Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Joseph Taylor

Name: Joseph Taylor
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 08/21/2010
Location: Fulton Avenue and Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey, 7305
County: Hudson
Agency: Jersey City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Joseph Taylor was carrying 169 vials of suspected cocaine when he died in a motorcycle crash during a Jersey City police chase.
Unique ID: 22027

News article: Link






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