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Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills PA Man On Route 80: Police, Court Records Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills PA Man On Route 80: Police, Court Records
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills PA Man On Route 80: Police, Court Records A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed by a wrong-way intoxicated driver on Route 80 early Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said. Victor Peters, 45, of Parsippany was heading east in the westbound lanes of Route 80 in a Mercedes SUV in Rockaway Township when he struck a Ford pickup truck driven by Destinn McKnight around 2:20 a.m., according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan. McKnight died while Peters was seriously injured, Marchan said.  Records show Peters has been charged with a slew of motor vehicle offenses including DUI, reckless driving, careless driving, wrong way…

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Driver Killed In East Orange After Crashing During Police Pursuit: AG Driver Killed In East Orange After Crashing During Police Pursuit: AG
Driver Killed In East Orange After Crashing During Police Pursuit: AG A driver involved in a pursuit with Bloomfield police was killed in East Orange on Tuesday, July 23, authorities said. Detectives from the Bloomfield Police Department began pursuing the vehicle after being notified it was involved in a robbery investigation, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Police followed the vehicle from Bloomfield to Newark and attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop, but the driver refused to pull over, authorities said. Police pursued the vehicle from Bloomfield to East Orange before the pursued vehicle crashed into another car and careened onto two o…

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by Sam Barron