikTok star”
3. He was smuggling illegal immigrants
Yeah, can’t say I have sympathy for this guy.
STUpid.
He was a coyote bringing in illegals…. Why is this even being reported by you????
Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes. And the fact that his family is trying to capitalize off his death is sickening.
Well he died driving an automatic instead of a manual transmission. Lol
Celebrate Diversity…?
During the muscle car craze of the 60’s & 70’s, yes us baby boomers, we had more horse power than brains. It was then when auto insurance costs shot up to the roof and was impart that helped put the muscle car to pasture.
With 600+ horsepower CADILLACS, CORVETTES, CAMAROS ETC. I don’t think muscle cars have been put to pasture?🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Hey GeorgeS. U are correct sir. BY the time I was old enough to drive the muscle car thing was fading because of what U stated. But…….The 60s and 70s car were very fast but mostly were louder than today’s so they were noticed more. We have high horsepower cars today but they’re quieter, have better handling and 4 doors. !! People are still rolling fast out there; maybe even faster than before. We just don’t hear them as much anymore.