Police Officer Shawn Carson (Jersey City PD)

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Police Officer Shawn Carson
Jersey City Police Department
New Jersey
End of Watch: Sunday, December 25, 2005

Biographical Info
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Sunday, December 25, 2005
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Carson and Officer Robert Nguygen were killed when their patrol truck drove off of the Hackensack River Bridge and plunged 45-feet into the Hackensack River during a period of heavy fog at 8:20 pm.

The officers had driven across the drawbridge to place flares on the Newark side to warn drivers about a problem with the bridge's operations. As they set the flares the bridge's operator opened the span to allow a tugboat to pass underneath. The bridge's safety bar and warning lights, which had not been functional for two days, failed to activate when the span opened.

As the officers returned to the Jersey City side of the bridge their vehicle drove off of the open portion of the span and fell to the river below, killing both officers. Officer Carson was pulled from the water two hours after the incident and taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Officer Carson had served with the Jersey City Police Department for 16 years.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Police Officer Robert Nguygen
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Agency Contact Information
Jersey City Police Department
8 Erie Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302

Phone: (201) 547-5477

* Please contact the agency for funeral information

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[chris2001]

R.I.P my fallen Brother.

[lepdford]

Prayer sent
RIP