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Truck Driver Dies After Plunging Into South Jersey River Truck Driver Dies After Plunging Into South Jersey River
Truck Driver Dies After Plunging Into South Jersey River A 60-year-old truck driver was killed after he plunged into a river in Cumberland County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 11:33 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 on Route 553 southbound at milepost 16 in Fairfield Township, according to New Jersey State Police.  Preliminary investigation revealed that a Kenworth T880 ran off the road to the right, through the guide rail and into the Cohansey River, State Police said. Matthew Jacobs Jr., of Bridgeton, sustained fatal injuries, police said. A passenger sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a local hospital.  The crash r…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man, 41, Sentenced In Woman's Brutal Slaying Before Hiding Body: Prosecutor South Jersey Man, 41, Sentenced In Woman's Brutal Slaying Before Hiding Body: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man, 41, Sentenced In Woman's Brutal Slaying Before Hiding Body: Prosecutor A 41-year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced in the slaying of a woman in 2020, authorities said. Patrick Spann, of Bridgeton, was sentenced to 28 years in New Jersey State Prison for aggravated manslaughter and desecration of human remains, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. On May 22, 2020. Bridgeton police and members of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office responded to 133 Grove St,, an abandoned warehouse known as the “four star”, for a report of a homicide. The caller indicated that he overheard a man named “Patrick” speaking w…

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by Jon Craig