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Man Killed In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Newark: Prosecutor Man Killed In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Newark: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Newark: Prosecutor A man was killed in a fatal hit and run crash in Newark on the early morning of Friday, May 31, authorities said. The crash occurred at 3 a.m. at  Wilson Avenue and Hensler Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigating the incident, authorities said. 

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Man Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash In Stolen Car During Police Chase: Prosecutor NJ Man Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash In Stolen Car During Police Chase: Prosecutor
NJ Man Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash In Stolen Car During Police Chase: Prosecutor A 21-year-old driver was sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey State Prison for a fatal crash during a police chase, authorities said. Samuel Villar, of Somerset, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in connection with the November 2022 Old Bridge accident that killed 33-year-old Arturo Tlapa Luna, of Freehold, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Acting Police Chief, Donald F. Fritz, Jr. said. On Nov. 9, 2022, at about 2:15 a.m. Old Bridge police responded to a crash that occurred during a pursuit by Marlboro Police, near the intersection of Spring Valle…

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian, 60, Struck, Killed Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne Pedestrian, 60, Struck, Killed Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne
Pedestrian, 60, Struck, Killed Near 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne A pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday night near the Wayne “spaghetti bowl,” authorities confirmed. John Baranski, 60, of Endicott, NY was struck by a 1998 Honda Passport in front of the Ramada Inn on eastbound Route 46 -- near the interchange with Routes 80 and 23 -- shortly before 10 p.m., they said. He died a little over a half-hour later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release Thursday. They didn't say what he was doing in the roadway. The 66-year-old driver from Clifton remained at the scene, Valdes and McNiff sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Struck And Killed By Car Near Newark Penn Station Woman Struck And Killed By Car Near Newark Penn Station
Woman Struck And Killed By Car Near Newark Penn Station The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after a woman was hit by a car in Newark and died early Monday morning, a spokesman confirmed.  The woman, whose identity was not immediately released, was hit near Penn Station, in the area of McCarter Highway and Market Street, around 2:20 a.m. She was pronounced dead at University Hospital about a half-hour later.  The driver remained at the scene, the prosecutor's office also said. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Woman Struck And Killed Near Newark Library Woman Struck And Killed Near Newark Library
Woman Struck And Killed Near Newark Library A woman was killed when she was struck by a vehicle around noon Tuesday near the Newark Public Library, authorities said.  The driver who struck her left the scene and was last seen heading towards McCarter Highway.  The Essex County Prosecutor's Office later said the driver was later found by Newark police and prosecutor's investigators a short time later. No charges had been filed as of Tuesday evening.  The prosecutor's office did not release the victim's identity pending notification of next of kin.  Anyone with information is asked to call the prosecutor's Ti…

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by Paul Milo