Fatal Encounters

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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/13/2005
Location: NJ-21
Nutley, New Jersey, 7110
County: Essex
Agency: Belleville Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police tried to stop a silver gray Nissan Altima to check the license plate because a car matching that description was reported stolen, police said. The man refused to stop, fled, crashed several times before the car started on fire, and the man was killed.
Unique ID: 21749

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