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Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family
Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family A family in Honduras is asking for support after a woman was hit and killed by a car in Lakewood on Monday, Jan. 8. Lakewood police said 28-year-old Ana Gabriella Mayorga-Baires was struck while she was walking at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Erica Road just after 5:30 p.m. She was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at around 6:15 p.m. A 67-year-old man said he didn't see Mayorga-Baires before hitting her, but he stayed at the scene to wait for first responders. No charges or summonses have been filed, and the crash remains under investigation. A GoFund…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Police Identify Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Lakewood Police Identify Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Lakewood
Police Identify Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Lakewood Police have identified the pedestrian who was hit and killed by a car in Ocean County on Monday, Jan. 8. Lakewood police said Ana Gabriella Mayorga-Baires, 28, was killed in the crash. Officers responded to the wreck at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Erica Road just after 5:30 p.m. When police arrived, a 67-year-old man told officers he was driving south on New Hampshire Avenue when he hit someone with his SUV. The driver said he didn't see Mayorga-Baires before hitting her, but he stayed at the scene to wait for first responders. Mayorga-Baires was rushed to a hospital and w…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car Monday evening, Jan. 8 in Lakewood, police said. The crash happened on New Hampshire Avenue around 6 p.m., Lakewood Police Capt. Gregory Staffordshire said. Investigators were actively trying to locate next of kin. No further details were provided.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police ID Victims Of Triple Fatal Lakewood Crash Police ID Victims Of Triple Fatal Lakewood Crash
Police ID Victims Of Triple Fatal Lakewood Crash Authorities have released the identities of two of the three people killed in a Lakewood crash over the weekend. Jayla Ortiz, 23, of Lakewood, Ceasia Jefferson, 24, of Neptune Township, and a 17-year-old boy from Lanoka Harbor, were killed in the Saturday, Oct. 7 crash on New Hampshire and Cedar Bridge avenues, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. A 2009 Honda Accord being operated by Ortiz was carrying Mylani Theibault, 18, Lakewood — who was seated in the front passenger seat — Alexis Holloway, 23, of Berkeley Township, Ceasia Jefferson, 24, of Neptune, a…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police
Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police Three youths were attacked by two suspects carrying a machete in Lakewood, authorities said. The attack occurred during a fight on Saturday, June 3 at approximately 10:50 p.m., Lakewood police said. Police received a call from Monmouth Medical southern Campus stating that they had three stab wound victims, police said. The juvenile victims reported that they and the suspects exited their vehicles at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue before a confrontation began. The circumstances leading up to the confrontation are not clear, police said. There was no indication a…

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by Jon Craig
News
NOT COOL: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power NOT COOL: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power
NOT Cool: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power More than 10,000 home owners and businesses in Lakewood were reported to be without electricity about 6:30 p.m., authorities said.  Utility company officials could not immediately say why the power went out in Ocean County, but there was speculation that the region's high demand for electricity due to the heat wave may have been a contributing factor. Jersey Central Power & Light said electricity should be restored in the Lakewood area between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday. At about 7:15 p.m., Lakewood News Network reported there had been a bus crash on New Hampshire Avenue after …

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by Jon Craig