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Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey
Driver Wanted In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey Police in Absecon are looking for whoever killed a pedestrian and left the scene of a crash, authorities said. The pedestrian died in the hit-and-run crash just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, Absecon police said in a news release. It happened on Route 30 West, just east of Turner Avenue and near the Executive Lodge motel. Investigators said the driver did not stop and left the victim without any help. Traffic was impacted for about five hours as the crash scene was investigated. Police said they were looking for a vehicle with heavy front-end damage that's consistent with the impact fr…

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by Chris Spiker
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Pedestrian, 35, Struck, Killed On Rouite 9 In Freehold Pedestrian, 35, Struck, Killed On Rouite 9 In Freehold
Pedestrian, 35, Struck, Killed On Rouite 9 In Freehold A crash in which a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Freehold Township is under investigation. Shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, members of the Freehold Township Police Department responded to the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 9 between County Route 522 and State Route 33 on a report of a serious collision.  They found the victim, a 35-year-old male resident of Freehold Township.  Remaining at the scene was the driver of the vehicle that struck him, a 55-year-old male resident of Lakewood operating a 2008 Toyota Camry. The victim was…

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by Jon Craig
News
Probe Continuing Into Death Of Popular North Jersey Widow Struck While Walking Dog: Authorities Probe Continuing Into Death Of Popular North Jersey Widow Struck While Walking Dog: Authorities
Probe Continuing Into Death Of Popular North Jersey Widow Struck While Walking Dog: Authorities Nearly two weeks after a popular 67-year-old Hawthorne widow was struck and killed by an out-of-control vehicle while walking her dog, authorities suddenly announced that they were continuing an investigation into her death. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James Knepper didn’t explain why they're now officially acknowledging -- while providing some details of -- the Sept. 24 death of Bonnie Siebert in a joint release issued on Thursday, Oct. 6. A Glen Rock native, Siebert had lost her husband of 32 years, Robert “Bob” Siebert, just this past January.&n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Hit-Run Suspect Accused Of Killing Pedestrian On Walker: Prosecutor NJ Hit-Run Suspect Accused Of Killing Pedestrian On Walker: Prosecutor
NJ Hit-Run Suspect Accused Of Killing Pedestrian On Walker: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Central Jersey has been arrested in connection with a hit-run crash that killed a pedestrian crossing with a walker, authorities said. On Sunday, Aug. 7, at approximately 8:29 p.m., Perth Amboy police responded to the intersection of Convery Boulevard and Pfeiffer Boulevard. There was a report of a white Dodge Charger that fled the scene after fatally striking an older male pedestrian, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano  Police found Rocco Chirichillo, 72, of Perth Amboy,…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 77, Killed Climbing Route 40 Median In Atlantic City Pedestrian, 77, Killed Climbing Route 40 Median In Atlantic City
Pedestrian, 77, Killed Climbing Route 40 Median In Atlantic City UPDATED: A 77-year-old woman was struck and killed while attempting to climb a concrete median on Route 40 in Atlantic City late Tuesday, authorities said.  The victim has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, according to police.  The incident occurred on the eastbound side of the highway, closing the roads at the Egg Harbor Township border at 9:23 p.m. Atlantic City patrol officers responded to the eastbound lanes of Route 40 at mile marker 62.4 on a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Police officers  found that the pedestrian, was …

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by Cecilia Levine