“No matter how much we argued and fought you knew I loved u with all my heart and I would always tell you this. “I love you so much Gabe,” wrote the star’s sister, Danna Salazar, in an Instagram story. Salazar’s family and friends have flocked to social media to mourn his passing. He posted his final video on Friday, Sept. Salazar - who went by on TikTok - was known for posting short, humorous lip-sync videos to his page, which has a staggering 2.2 million followers.

It’s yet unclear what sparked the initial traffic stop, although the Texas Department of Public Safety is currently investigating the accident. Tributes made for TikToker Gabe Salazar amid reports of death in car crash The vehicle subsequently hit several trees, rolled over and became engulfed in flames Salazar and three Mexican nationals were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Metro report.Īuthorities have identified the three other individuals as 41-year-old Jose Luis Jimenez-Mora, 23-year-old Jose Molina-Lara and 36-year-old Sergio Espinoza-Flores. A deputy sheriff had overheard a Crystal City Police Department officer initiate a traffic stop of a white Chevrolet Camaro at around 1:20 a.m. Investigators report that Salazar was driving north on US 83 when he drove off the road, over-corrected and then rocketed across the highway into a ditch, People reported. Texas authorities report that 19-year-old TikTok star Gabriel Salazar was killed in a car crash Sunday following a high-speed police chase near San Antonio. The county deputy “assisted with deploying a tire deflation device but was unsuccessful,” per the Facebook post.

The CCPD cop then told the deputies that he was in “active pursuit” of the vehicle. Per the report, a ZCSO deputy had overheard a Crystal City Police Department officer initiate a traffic stop of a white Chevrolet Camaro at around 1:20 a.m. The harrowing details were described in a Facebook post by the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office outside of San Antonio. Texas authorities have confirmed the death of 19-year-old TikTok star Gabriel Salazar, who they say was killed in a car crash Sunday following a police chase. Max Julien, who starred as iconic pimp Goldie in ‘The Mack,’ dead at 88 Ohio cancer survivor dies after getting COVID from friend who hid diagnosis: report Jason Weaver, Big Daddy Weave bassist, dead at 42 from COVID-19

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