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Woman Gave False Report In Deadly NJ Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor
The driver who struck and killed a pedestrian earlier this year was arrested, as was a woman who lied about the incident to police, authorities in Central Jersey said.
Raulito Peralta, 22, of Highland Park, struck and killed New Brunswick's Treasa M. Daye-Fennie while she was crossing a street in Franklin Township last February, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said.
Estrella Caballero-Cruz, 21, of Highland Park, was charged with providing a false report to police.
Daye-Fennie was crossing Somerset Street near High Street around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, wh…
Woman Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Somerset County, Prosecutor Says
A woman was struck and killed by a driver who fled the scene earlier this week, authorities announced.
Treasa M. Daye-Fennie, 50, was crossing Somerset Street near High Street in Franklin Township when a southbound vehicle struck her and fled the scene just before 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Thomas Chirichella said in Friday release.
Daye-Fennie, of New Brunswick, was pronounced dead at the scene, Chirichella said.
The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to call the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Offic…
NJ Martial Arts Instructor, Combat Vet Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Students
A 44-year-old martial arts instructor was arrested for sexually assaulting two teen students, authorities in Somerset County said.
Vincent Damiano carried out the assaults in Branchburg Township (Somerset County), Asbury (Warren County), and the Borough of Lebanon (Hunterdon County) from May 2019 to July 2019, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.
Damiano's website says he is a "multi-business entrepreneur, adventurer, speaker, coach, martial arts instructor, and combat veteran," who served 10 years in the military "and now serves his community by giving back through on…
8-Year-Old Girl Dies In NJ House Fire, 9-Year-Old Critical
An 8-year-old girl was killed in a house fire in Somerville on Dec. 10 and her 9-year-old sister in critical condition, according to officials.
The fire ripped through a two-story home on Eastern Avenue just after 2 a.m. and Somerville firefighters rushed to save several residents but were unable to save the little girl, identified in a GoFundMe page as Cece, 8.
Rebecca Nash and her daughters, Juliana and Cece.Rebecca Nash (Facebook photo)
Anthony, 31, Rebecca, 41, and Juliana, 9, were able to escape, while Cece -- the youngest -- could not. She remained trapped on the second floor in …
