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NJ Family Loses Home To Fire While On Vacation
Cori Konopoka and Dashawn Nash returned home from vacation on Sunday, Sept. 20, with their 8-year-old daughter, when they came home to find their Deptford home destroyed in a fire the day before.
Now the community is coming together to help them .
"The family has lost so much and will essentially be starting over," Ashley Brashear, who organized a GoFundMe for the family.
The family's two dogs and cat at their home on the 500 block of Allegheny Road were rescued by a neighbor. The GoFundMe will go toward clothing, food, toiletries, temporary living expenses, items for their daughter, …
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation.
Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
20-Year-Old Killed In I-195 Crash After Striking Truck, Two Trees: Njsp
A 20-year-old Lumberton woman was killed in a crash on I-195 in Mercer County, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 22.
At 3:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, troopers responded to I-195 east in Robbinsville township after a Toyota struck the back of a Chevrolet pickup truck, ran off the road to the right and struck two trees, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.
As a result of the crash, Akkaya sustained serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. She was pronounced dead the next day, Lebron said.
The crash remains under investigation,…
NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right'
A 7-year-old boy died after the gas-powered minibike he was riding collided with a car in Atlantic City, authorities said.
The boy was riding near Massachusetts and Melrose avenues around 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when the minibike collided with a 2012 blue Nissan Altima, Atlantic City police said.
The Nissan driver remained at the scene, and both vehicles were towed for further investigation, police said.
The boy was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center before being airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
A GoFundMe started by …
Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing
For 14 years, Eileen Garvin helped get Barnegat children safely to and from school. Now, her own children need help.
The 69-year-old woman, who spent 14 years as a school bus aide and driver in town, was strangled by her husband, William Garvin, at their Windward Drive home earlier this month, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.
Now, with William behind bars, Eileen's children are left mourning the loss of their mother while facing the financial and legal responsibilities that came with her sudden death.
“Eileen was much more than a school bus driver," Diane Lundy, who organiz…
