Fatal Encounters

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Alex M. Moore

Name: Alex M. Moore
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/01/2012
Location: 301 US-50
Stateline, Nevada, 89449
County: Douglas
Agency: California Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A Walnut Creek, Calif., man was struck and killed by a California Highway Patrol vehicle early morning, New Year's Day, on Highway 50 near Stateline at Lake Tahoe. A preliminary investigation shows the trooper apparently struck the pedestrian while traveling in the westbound lane of the four-lane highway. It was unclear whether the pedestrian was, as initially reported, walking in the lane of traffic on the dark and dimly-lit road. The victim's body was thrown into a lane of traffic and was struck by a bus.
Unique ID: 10919

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