Fatal Encounters

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Josh Boos

Name: Josh Boos
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 06/09/2002
Location: E 2nd St & S Washington St
Boyertown, Pennsylvania, 19512
County: Berks
Agency: Douglass Township Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Officer Andrew Mathias attempted to stop driver Josh Boos‚ 20‚ and passenger Matthew Redding‚ 15‚ in a 1977 race-modified Chevrolet Camaro for multiple alleged traffic offenses. Mathias said he called off the pursuit after losing sight of the Camaro and then came upon the crash, which killed Boos and Redding.
Unique ID: 19494

News article: Link






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