Fatal Encounters

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Joshua Edward Reesey

Name: Joshua Edward Reesey
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/28/2018
Location: 1400 block Beulah Road
Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania, 15943
County: Cambria
Agency: Nanty Glo Borough Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Joshua Reesey allegedly was fleeing the scene of a domestic disturbance and was being pursued by a marked Nanty Glo Borough police car. During the 11 p.m. pursuit, police said Reesey's car was traveling east in the right lane of Beulah Road, crossed onto the south berm, struck a tree south of the roadway edge with its front end and continued sideways down an embankment, killing Reesey.
Unique ID: 23746

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