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Driver, 30, Killed After Striking Tree In South Jersey
A 30-year-old Atlantic County man was killed when his SUV went off the road and struck a tree, authorities said.
The crash occurred on Monday, May 8, at 4:34 a.m, on the 3200 block of Reading Avenue in the Elwood section of Mullica Township, police said.
Mullica Township Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting the crash. Police responded and found a single vehicle accident with entrapment.
Police officers found a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by Nelson P. Narvaez, of Mullica Township. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel, police said.
Local fire officials also re…
Passenger In Single-Car South Jersey Crash Has Died, Driver Charged
A passenger in a one-vehicle crash in Salem County has died of their injuries, authorities said.
The vehicle struck a tree and the front-seat passenger, Merna Ramon Gonzalez, 20, of Bridgeton, was fatally injured last month. She was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital, Camden, and died on Dec. 5, New Jersey State Police said.
Meldin R. Sebastian Alvarez, 21, of Bridgeton, was driving a car northbound on Bridgeton Road (Route 614) in Upper Pittsgrove Township shortly after 2 p.m. on Nov. 29, when the vehicle ran off the roadway, according to State Police.
Alvarez was charged with d…
2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash
Two drivers died in a head-on crash on the Garden State Parkway Friday, Oct. 21, authorities said.
Cortney Downey, of Northfield, and Michelle ross, of North Carolina, collided in Little Egg Harbor Township around 9:30 p.m., causing Ross' 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander to overturn, New Jersey State Police said.
Downey, 32, who was in a Toyota Corolla, and Ross were both pronounced dead. It was not clear which driver was heading in the wrong direction.
Condolences poured in on social media for Downey.
I have terrible news yesterday afternoon. I have lost a very special friend she was like …
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in Atlantic City, authorities said.
On Friday, July 1, at approximately 11:30 p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to Kentucky and Pacific avenues for a report of a motor vehicle striking a pedestrian.
The man, who had not been positively identified, was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel, Atlantic City police said.
The driver of the vehicle, a 26-year-old woman from Egg Harbor Township, remained at the scene and had not been issued a summons, police said.
The crash is under investigation by Officer Bereheiko with assis…
NJ Driver Hits 9 Vehicles, Killing Woman: Police
A New Jersey driver hit nine vehicles in a Tuesday afternoon crash that killed a 76-year-old woman, authorities said.
John MacMillan, 62, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu southbound on Route 130 and ran a red light at the Horizon Center Boulevard intersection in Hamilton Township around 1:50 p.m., Lt. Richard Mastropolo said in a release.
MacMillan, of Edgewater Park, struck nine vehicles, including a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Frances Sgro, 76, of Columbus, Mastropolo said.
Sgro was extricated and taken with serious injuries to Capital Health Regional Hospital in Trenton, where s…