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Mother Of North Jersey Track Star Killed In Multi-Car Crash At 23 Gets Outpour Of Support Mother Of North Jersey Track Star Killed In Multi-Car Crash At 23 Gets Outpour Of Support
Mother Of North Jersey Track Star Killed In Multi-Car Crash At 23 Gets Outpour Of Support The mother of a former North Jersey sprinter killed in a Somerset County crash is seeing a massive outpour of community support. “I am beyond broken and my words can't express the emptiness I feel inside,” writes Cynthia Mclean, the mother of Franklin High School graduate and star sprinter Mario Heslop, in a GoFundMe launched for her son’s funeral expenses. Heslop, of New Brunswick, was behind the wheel of a 2013 Infiniti Q50S heading eastbound in the left lane of Hamilton Street in Franklin Township when he crossed the centerline and fatally struck a westbound vehicle in the left lane on…
NJ Track Star Killed In 3-Car Somerset County Crash NJ Track Star Killed In 3-Car Somerset County Crash
NJ Track Star Killed In 3-Car Somerset County Crash Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal Somerset County crash as a 23-year-old high school graduate and track star. Mario Heslop, of New Brunswick, was behind the wheel of a 2013 Infiniti Q50S heading eastbound in the left lane of Hamilton Street when he crossed the centerline around 5:30 p.m. in Franklin Township on Monday, June 19, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Heslop struck a westbound vehicle in the left lane, at the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue, McDonald said. The second vehicle, driven by a Hillsborough resident, was then struck from the rear by a th…
NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting
NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting A 25-year-old New Jersey track star was shot and killed while behind the wheel of a vehicle Monday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Daveigh Brooks, of Ewing, was found having suffered gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a black Ford fusion parked in the middle of Greeley Alley in Trenton around 9:25 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials. Brooks was a clear star on the track ever since he was a child, those who knew him tell Daily Voice. In high school, Brooks won races and titles for Burlington City High School. He went on to run at Bloomfield…
TRIBUTE: Garfield Woman Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Crash Had 'Song In Her Head And Heart' TRIBUTE: Garfield Woman Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Crash Had 'Song In Her Head And Heart'
Tribute: Garfield Woman Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Crash Had 'Song In Her Head And Heart' Alysha Menzies "always had a song in her head and her heart," a loved one wrote in tribute as word spread that the music tragically and unexpectedly had stopped. Menzies, 27, of Garfield, was driving a sedan that apparently slammed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on westbound Route 3 near Route 120 in East Rutherford shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, May 6, responders said. The flatbed was carrying a Mercedes SUV that fell onto her car, which burst into flames, they said. Police from East Rutherford and Secaucus were helpless against the inferno, which also burned the SUV. Menzies was pron…
Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor
Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor A 61-year-old track coach from Jersey City has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a girl at a track meet in Ocean County, authorities said. Thomas Downes was at the John Bennet Athletic Bubble in Toms River when he "inappropriately touched" a minor female athlete participating in the meet on Saturday, Feb. 12, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The girl reported the incident to her coach, who told authorities. Downes was identified as a suspect and charged on Feb. 24, the prosecutor said. He surrendered to authorities in Toms River on Monday, Feb. 28, b…
Morristown HS Student Hospitalized With Mono, Pneumonia Faces Long Road To Recovery Morristown HS Student Hospitalized With Mono, Pneumonia Faces Long Road To Recovery
Morristown HS Student Hospitalized With Mono, Pneumonia Faces Long Road To Recovery Support is on the rise for the family of a Morristown High School senior who has been hospitalized for the past two months with multiple infections. Bence Rosenberg has been hospitalized since Halloween after contracting mononucleosis, which led to severe pneumonia, sepsis, and a fungal infection, GoFundMe founder Christopher Carcich wrote. After spending 44 days in the intensive care unit, the varsity track and field player was transferred to a rehabilitation center, where he faces a long road to recovery. "The road ahead for Bence will be long and tough, with much time to …
Meet The NJ, PA Athletes Crushing The Olympic Trials Meet The NJ, PA Athletes Crushing The Olympic Trials
Meet The NJ, PA Athletes Crushing The Olympic Trials A teenage running phenomenon from Trenton smashed a 25-year-old U.S. Olympic Trials record en route to the World Olympics in Tokyo. Athing Mu is among a half-dozen track and field stars with ties to New Jersey and Pennsylvania who qualified for the Summer Games that begin on July 23. Mu on Sunday ran 800 meters in a sizzling 1:56.07, the fastest time in the world this year and the second fastest time ever run by an American woman. Mu attended Trenton Central High but did not compete with the school track team while training for national and international competition. She is completing her…
Five Things To Know About NJ Olympian Sydney McLaughlin Five Things To Know About NJ Olympian Sydney McLaughlin
Five Things To Know About NJ Olympian Sydney McLaughlin You probably already know that Olympian Sydney McLaughlin is an absolute beast on the track.  But did you know that she's a New Jersey native? The 21-year-old hurdler became the first woman to break 52 seconds in the 400m hurdles, setting a world record of 51.90. McLaughlin beat the previous record set by Dalilah Muhammad by .26 seconds. Here are five things to know about McLaughlin while you watch the Tokyo games. 1. McLaughlin hails from the Middlesex County borough of Dunellen, and all of her family members are runners. Ryan, Sydney, Taylor and Morgan McLaughlinTaylor McLaughlin …
Toms River Teen Impaled By Javelin Toms River Teen Impaled By Javelin
Toms River Teen Impaled By Javelin A teenager from the Jersey Shore was hospitalized after being impaled by a javelin at a track-and-field event, authorities said.  Firefighters in Toms River were called to cut the javelin without vibration before taking the victim to the hospital, initial reports said.  It was unclear whether the boy was a student observer or an athlete participating in the event. The incident occurred about 5:40 p.m. in an open field outside Donovan Catholic High School at 711 Hooper Ave., Toms River police said. A spokeswoman for the Toms River Police Department told NJ Advance Media that the …
‘Beautiful Soul' Bergen Native,  16, Killed In Delaware Crash ‘Beautiful Soul' Bergen Native,  16, Killed In Delaware Crash
‘Beautiful Soul' Bergen Native, 16, Killed In Delaware Crash A funeral service for Margaret "Maggie" Browne, a 16-year-old Wyckoff native who was killed in an ATV crash in Delaware this week, will be streamed from the church. “I not only knew this beautiful soul but I got the chance to coach her,” wrote Brianna Johnson of the Shore Pride All Stars competitive cheerleading team in Millsboro, DE. “She was definitely one of a kind. Words cannot explain how everyone is feeling.” The team itself wrote that Maggie, who’d previously been with the CC Champs of Waldwick, “brought a smile to everyone she was around and was a friend to anyone she came in c…