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Grand Jury: No Reason To Charge Officer Whose SUV Struck, Killed Boy, 12, On Rainy Route 208 Grand Jury: No Reason To Charge Officer Whose SUV Struck, Killed Boy, 12, On Rainy Route 208
Grand Jury: No Reason To Charge Officer Whose SUV Struck, Killed Boy, 12, On Rainy Route 208 Following what was an unimaginable tragedy for all involved, a grand jury found no cause to pursue charges against a Bergen County sheriff's officer who struck and killed a 12-year-old boy who'd run into his path of his SUV on a dark and rainy highway, authorities announced Wednesday. Christian Tawadros was with three other juveniles who hopped the divider and dashed across Route 208 just north of Fair Lawn Avenue in Fair Lawn on April 14, 2019. Christian, who was in a special education program at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School, had joined his 7th-grade brother and two friends to go out…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Grief For Family Of Boy Struck, Killed Crossing Rt 208 In Rain, Dark, For Officer Driving Grief For Family Of Boy Struck, Killed Crossing Rt 208 In Rain, Dark, For Officer Driving
Grief For Family Of Boy Struck, Killed Crossing Rt 208 In Rain, Dark, For Officer Driving UPDATE: It's an unimaginable tragedy all around -- for the family of a 12-year-old boy who inexplicably tried crossing the Route 208 median in Fair Lawn with his older brother in the rainy darkness, as well as for the highly-respected Bergen County sheriff's officer whose vehicle struck and killed the youngster. Christian Tawadros, who was in a special education program at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School, had joined his 7th-grade brother and two friends to go out to eat, a source with direct knowledge of the incident said. The older boy "took Christian everywhere with him," the person sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco