Mark Adam Keseleski
Name: Mark Adam Keseleski
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 06/15/2006
Location: New Jersey Turnpike, Mile 94.3
Woodbridge, New Jersey, 7095
County: Middlesex
Agency: New Jersey State Police
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Troopers Thomas Murtha and Steven Levash responded about 9:15 p.m. to a report of a single-car crash on the northbound outer roadway of the Turnpike. They found a 1999 Saturn SL2 on fire in a swampy area on the berm of the roadway. The troopers encountered the driver near the burning vehicle, and there was a struggle. The driver bit Trooper Murtha on his left forearm, Trooper Murtha used pepper spray, and the driver ultimately was handcuffed by the troopers. Minutes after the driver was moved to the berm of the roadway, he died.
Unique ID: 21846
News article: Link
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