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What Jacob Illian's Family Can Recover in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit On August 21, 2025, 39-year-old Jacob Illian was riding his e-bike to pick up his 12-year-old daughter from school when Escondido police attempted to stop him. What followed ended with Illian dead — struck from behind by a police patrol car on a bike path, then run over. His family has now filed a wrongful death and excessive force lawsuit in San Diego federal court against the city of Escondido and Officer Jason In