Nuwnah Laroche

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Name as recorded

Nuwnah Laroche

Age as recorded

34

Gender as recorded

Female

Race as reported

African-American/Black

Date of the injury resulting in death

May 6, 2015

Location as recorded

Secaucus, Hudson CountyLincoln Tunnel XBL & New Jersey 495 Secaucus NJ 07094 Hudson

Highest level of force as recorded

Vehicle

Agency or agencies involved, as recorded: Washington Township Police Department

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

State police officers in high speed pursuit crashes and creates accident where two pedestrians died.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/05/06/nj-turnpike-pedestrians-killed-police-car/ (external link, as recorded in the dataset).

What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Nuwnah Laroche died on May 6, 2015 in Secaucus, Hudson 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.

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Which agency or agencies were recorded as involved?

The record's agency field reads "Washington Township 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.

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Where did this happen?

The record places the death in Secaucus, Hudson County, on May 6, 2015. The address as recorded is Lincoln Tunnel XBL & New Jersey 495 Secaucus NJ 07094 Hudson.

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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.

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