Fatal Encounters

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Julius Filep

Name: Julius Filep
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/01/2021
Location: 260 NJ-18
East Brunswick, New Jersey, 8901
County: Middlesex
Agency: East Brunswick Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: No
Media summary: Julius Filep got out of a stopped car and walked in the oncoming lane of traffic. Officer Mitchell Ngai, who was on-duty, was operating a marked patrol vehicle on State Route 18, responding to a reported motor vehicle accident in the southbound lanes of the roadway. He was traveling northbound in the vicinity of the reported accident at approximately 3:35 a.m. when he struck and killed Filep at 4:13 a.m.
Unique ID: 31078

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