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Killer Who Made Pit Stop At Cape May Wawa Gets Life In PA Coworker's Murder
A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced.
Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records.
Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
Services Set For Ashley Pitts, 37, Camden Woman Killed In AC Expressway Crash
Funeral services for Ashley Pitts, who died in a car crash on June 16, are on Friday, June 28, according to Boyd Funeral Services.
Calling hours are from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Baptist Temple Church, 1029 South Fourth St. in Camden.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., also at the Baptist church.
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41-Year-Old Driver Dead In Fiery AC Expressway Crash
A 41-year-old driver died in a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway Friday, March 1, State Police said.
Matthew T. Martin, of Audubon, was heading east in Winslow Township when he ran off the road to the left and struck a tree in the center median around 6:45 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
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Martin's car, a Honda SUV, went up in flames near milepost 36.9 in Winslow Township, and he died, Marchan said.
The crash remains under investigation.
Truck Takes Down Power Lines, Closes Route 40 In South Jersey
A truck that had unloaded a dumpster took down power lines, closing Route 40 in Atlantic City, authorities said.
On Monday, Nov, 27, at about 9:30 a.m., police responded to wires across the roadway and two broken electrical poles.
A City of Atlantic City employee was operating a roll-off truck and had offloaded a dumpster, police said.
"The driver failed to properly put down the boom before driving off," they said.
The boom caught the electrical wires, snapped the poles and pulled the wires across the roadway.
There were no injuries reported.
Route 40 was closed in both dire…
Police ID Passenger Killed When Car Strikes Tree Along Atlantic City Expressway
New Jersey State Police have identified a 19-year-old passenger killed in a single-car crash along the Atlantic City Expressway in Hamilton.
Jazaya Lee, of Vineland, died of her injuries after the crash at 10:26 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9 at milepost 23.4, State Police said.
The driver, Andres Hernandez-Creamadel, 19, of Atlantic City, also was killed in the crash. He was driving east when he went off the road to the right and struck a tree, police said.
Driver Rescued From Marsh After Fleeing Atlantic City Expressway Crash: State Police
A Westchester County, NY, man was arrested after he allegedly fled a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said.
Jerome Reed, 34, of Peekskill, was rescued about five hours after the crash from a nearby marsh and charged with eluding, New Jersey State Police said.
Troopers were called to the single-vehicle crash at 1:08 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman, said. The crash occurred in the westbound E-ZPass lanes of the Pleasantville Toll Plaza, he said.
Before troopers arrived, Reed allegedly fled the vehicle on foot into a marshy area near the tol…
Missing PA Man Was Kidnapped By Coworker Who Then Fled To NJ: Authorities
A Philadelphia area man has been charged with kidnapping and murder in the disappearance of his Bucks County coworker, who has been missing since 2021.
Michael Allen Stark, 49, of Royersford, is believed to have kidnapped Matthew James Branning, after a shift at his Silverdale job in October 2021, took him to withdraw money at an ATM and then fled in Brannging's car to New Jersey, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.
The kidnapping happened on Oct. 15, 2021, when Stark forced Branning to make the withdrawal before disposing of his body, which has yet to be found, auth…
Philadelphia Pedestrian, 28, Killed By SUV On Atlantic City Expressway
A 28-year-old pedestrian from Philadelphia was struck and killed by a car on the Atlantic City Expressway Saturday, Oct. 29, authorities said.
Donte Horton was struck by a westbound Toyota Rav4 in the left lane around 10:05 p.m. in Hamilton Township near milepost 22.8, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said.
The driver of the Toyota, a 25-year-old male of Egg Harbor City, NJ was not injured, nor was his passenger.
A GoFundMe for Horton's family remembers him as "a wonderful son, brother, father, uncle, and best-friend who solemnly touched the lives of those around him."
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