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Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips
Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips Trenton police seek the public's help in locating a Toyota that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash with a pedestrian. On Saturday, June 1, at approximately 4:30 a.m. Trenton Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a person down on the street in the 800 block of S. Clinton Ave.  ALSO SEE: Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span The victim sustained multiple fractures and other serious injuries and died of cardiac arrest, Trenton police said. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Shydasia Merrick of Trenton. The vehicle has been ident…

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian Identified In Deadly Central Jersey Crash Pedestrian Identified In Deadly Central Jersey Crash
Pedestrian Identified In Deadly Central Jersey Crash A pedestrian who was struck by an SUV and killed in Monmouth County has been identified, authorities said. Curtis Davis, 60, of Tinton Falls, died after the crash on Friday, Mar. 29, according to a spokesperson from the Monmouth Country Prosecutor's Office. West Long Branch police responded to Route 36 East near Monmouth Road at around 7:55 p.m. Officers found Davis and paramedics rushed him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 38-year-old female driver of a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee remained at the scene of the crash.  The driver had not been charged or given a tr…

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by Chris Spiker
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Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car Monday evening, Jan. 8 in Lakewood, police said. The crash happened on New Hampshire Avenue around 6 p.m., Lakewood Police Capt. Gregory Staffordshire said. Investigators were actively trying to locate next of kin. No further details were provided.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed While Retrieving Something From His Car In Toms River: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed While Retrieving Something From His Car In Toms River: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Killed While Retrieving Something From His Car In Toms River: Police A pedestrian was struck and killed in a crash in Ocean County, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at about 10:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at the intersection of Bay Avenue and Twin Oaks Drive, Toms River police said. An initial investigation found that Ashley Beams, 31, of Toms River, was traveling east on Bay Avenue when she failed to maintain her lane, traveling in the shoulder, and struck a pedestrian who was parked retrieving something from his vehicle, police said. The vehicles traveled approximately 96 feet before coming to rest, police said. The victi…

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 In Old Bridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 In Old Bridge
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 In Old Bridge A pedestrian was killed Monday when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 9 in Old Bridge, authorities said. The victim's identity was temporarily being withheld pending notification of her family, Acting Middlesex County Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Old Bridge Police Chief William Volkert said in a statement. She was crossing the highway near Ticetown Road when she was struck by a northbound vehicle near Ticetown Road and pronounced dead shortly before 11 a.m., they said. No charges were immediately filed against the driver, they said, adding that an inve…

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by Jon Craig