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Nebraska Priest Convicted Of Child Sex Assault Was Killed In South Jersey Hit-Run Crash: Report
A pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Jersey was convicted of sexual assault of a child, NJ Advance Media reported.
The crash victim, Paul F. Margand, 65, of Deptford Township, served as a Catholic priest in Nebraska in the 1980s before his conviction, the outlet said, citing a report by the Nebraska attorney general.
Margand died on Thursday, Sept. 1 after being struck by a car while walking along Cattel Road at about 9:30 p.m., according to Deptford Township police. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
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Motorist, 51, Killed In Salem County Collision
A 51-year-old man from Salem County was killed in a collision, authorities said.
Leon Parsons Jr., of Pittsgrove, was killed at the intersection of Alvine and Upper Neck roads in the township on Tuesday, Sept. 6, New Jersey State Police said.
A 76-year-old woman from Elmer was driving an SUV north on Alvine Road in Pittsgrove Township shortly after 1:30 p.m. when her vehicle collided with Parsons' car traveling east on Upper Neck Road, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman.
The SUV hit the passenger side of Parsons' car. After the impact, his car traveled off…
Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Report
A 25-year-old driver from Gloucester County has been charged in a fatal pedestrian crash, NJ Advance Media reported.
Matthew Jefferson, of Deptford, then allegedly fled the scene of the crash, the outlet said.
Killed was Paul Margand, 60, of Deptford Township, who was walking westbound on Cattel Road in Deptford at about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, police said.
Margand was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he died shortly after, the report says.
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Mercy Killing? South Jersey Man May Have Killed Wife To End Suffering, Prosecutor Says
An 84-year-old South Jersey man who said his wife was suffering and "in poor health" stabbed her to death, authorities said.
Dan Mook, who is accused of fatally stabbing his 82-year-old wife, turned the knife on himself afterward, but survived, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener.
Authorities are calling it a possible "mercy killing."
Mook, 84, of Mount Laurel, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, Coffina and Riedener said.
He was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden after the incident, and remains t…
