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NJ Police Officer Justified In Shooting Driver To Stop Backhoe Rampage, Grand Jury Rules NJ Police Officer Justified In Shooting Driver To Stop Backhoe Rampage, Grand Jury Rules
NJ Police Officer Justified In Shooting Driver To Stop Backhoe Rampage, Grand Jury Rules UPDATE: A local New Jersey police sergeant was justified in shooting a man who hijacked a backhoe and went on a rampage, damaging two police vehicles, an ambulance and an occupied civilian sedan before he was finally stopped. Although authorities collected a trove of surveillance and bodycam video showing precisely what led to the death of Joshua Gonzalez, 20, of Millville, state law still required a grand jury to review the outcome. Gonzalez kept police at bay for nearly a half-hour during the video-recorded rampage in Vineland, which began around 5 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2021, on West Park Dri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Charges Upgraded For DWI Driver Who Killed Vineland High School Senior, Police Say Charges Upgraded For DWI Driver Who Killed Vineland High School Senior, Police Say
Charges Upgraded For DWI Driver Who Killed Vineland High School Senior, Police Say Charges have been upgraded for a 54-year-old Vineland man who was driving drunk when he struck and killed a high school student riding his bicycle in April, authorities said Monday. Phillip J. Cox was charged Monday with death by auto and violation of law intended to protect health and safety in the April 29 crash involving 18-year-old Daniel A. Diaz, Vineland police announced.  He was initially issued summonses for driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Diaz was riding west on West Park Drive near North Third Street when he was struck by Cox's SUV around 8:30 p.m., authoriti…

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by Cecilia Levine