A Few Clouds 49°
Tag:

Ocean Heights Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, NJ

News
South Jersey Teen Run Over By Tow Truck Fighting 'Like A Champ' In Hospital: Fundraiser South Jersey Teen Run Over By Tow Truck Fighting 'Like A Champ' In Hospital: Fundraiser
South Jersey Teen Run Over By Tow Truck Fighting 'Like A Champ' In Hospital: Fundraiser Friends and loved ones were rallying to support an Egg Harbor Township teen who was critically injured by a tow truck after falling off her bicycle. A GoFundMe page said 15-year-old Emily Davis was riding her bike with her brother and a family friend on Ocean Heights Avenue after visiting her mother at her salon on Wednesday, May 8. She was struck by a 2021 Ford tow truck after losing her balance and falling into its path. Davis was rushed to a hospital and airlifted to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden. "Some of her injuries include broken legs, fractured pelvis, collap…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Girl Run Over By Tow Truck During Bicycle Ride Gone Wrong In Atlantic County: Police Girl Run Over By Tow Truck During Bicycle Ride Gone Wrong In Atlantic County: Police
Egg Harbor Tow Truck Crash A 15-year-old girl is in critical condition after falling off her bike into the path of tow truck in Atlantic County last week, police said. The girl was hiding in the shoulder of Ocean Heights Avenue heading north, the same direction as the 2021 Ford tow truck next to her, when she lost her balance and fell off her bike around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, Egg Harbor Police Chief Frederick Spano said. The girl fell into the path and underneath the rear tires of the vehicle, Spano said. Investigation revealed no contact was made between the truck and bicycle prior to the accident, police said…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
High School Sweetheart Survives DPW Worker Killed In Weekend NJ Crash High School Sweetheart Survives DPW Worker Killed In Weekend NJ Crash
High School Sweetheart Survives DPW Worker Killed In Weekend NJ Crash A 37-year-old dad and longtime Egg Harbor Township Department of Public Works employee died in a weekend crash. Jose Costa was heading east on Ocean Heights Avenue when he lost control, veered off the road and struck a pole around 12:40 a.m. in Egg Harbor Township Saturday, April 2, local police said. The Scullville and Bargaintown Fire Companies responded and extricated Costa, who was pronounced dead at the scene.  More than $4,300 had been raised as of Sunday, April 3 on a GoFundMe for Costa's wife and four children. The page is intended to raise funds for Costa's wife and hig…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
3-Wheel Motorcycle Passenger Killed After Bike Hits Water In South Jersey 3-Wheel Motorcycle Passenger Killed After Bike Hits Water In South Jersey
3-Wheel Motorcycle Passenger Killed After Bike Hits Water In South Jersey A passenger in a three-wheeled motorcycle was killed in a crash in Atlantic County after the driver hit standing water, authorities said. The driver lost control of the vehicle while driving through water on Ocean Heights Avenue, spun into oncoming traffic and struck a utility pole, Egg Harbor Township police said. The passenger, Adam D. Brenner, 35, of Egg Harbor Township was pronounced dead at the crash scene, police said. The crash occurred near Alder Avenue at 1:53 p.m.  A 2017 Polaris Slingshot, operated by Gary P. Brenner, 64, from Egg Harbor Township, was traveling north on O…

SHARE

by Jon Craig