Fatal Encounters

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Gerald W. Mosley

Name: Gerald W. Mosley
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/24/2019
Location: 577-647 E Main St
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18702
County: Luzerne
Agency: Pennsylvania State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Gerald Mosley was operating a 2013 Toyota when he was struck by a 2004 Acura TSX, allegedly driven by Jose Mariano Crespo Mendez, 21. A trooper attempted to stop Mendez for driving a vehicle with a broken rear bumper, a broken rear window that was covered with plastic, and an inoperable tail light at about 1 p.m. Mosley died more than a week after he was struck by the vehicle.
Unique ID: 26661

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