Edward G. Coleman Jr.
Name: Edward G. Coleman Jr.
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/18/2015
Location: North Avenue East
Elizabeth, New Jersey, 7201
County: Union
Agency: Elizabeth Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: At 2:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning local police dispatched to a club happened to see a green GMC pickup breeze through a red light at high speed. Police chased the GMC toward an on-ramp, where it struck Coleman's vehicle, killing him. Surpris Ophilien Jr., 32, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter and a weapons charge in the crash.
Unique ID: 16387
News article: Link
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