MATTHEW LAWRENCE TARENTINO
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Officer Rank: Detective
Memorial Panel: 51-E: 30
Department: Summit, New Jersey, P.D.
End of Watch: May 30, 2017
Cause: AUTO
Age: 29
Years of Service: 6.5
Description: Detective Tarentino was killed in an automobile crash while en route to make a safety presentation at a local church as a function of the Community Policing Unit. Detective Tarentino was struck head-on by a driver that crossed the center median and this led to a secondary collision with another car. Detective Tarentino was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A third driver sustained moderate injuries.
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