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Brick Township Police Traffic Safety Unit

HEROES: Lakewood Patrolman, Passerby Pull Trapped Driver From Burning Car, Brick Police Say HEROES: Lakewood Patrolman, Passerby Pull Trapped Driver From Burning Car, Brick Police Say
Heroes: Lakewood Patrolman, Passerby Pull Trapped Driver From Burning Car, Brick Police Say An off-duty Lakewood police officer and a second passerby rescued a Brick motorist trapped in a burning car, authorities said. Lakewood Police Officer Daniel Spagnuola, who was driving to work at the time of the crash, reportedly saved the driver's life by applying a tourniquet to his bleeding leg, police said. Lakewood Police Officer Daniel SpagnuolaFacebook/ Lakewood PD And an unidentified Good Samaritan from Lakewood reportedly helped pull the teenage driver from his Mazda.  After surgery on his leg, Kyle Mueller, 18, of Brick remained in stable condition on Monday, according to Br…
Jersey Shore Pedestrian Who 'Ran Out Into Traffic' Lost Everything In Forest Fire Last Month Jersey Shore Pedestrian Who 'Ran Out Into Traffic' Lost Everything In Forest Fire Last Month
Jersey Shore Pedestrian Who 'Ran Out Into Traffic' Lost Everything In Forest Fire Last Month A 55-year-old woman from Ocean County was killed when she ran out into traffic on Monday evening, authorities aid. The victim was identified as Kathleen M. Winits, of Brick, a homeless woman who last month lost her belongings in a forest fire, news reports say. The fatal pedestrian crash occurred at 6:55 p.m. at Route 70 and Olden Street, according to Brick Township police.  Winits was crossing Route 70 going towards the Brick Motor Inn Motel, against the pedestrian crossing signal, and she was not in the crosswalk, police said. Jennifer L. Squires, 43, of Brick, was driving eas…