Fatal Encounters

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David Earle Hartenstein

Name: David Earle Hartenstein
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/02/2021
Location: NH-101
Candia, New Hampshire, 3034
County: Rockingham
Agency: New Hampshire State Police, Raymond Police Department, Candia Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: David Hartenstein, 39, of Fitchburg traveling northbound on southbound travel lanes, and police attempts to get him to stop failed. Attempts to deflate the car tires failed. Police set up rolling roadblocks to stop drivers from encountering the wrong-way driver. Hartenstein veered off of the roadway nearly the Route 101 split in Manchester and into the woods, killing him.
Unique ID: 30151

News article: Link






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