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Car Thief Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Girl, 5, Crossing Newark Street: Authorities Car Thief Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Girl, 5, Crossing Newark Street: Authorities
Car Thief Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Girl, 5, Crossing Newark Street: Authorities A car thief has been charged in a January 2023 hit-run crash that killed a 5-year-old girl and wounded her dad and 2-year-old sister while they were crossing a Newark street, authorities said. Suhrell S. Proctor, 23, of Newark, was behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle when he struck the girl and her dad as they crossed 6th Avenue at North 9th Street on Jan. 31, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The man and his 2-year-old daughter were hospitalized while the 5-year-old girl was pronounced dead around 6:30 p.m. Pr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County
Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County A 13-year-old middle school student was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike in Mercer County Friday, Sept. 9, authorities said. The Melvin H. Kreps Middle School student was found unconscious with severe trauma to the body and head around 9 p.m. at the intersection of West Ward and Mercer streets in Hightstown, local police said. He had apparently been struck while crossing the street, and the driver remained at the scene and issued a summons for careless driving, authorities said. While waiting for emergency medical services to arrive, the child slipped into cardiac …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
HIGHWAY HORROR: Two Children Killed When Wrong-Way Vehicle Slams Into Police Car In NJ HIGHWAY HORROR: Two Children Killed When Wrong-Way Vehicle Slams Into Police Car In NJ
Highway Horror: Two Children Killed When Wrong-Way Vehicle Slams Into Police Car In NJ Two children were killed when a wrong-way vehicle collided with a police car at a Route 1 intersection in Middlesex County late on Thanksgiving Day, authorities confirmed. The driver of the civilian vehicle slammed into an Old Bridge Township police cruiser containing two officers and a civilian at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 130 in North Brunswick shortly after 11:30 p.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney Andrew J. Bruck said Friday. "Both children in the civilian vehicle died from injuries sustained in the crash," Bruck said. "Both officers and the civilian within the police vehicle s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Girl Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train Girl Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train
Girl Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train A girl was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Tuesday in North Jersey. The Morris & Essex line train was heading to Dover in Morris County from New York Penn Station when it struck the girl at 12:15 p.m. in Maplewood, NJ Transit officials said. The incident occurred just west of the station.  Morris and Essex Line rail service was temporarily suspended due to this incident. New Jersey Transit Police are on scene leading the investigation. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice the girl was 14 years old.

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by Cecilia Levine