Fatal Encounters

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Ryan James Kiess

Name: Ryan James Kiess
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/24/2021
Location: Montauk Highway and Quogue Street
Quogue, New York, 11978
County: Suffolk
Agency: Quogue Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Justin Mendez, 25, was trying to outrun police in a a Nissan Maxima and had turned off his headlights seconds before he crossed the center line and hit a vehicle, killing four occupants and himself. While police said they weren't pursuing him, the officer was behind him with lights activated. The five people included Mendez, Uber driver Farhan Zahid, 32, and three of his passengers -- brothers Michael Farrell, 20, and James Farrell, 25, and 25-year-old Ryan Kiess.
Unique ID: 30655

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