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North Jersey Driver Who Thought He Hit Deer Found Guilty In Hit-Run Death Of 12-Year-Old Boy North Jersey Driver Who Thought He Hit Deer Found Guilty In Hit-Run Death Of 12-Year-Old Boy
North Jersey Driver Who Thought He Hit Deer Found Guilty In Hit-Run Death Of 12-Year-Old Boy A North Jersey man who apparently thought he hit a deer when he actually struck and killed a 12-year-old boy in 2019 has been found guilty in the child's death, authorities announced. A Union County jury found 39-year-old Jose Marrero guilty on charges relating to the Summer 2019 death of Jeremy Maraj in Union, Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. The jury deliberated for less than an hour last Friday after a week-long trial for Marrero — currently of Kearny and previously of Lake Hiawatha — before returning its verdict. Marrero was driving his work van, a 2016 Nissan NV200, when h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Killed 50 Yards From Police Officers Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Killed 50 Yards From Police Officers
Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Killed 50 Yards From Police Officers Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in Trenton that took place near city police stationed near a public housing project. Police had reportedly been deployed there due to ongoing violence in Trenton. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating the overnight shooting that left one man dead at Donnelly Homes. Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday,, Trenton police received a Shot Spotter activation for multiple rounds fired at 900 Southard Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the Mercer CountyProsecutors Office.  Also, a …

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by Jon Craig