Fatal Encounters

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

Isaiah Vinson

Name: Isaiah Vinson
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/07/2009
Location: NJ-94 & I-80
Columbia, New Jersey, 7832
County: Warren
Agency: New Jersey State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Isaiah Vinson was killed in a car crash after a brief police pursuit in Knowlton Township. Vinson was a rear-seat passenger in a blue Nissan stopped by New Jersey State Police troopers for an alleged speeding violation on Interstate 80 West, about four miles east of the Delaware River crossing. The driver, Marvin Gresham, 21, of Newark, sped away after two troopers stepped out of their car during the stop. Gresham received a five-year prison sentence.
Unique ID: 22000

News article: Link






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