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Cumberland County Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash Cumberland County Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Cumberland County Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash A 66-year-old Cumberland County man has been indicted for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run pedestrian crash, authorities said. Steven Clark was unlicensed at the time of the crash, Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. His minivan was traveling on North Pearl Street in Bridgeton around 8:40 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2022, when prosecutors say the vehicle struck Leonardo Sanchez-Salas as he crossed the street, the prosecutor said. Sanchez-Salas, 34, of Bridgeton died of his injuries at a hospital. Two other vehicles then hit the victim while he was lying in the roadway and both of those drivers re…

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South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police
South Jersey Pedestrian, 34, Killed In Hit-Run Crash: Police A 34-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Cumberland County. Bridgeton police responded to North Pearl and Myrtle streets at about 8:40 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17.  Leonardo Sanchez-Salas, of Bridgeton, was found lying in the southbound lane of North Pearl Street, according to Bridgeton police. He was taken to Inspira Medical Center Vineland, where he was pronounced dead. Sanchez-Salas was crossing the roadway when he was struck by a dark-colored Dodge minivan traveling south on Pearl Street, police said. The victim was struck by two additional southbound vehicles,…

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by Jon Craig