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Driver Was DUI In Crash That Killed NJ Lieutenant's Wife, 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor Driver Was DUI In Crash That Killed NJ Lieutenant's Wife, 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor
Driver Was DUI In Crash That Killed NJ Lieutenant's Wife, 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor An Ocean County man was under the influence of drugs when he caused the crash that killed the wife and daughter of a New Jersey corrections officer over the summer, authorities announced. Thomas F. Polson, 53, of Little Egg Harbor, was in a Ford F350 pickup truck when he left the southbound lane on Siloam Road and struck an SUV before slamming into Denise James' minivan head-on on July 14 in Freehold, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. James, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene while her 3-year-old daughter with Lt. Craig James died at a local hospital, and became an org…

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New Jersey Lieutenant's Daughter Becomes Organ Donor Days After Crash That Killed Wife New Jersey Lieutenant's Daughter Becomes Organ Donor Days After Crash That Killed Wife
New Jersey Lieutenant's Daughter Becomes Organ Donor Days After Crash That Killed Wife The 3-year-old daughter of a New Jersey corrections officer was removed from life support days after a crash that killed her mother and hurt her two siblings. Lily James died over the weekend, and became an organ donor. Lily's mom, Denise James, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Freehold crash last week, while her brothers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Posted by Jersey Coast Emergency News on Monday, July 18, 2022 Posted by Jersey Coast Emergency News on Monday, July 18, 2022 Denise JamesDenise James Facebook A GoFundMe page for the family's patriarch, Lt. Craig Ja…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Support Surging For Family Of Mom, Wife Of Police Lt. Killed In Monmouth County Crash Support Surging For Family Of Mom, Wife Of Police Lt. Killed In Monmouth County Crash
Support Surging For Family Of Mom, Wife Of Police Lt. Killed In Monmouth County Crash UPDATE: Three-year-old Lily James was removed from life support over the weekend and became an organ donor. ORIGINAL STORY: Support is surging for the family of a 42-year-old mother and wife of a New Jersey corrections officer who was killed, and their 3-year-old daughter left critical in a head-on crash with a pickup truck last week. Denise James had her three children in her minivan during the Siloam Road crash in Freehold, according to those who knew her and the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. A GoFundMe campaign was launched for Denise's husband, Craig James, by the New Jersey Su…

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by Cecilia Levine