What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Alexis Damian Pabon died on August 3, 2018 in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, with "Vehicle" as the highest level of force. Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset of deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind; a record is not a finding of fault or misconduct.

Which agency or agencies were recorded as involved?

The record's agency field reads "Warren Police Department". Presence in that field means the agency appears in the record as reported, nothing more; it is not a claim of fault or responsibility by any officer or agency.

Where did this happen?

The record places the death in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, on August 3, 2018. The address as recorded is Martinsville Road Basking Ridge NJ 07920 Somerset.

Does this record mean police caused or were at fault for this death?

No. Fatal Encounters documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits and crashes, suicides that occurred in police presence, and medical emergencies. This record documents that a death occurred during an encounter; it is not a finding of fault, misconduct, or wrongdoing, and it has no connection to the discipline records elsewhere on this site.

Fatal Encounters record · Independent third-party dataset

Alexis Damian Pabon

August 3, 2018 · Basking Ridge, Somerset County

Details as recorded

Every value below is shown exactly as Fatal Encounters recorded it.^[1]

Name as recorded: Alexis Damian Pabon
Age as recorded: 14
Gender as recorded: Male
Race as reported: African-American/Black
Date of the injury resulting in death: August 3, 2018
Location as recorded: Basking Ridge, Somerset CountyMartinsville Road Basking Ridge NJ 07920 Somerset
Highest level of force as recorded: Vehicle

Agencies as recorded

Agency or agencies involved, as recorded: Warren Police Department

An agency appears here because it appears in the record's as-reported agency field, nothing more. Its presence is not a claim of fault or responsibility.

Department pages (matched by this site at high confidence)

Warren Police Department

The source's account

Fatal Encounters' description of the incident, verbatim. This is the source project's own third-party narrative, not this site's reporting.

Warren police responded to a report of suspicious persons around 1 a.m. When they arrived, they saw a vehicle leaving the area, but the car took off at a high rate of speed, police said. While on Martinsville Road in Bernards Township, the vehicle left the road, overturned and rolled, striking a utility pole. Alexis Pabon, 14, of Newark was killed. The second juvenile, a 17-year-old from Newark, ran away from the crash on foot but was captured a short distance away. The 17-year old was charged with 2nd degree Death by Auto, 2nd degree Eluding, 2nd degree Knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash, 3rd degree Motor Vehicle Theft and 3rd degree Unlawful Taking a Means of Conveyance.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: https://patch.com/new-jersey/warren/teen-charged-death-minor-after-crashing-stolen-warren-car (external link, as recorded in the dataset).

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Questions and answers

What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?: Fatal Encounters records that Alexis Damian Pabon died on August 3, 2018 in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, with "Vehicle" as the highest level of force. Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset of deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind; a record is not a finding of fault or misconduct.
Which agency or agencies were recorded as involved?: The record's agency field reads "Warren Police Department". Presence in that field means the agency appears in the record as reported, nothing more; it is not a claim of fault or responsibility by any officer or agency.
Where did this happen?: The record places the death in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, on August 3, 2018. The address as recorded is Martinsville Road Basking Ridge NJ 07920 Somerset.
Does this record mean police caused or were at fault for this death?: No. Fatal Encounters documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits and crashes, suicides that occurred in police presence, and medical emergencies. This record documents that a death occurred during an encounter; it is not a finding of fault, misconduct, or wrongdoing, and it has no connection to the discipline records elsewhere on this site.

Sources

[1]Fatal Encounters, New Jersey subset. Fatal Encounters (fatalencounters.org). Row 6648. Derived from the public Fatal Encounters national dataset (coverage 2000-2021; collection ended December 2021), https://fatalencounters.org/. Retrieved July 10, 2026. ↩