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Suspected Drunk Driver Strikes, Kills Motorist Fixing Tire In South Jersey: NJSP Suspected Drunk Driver Strikes, Kills Motorist Fixing Tire In South Jersey: NJSP
Suspected Drunk Driver Strikes, Kills Motorist Fixing Tire In South Jersey: Njsp A motorist fixing a tire was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver, authorities said. Based on the preliminary investigation, the victim was driving northbound on Route 55 near milepost 43.6 in Franklin Township in Gloucester County around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, July 7 when his vehicle had a “tire malfunction” and he stopped to fix it, said Trooper Brandi Slota, a New Jersey State Police spokeswoman. Brian Caldwell, 48, of Cape May, was driving a pickup truck northbound on Route 55 when he “failed to maintain a single lane of travel” and struck the rear of the stopped car and the driv…

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