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Princeton Rower Killed In South Africa Helped Lead School To Ivy League Championship Princeton Rower Killed In South Africa Helped Lead School To Ivy League Championship
Princeton Rower Killed In South Africa Helped Lead School To Ivy League Championship Kerry Grundlingh, a 21-year-old student at Princeton University was killed on Sunday, July 27, after being hit by a car while cycling in her native South Africa, the school announced. Grundlingh, an economics major was an accomplished athlete who was a member of the women's open rowing team at Princeton, and rowed for South Africa in international competitions, the university said. With the heaviest hearts, we mourn the tragic loss of Kerry Grundlingh. To the Grundlingh family and all those who... Posted by Row SA on Sunday, July 27, 2025 This past season, Grundlingh was part of t…
Drivers Going 90 MPH Who Killed 22-Year-Old NYU Grad Cycling In NJ Learn Their Fate Drivers Going 90 MPH Who Killed 22-Year-Old NYU Grad Cycling In NJ Learn Their Fate
Drivers Going 90 MPH Who Killed 22-Year-Old NYU Grad Cycling In NJ Learn Their Fate Two Bronx women were sentenced Friday, May 30, for their roles in a high-speed crash that killed a 22-year-old cyclist from Pennsylvania in New Jersey, officials said. Sabrina A. Pomales, 30, and Elizabeth F. Palacios-Gotay, 22, were each sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison, Acting Prosecutor Sahil K. Kabse announced. They must serve 85% of their sentences before being eligible for parole, per sentencing by Judge Janine M. Allen. The investigation revealed Palacios-Gotay and a black Nissan Sentra—driven by Sabrina A. Pomales—were speeding at over 90 MPH in a 50 MPH zone, illeg…
Cyclist Bitten By Venomous Snake On NJ Bike Path After Getting Too Close Cyclist Bitten By Venomous Snake On NJ Bike Path After Getting Too Close
Cyclist Bitten By Venomous Snake On NJ Bike Path After Getting Too Close He meant to save the snake — instead, it nearly cost him his hand. Dan Geiger was cycling on the path along the Palisades cliffs that stretches from Fort Lee into Englewood Cliffs and Alpine, when he spotted a small snake on the path near the cliffs. Geiger, a writer from New York City, didn’t want it to get crushed by a bike or car. When the snake wouldn’t move after he nudged it with a water bottle, he reached out with his hand — and that’s when the snake struck him with "precision and speed," he said in an interview with Fox News. “I knew something was wrong immediately,” Dan said. Ble…
NJSP Sgt Cleared In Deadly E-Bike Crash In Hackettstown: AG NJSP Sgt Cleared In Deadly E-Bike Crash In Hackettstown: AG
Njsp Sgt Cleared In Deadly E-Bike Crash In Hackettstown: AG A New Jersey State Police sergeant will not face criminal charges after she fatally struck a cyclist last year A gran jury declined to file criminal charges against Sergeant First Class Kesene Grier on Monday, Feb. 24, State Attorney General Matthew Plakin said. On Monday, Feb. 5, 2004, a 6 a.m., Grier was driving an unmarked NJSP SUV when she collided with Raul Diaz, a 59-year-old Long Valley man who was riding e-bike, Platkin said. The crash happened before sunrise at the intersection of Willow Grove Street and Brook Hollow Drive in Hackettstown, Platkin said. While travel…
'I Just Struck a Pedestrian': 911 Call Released In Deadly Cyclist Crash Involving Trooper 'I Just Struck a Pedestrian': 911 Call Released In Deadly Cyclist Crash Involving Trooper
'I Just Struck a Pedestrian': 911 Call Released In Deadly Cyclist Crash Involving Trooper The New Jersey State Attorney General's Office released surveillance camera footage and police radio transmissions after a state trooper struck and killed a Morris County cyclist in February. At 6 a.m., on Monday, February 5, Kesene Grier was driving an unmarked police SUV when she struck Raul Diaz, a 59-year-old Long Valley resident in Hackettstown, the state attorney general's office said. Diaz was transported to Hackettstown Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, the state attorney general's office.  "I just struck a pedestrian on a bike," Grier is heard saying on police radio…
22-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash Was Recent NYU Swimmer 22-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash Was Recent NYU Swimmer
22-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash Was Recent NYU Swimmer Damian Baranowski, a 22-year-old cyclist from Pennsylvania, was killed while riding his bicycle in New Jersey, authorities said. Baranowski was on the right shoulder of Route 206 north in Sandyston Township when a Nissan passenger vehicle entered the roadway, crashed into the back of the bicycle, and veered off the roadway, colliding with a utility pole and overturning around 2:50 p.m. Saturday, June 29, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Forever in our hearts Damian 🩵 Posted by Karolina Baranowski on Sunday, June 30, 2024 Baranowski, of Milford, PA d…