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Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips
Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips Trenton police seek the public's help in locating a Toyota that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash with a pedestrian. On Saturday, June 1, at approximately 4:30 a.m. Trenton Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a person down on the street in the 800 block of S. Clinton Ave.  ALSO SEE: Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span The victim sustained multiple fractures and other serious injuries and died of cardiac arrest, Trenton police said. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Shydasia Merrick of Trenton. The vehicle has been ident…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 1 In Mercer County Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 1 In Mercer County
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 1 In Mercer County There was a pedestrian struck and killed along Route 1 in Lawrence Township, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14 on the 3300 block of Brunswick Pike (Route 1), police said. The 39-year-old driver from Ewing and passengers were not injured. All lanes of Brunswick Pike (Route 1) southbound were closed during the investigation. Witnesses are asked to call Detective Dean Sawasky at 609-844-7125 or email dsawasky@lawrencetwp.com.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Is 4th In Camden County Town Since Thanksgiving Pedestrian Struck, Killed Is 4th In Camden County Town Since Thanksgiving
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Is 4th In Camden County Town Since Thanksgiving A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Waterford Township, authorities said. It marked the fourth fatal pedestrian crash in Waterford since Thanksgiving, according to prior news reports. The most recent pedestrian fatality was at about 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26 on Old White Horse Pike, according to New Jersey State Police statistics. Waterford police declined to release any details about Friday's crash. On Dec. 30, two pedestrians were killed and a third seriously injured after being struck in front of the Atco Motel at about 5:30 p.m. on the White Horse Pike. On Thanksgiving, a…

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by Jon Craig
Traffic
Unidentified Woman Hit, Killed Crossing Bridge To NJ: Troopers Unidentified Woman Hit, Killed Crossing Bridge To NJ: Troopers
Unidentified Woman Hit, Killed Crossing Bridge To NJ: Troopers Investigators are still working to name the woman hit and killed on the Trenton Morrisville Toll Bridge Thursday morning, Jan. 11, state police say.  The victim was headed toward New Jersey in the northbound lanes of the bridge and walking along the concrete divider when she was hit by a tractor-trailer around 6:15 a.m., troopers said in a release.   The crash knocked her over the divider into the southbound lanes, where two passing cars both struck her, authorities said. She died from her injuries at the scene.  The tractor-trailer stopped at the next available exit in…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
State Police ID Hit-Run Driver Who Allegedly Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey State Police ID Hit-Run Driver Who Allegedly Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey
State Police ID Hit-Run Driver Who Allegedly Killed Pedestrian In South Jersey New Jersey State Police have identified the driver allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed an 80-year-old pedestrian. Hugo M. Maucher, 50, of Upper Township, was arrested and charged with knowingly leaving the scene of an mv accident resulting in death, State Police said Wednesday, Jan. 4. Marjorie Straubmuller, of the Ocean View section of Dennis Township, was hit by an SUV near the Upper Township Seniior Center at the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Brewhause Lane in Upper Township on Thursday, Dec. 29, State Police said. Witnesses saw a man in the SUV at about 6:30 p.m…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Police Arrest Suspected Hit-Run Driver South Jersey Police Arrest Suspected Hit-Run Driver
South Jersey Police Arrest Suspected Hit-Run Driver Police in Gloucester Township have arrested a suspected hit-and-run driver, authorities said The fatal crash occurred on Monday, Nov. 7, at approximately 10:28 p.m. in the 800 block of the Black Horse Pike. Police found a pedestrian, Elaine J. Hubler, 58, of Hilltop, laying in the roadway. It was determined she was attempting to cross the roadway when the driver of a dark-colored vehicle struck her. The driver of the striking vehicle then fled the scene, without stopping to render aid or call 9-1-1, police said. The victim was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 In Old Bridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 In Old Bridge
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 In Old Bridge A pedestrian was killed Monday when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 9 in Old Bridge, authorities said. The victim's identity was temporarily being withheld pending notification of her family, Acting Middlesex County Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Old Bridge Police Chief William Volkert said in a statement. She was crossing the highway near Ticetown Road when she was struck by a northbound vehicle near Ticetown Road and pronounced dead shortly before 11 a.m., they said. No charges were immediately filed against the driver, they said, adding that an inve…

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by Jon Craig