George Watkins was struck by a Ford F-150 around 6:30 p.m. while crossing North Main Street near the Marketplace Mall, NJ Advance Media says. No charges were filed against the 40-year-old driver.
George was a freshman wrestler, basketball player and baseball player for Manville High School, and had a passion for skateboarding, love ones said on a GoFundMe page.
"George was always full of energy and never without a smile," his coaches said. "His positivity was contagious. George was an absolute joy to coach and one of the most admired student-athletes in our program."
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