Fatal Encounters

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Israel I. Curbelo

Name: Israel I. Curbelo
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/21/2010
Location: 2114 Lemoine Ave
Fort Lee, New Jersey, 7024
County: Bergen
Agency: Ridgefield Park Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A Ridgefield Park patrol officer noticed Israel I. Curbelo operating a motorcycle erratically on Teaneck Road, police said. When the officer activated his overhead patrol lights and sirens, Curbelo drove the motorcycle onto a resident's front lawn, turned and headed southbound on Teaneck Road. Police said Curbelo drove onto the right shoulder of the bus and carpool lane in an effort to illegally pass another vehicle. He collided into the passenger side of the other vehicle and lost control of the motorcycle, causing him to fly off the vehicle, which killed him, police said.
Unique ID: 22034

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