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NTSB Releases Early Findings From Deadly NJ Transit Train Crash Involving Fallen Tree Probe
A branch of a tree that had fallen on tracks broke through a New Jersey Transit train's windshield, killing the operator in Burlington County, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary investigation into the Thursday, Oct. 15 crash. Jessica Haley, 41, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was the conductor who died south of the Roebling station in Mansfield Township. According to the NTSB, the light rail vehicle struck the tree at milepost 24.53 near Florence at around 6:02 a.m. There were 41 passengers on the two-car train heading from Tren…
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Family Plans Lawsuit After NJ Transit Train Operator Killed By Fallen Tree
The family of the New Jersey Transit train operator killed by a fallen tree is planning to sue several organizations for negligence, an attorney said. Jessica Haley of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was identified as the person who died in the crash, according to a news release from the Anapol Weiss law firm on Thursday, Oct. 15. The single mother of three boys was 41 years old. Haley was operating a River LINE train heading north from Trenton at around 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. The light rail train struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks south of the Roebling station in Mansfield …
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Freak Accident Kills Boy, 12, Playing In NJ Backyard: Police
A New Jersey boy was killed when a tree fell on him in a backyard, authorities said. Lucas Schwartz, 12, was identified as the victim of the Eldridge Avenue incident in Lawrence Township on a GoFundMe page. Police said he'd been playing with a friend in the backyard of a home when gusty winds blew the tree over, and it fell onto him around 12:09 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. Officers freed Schwartz from under the tree and began CPR. Paramedics rushed Lucas to Capital Health System Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead from his injuries. The Lawrence …
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Train Operator Dead, 23 Passengers Hurt In NJ Transit Crash With Tree
A train operator was killed and multiple others hurt after a tree fell on an NJ Transit train Monday morning, Oct. 14 in Burlington County. The incident happened around 6 a.m. on the River LINE train, which had been heading north from Trenton when it struck a tree south of the Roebling Station in Mansfield Township, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. Twenty-three of the 42 customers on board suffered minor injuries and five suffered moderate injuries, all non-life-threatening. The remaining 19 passengers were accommodated by a bus 6abc says the tree appears to have fallen on the train. …
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Dead In NJ Turnpike Crash: State Police
A 24-year-old Millville man was killed in a three-car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County on Wednesday, Dec. 27, state police said. At 10:36 p.m., police responded to a car crash on the Turnpike in Mansfield Township. A Honda was traveling southbound in an outer lane when it lost directional control and collided with a Tesla traveling southbound in an inner lane, state police said. The Honda was then subsequently struck by an GMC SUV, police said. Lawrence Orlando, a passenger in the Honda, was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The …
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Beloved NJ Wrestling Coach Curt Pakutka Dies After Cancer Battle, 55
A beloved New Jersey high school teacher and coach died after a lengthy battle to esophageal cancer. Curt D. Pakutka, 55, of Mansfield Township, died on June 7, at Hackettstown Medical Center. He was a well-loved physical education and driver's education teacher, as well as occasionally teaching health, at Newton High School in Sussex County. His love for sports followed him when he became a wrestling coach for Jefferson Township in Morris County from 2004-2015 and the head coach for the Newton High School Girls softball team from 2008-2019, according to his obituary. Curt also p…
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This NJ Town Has Special Parking Lot For Meeting 'Internet Weirdos'
Whether you're picking up an item you bought on Facebook Marketplace or heading out for a bike ride with someone you connected with online, officials in one New Jersey town have created a safe place for you to do so. Surveillance cameras are running 24/7 and police officers are just a shout away at this parking lot in Mansfield Township. "Don’t meet internet weirdos in some shady parking lot," Mansfield Township police said. "Instead, come to MTPD’s parking lot at 100 Port Murray Road Port Murray, NJ and make your exchanges here." The lot was apparently donated by OfferUp, according to the…
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Accused South Jersey Dealer Indicted For Selling Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl-Heroin: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old accused drug dealer from Willingboro has been indicted for the death of a man who overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Antonio Hunte on charges of first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and other drug possession and distribution charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The fatal drug sale involved a 23-year-old customer in Mansfield Township three years ago, Coffina said. The indictment was returned on Tuesday, Feb. 1. An arraignment has been scheduled for March 1 in Superior Court in Mount Hol…
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Prosecutor: South Jersey Woman Stole $60K From Youth Football, Cheerleading Program
A 45-year-old woman from South Jersey has been arrested for stealing more than $60,000 from a youth spots program and spending the money on family vacations and other personal expenses, authorities said. Stacy Cassidy, 45, of Monmouth Road in Chesterfield was charged with elements of computer theft, misapplication of entrusted property, theft by deception and forgery by uttering, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mansfield Township Police Chief Ronald G. Mulhall Jr. Cassidy is accused of stealing the money from a youth football and cheerleading program w…
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Authorities: Florida Woman Wanted For NJ, NY Walmart Shoplifting Incidents ID'd Via Rental Car
A Florida woman who returned nearly $1,800 worth of stolen Walmart merchandise at stores in New Jersey and New York was caught by Mansfield Township Police through surveillance footage of her rental car from Philadelphia, authorities said. Dominique K. Butler, 22, of Tampa and a friend stole $1,789.24 worth of Walmart merchandise and returned items for cash at stores throughout New Jersey and New York on July 23, 2019, Mansfield Township Police said in a release. A follow-up investigation identified Butler via video surveillance and the tracing of her rental car from Philadelphia, authorit…
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