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Motorcycle Crash Victim, 23, ID'd By Police In South Jersey
Police have identified the Salem County motorcyclist killed when he collided with a school bus earlier this month.
Joel Morales, 23, of Carneys Point Township, was riding north on Route 130 at about 2 p.m. on Feb. 1 when he collided with a bus pulling out of Ross Enterprises, near Washington Avenue, according to Carneys Point Police Detective Joseph Racite.
Morales was pronounced dead at the scene, Racite said.
There were no students aboard the bus at the time, Racite said. The bus driver was not injured, he said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, he said.
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Camden Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old man from Camden has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash, authorities said.
Giovanni Gaines-Little also was charged Monday, Jan. 29, with obstruction, hindering, witness tampering and driving without a license, among other charges, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department
On Feb. 25, 2023, at approximately 10 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Route 130 and Route 32 following the report of a crash. Police found Ke…
Woman, 43, Killed In Central Jersey Crash; Other Driver Flees On Foot: Prosecutor
A 43-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Middlesex County over the weekend, authorities said.
Kerri Lynn Shea, of East Windsor, was struck at the intersection of Route 130 and Route 32 in South Brunswick, just before 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said.
The other driver fled on foot and Shea was pronounced dead, authorities said.
The investigation is active and ongoing. At this time, law enforcement is actively pursuing the identification and apprehension of the other driver and a…
$300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor
An Illinois man was charged after a Mercer County drug investigation turned up approximately $300,000 worth of heroin and fentanyl, authorities announced.
Job Carranza-Ocampo, 31, had about two kilograms of heroin as officers investigating drug distribution in the area conducted a search of his Ford F150 in a parking lot on Route 130 in Hamilton Township on Thursday, Feb. 17, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.
Carranza-Ocampo, 31, also had $467 in cash, and a kilogram of fentanyl was found on the ground behind his truck, authorities said.
The combined street value of the subst…
Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says
A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged in connection with a shooting in a shopping center parking lot, authorities said.
Lamar Johnson, of the 1000 block of Granite Street, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon.
Johnson was arrested on Nov. 15 in Sharon Hill, Pa., by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Fugitive Unit. He later waived extradition and was brought to the Burlington County Jail in Moun…