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Double Fatal: Women Ages 21, 22 Dead, Multiple Injured In Atlantic County Crash, Reports Say Double Fatal: Women Ages 21, 22 Dead, Multiple Injured In Atlantic County Crash, Reports Say
Double Fatal: Women Ages 21, 22 Dead, Multiple Injured In Atlantic County Crash, Reports Say Two women ages 21 and 22 were killed and multiple others injured in a four-vehicle crash on Black Horse Pike in Atlantic County Friday, July 26, multiple news reports say. According to 6abc and NJ Advance Media, 21-year-old Escarlin Suriel of Atlantic City, and 22-year-old Gabriella Constrantino, of Pleasantville, both died in the incident at approximately 8:30 p.m. on the 8000 block of the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township. The crash was caused by a westbound Nissan Sentra that entered the eastbound lanes and struck a Kia Forte head-on, sending the Kia backward into a different Nissa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In South Jersey Chain-Reaction Crash Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In South Jersey Chain-Reaction Crash
Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In South Jersey Chain-Reaction Crash An Atlantic County woman was cited after her SUV caused a chain-reaction crash and hit the back of a school bus in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. Egg Harbor Township police said officers responded to a crash involving a school bus westbound on the Black Horse Pike. The five-vehicle wreck happened in the West Atlantic City section of the township at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Two cars and an SUV were stopped in the left lane behind the Egg Harbor Township School District bus. The bus was in the right lane with its red lights and stop sign activated to let s…

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by Chris Spiker
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Firefighters Battle Major Blaze In Egg Harbor Township Firefighters Battle Major Blaze In Egg Harbor Township
Firefighters Battle Major Blaze In Egg Harbor Township Firefighters were battling a major fire along Route 40 in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. The fire broke out after noon on Thursday, Oct. 19 west of Spruce Avenue, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Egg Harbor police advised motorists to avoid the area of the Black Horse Pike and Fernwood Avenue. An unconfirmed report said that the fire involved storage units. One right lane of two lanes was closed, the DOT said.

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by Jon Craig
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'Who Feels Threatened By Me?' Knife-Wielding Man Yells In South Jersey Walmart: Report 'Who Feels Threatened By Me?' Knife-Wielding Man Yells In South Jersey Walmart: Report
'Who Feels Threatened By Me?' Knife-Wielding Man Yells In South Jersey Walmart: Report An Ocean County man was on probation and pretrial release when he allegedly displayed a five-inch hunting knife at the Egg Harbor Township Walmart, Breaking AC reports. “Who here feels threatened by me? Raise your hand,” 32-year-old David Brennan apparently yelled as police arrived to the Black Horse Pike Walmart Saturday, Dec. 10. Brennan allegedly held the knife to his neck while in the electronics section, however, his attorney said during the detention hearing days later that he took it out only briefly before setting it on the counter, then putting it away. He is being held in the Atl…

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by Jon Craig
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HEROES: Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Trapped In Overturned SUV HEROES: Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Trapped In Overturned SUV
Heroes: Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Trapped In Overturned SUV Numerous motorists rushed to an overturned SUV to rescue an injured South Jersey driver on Wednesday, authorities said. A 2000 Nissan X-terra drivne by Marleny Taborda, 64, Egg Harbor Township, was traveling east on the Black Horse Pike through a red light at the intersection of Tilton Road when her SUV collided with a 2020 Ram Pro-master van driven by Edwin Watts, 75, years of Somers Point, according to Egg Harbor Township police.  Watts was making a left turn at 9:42 a.m. on Wednesday onto the Black Horse Pike to head west when he was struck, police said. The impact caused Taborda’s…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 44, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash Pedestrian, 44, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash
Pedestrian, 44, Struck, Killed In South Jersey Crash A 44-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV in Atlantic County on Sunday night, authorities said. Pedro Silva was fatally struck about 8 p.m. by a westbound vehicle while crossing Black Horse Pike near Palermo Avenue, Egg Harbor Township police said. Silva was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, police said.  The SUV driver, a 26-year-old Egg Harbor Township man whose name has not been released by police, stopped and has not been charged. Police detoured traffic for about five hours while they investigated. Anyone with information is urged to call Egg Harbor …

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by Jon Craig