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Dad, 2 Daughters, Niece Dead In South Jersey Crash
Money is pouring in for the family of a South Jersey dad, his two daughters and his niece who died in a crash over the weekend.
George Ritter, 33, was driving his daughters Alivia and Elsie, 5 and 9, and niece Kenzie, 8, home from a birthday party at the Westville Power Boat Association, when Ritter struck a utility pole, 6abc reports.
The crash happened around 9 p.m. on the 1000 block of Gateway Boulevard in Westville.
More than $19,800 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe page launched by the Westville Power Boat Association.
"We want to give George and the girls, Elsi…
Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview
Thieves in a cab stolen out of Union City crashed into another vehicle, injuring two occupants, while trying to flee police in Fairview, authorities said.
Borough police spotted the stolen 2008 Crown Victoria at Anderson and Day avenues around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after getting a call from the cab company, which had been tracking it on GPS, Police Chief Martin Kahn said.
The driver hit the gas, then T-boned a small SUV at the Shaler Avenue intersection two blocks away, he said.
Passenger Luis Flores, 23, struggled with officers who eventually got him out of the taxi, said Kahn, who was among…