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Barnegat Woman, 33, Killed In Galloway Township Hit-And-Run Crash: Prosecutors
A Barnegat woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Galloway Township, authorities said. Angeletta Sheppard, 33, died in the crash on Thursday, Sept. 12, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. Galloway Township police responded to the crash involving a pedestrian on Route 30 West near Seventh Avenue at around 7:54 p.m. The vehicle left the scene before officers arrived. Anyone with information about the crash should call the county prosecutor's office at 609-909-7800. You can also submit an anonymous tip online at ACPO.tips. You ca…
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Cops ID UDel Student From NJ Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police
Police have identified the 18-year-old woman struck and killed by a speeding motorcyclist near the University of Delaware campus this week. Noelia Gomez, of Clark, was a first-year student at the university, UDel said in a statement. UPDATE: Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Death Of Noelia Gomez Gomez's LinkedIn page shows she graduated from Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains and was studying business and economics at UDel. ** Original story below ** A University of Delaware police officer tried to stop the motorcycle for a traffic violation on Wednesday, A…
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UDel Freshman From NJ, 18, Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police: Authorities
An 18-year-old New Jersey woman was struck and killed by a speeding motorcyclist fleeing police, who had tried stopping the operator less than one minute prior in Newark, DE, authorities said. A University of Delaware police officer tried to stop the motorcycle for a traffic violation on Wednesday, Aug. 27 just before midnight at East Main Street just west of South Chapel Street, Newark police said. ALSO SEE: Cops ID UDel Student From NJ Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police The motorcycle disregarded the police officer’s emergency lights and fled at a high rate of s…
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Driver Charged In Hit-And-Run That Killed Brick Township Man, Prosecutors Say
A Red Bank man was accused of killing a pedestrian and leaving the scene of a crash in Shrewsbury, authorities said. Jose Rodriguez-Jimenez, 40, was charged with second-degree knowingly leaving the scene of an accident under certain circumstances, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 23. The charge came after 23-year-old Mariano Codallos-Tepepa of Brick Township died in a crash on Monday, Aug. 5. Shrewsbury police responded to a 911 call about an unresponsive male lying in the right northbound lane of Shrewsbury Avenue just after 2:45 a.m. Codal…
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Pedestrian Killed In South Jersey Crash Didn't Use Crosswalk, Police Say
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in Mount Laurel, authorities said. A vehicle heading south on Route 73 hit the pedestrian between Clover Road and Rogers Walk at around 11:10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, Mount Laurel police said. The pedestrian wasn't identified as of Monday, Aug. 19. Investigators said the pedestrian didn't cross the road in a crosswalk. No other injuries were reported in the crash. The driver stopped and stayed at the scene. The crash remained under investigation.
Police & Fire
Driver, 91, Struck Pedestrian At Jersey Shore Intersection: Police
An elderly driver hit a pedestrian at an intersection in Longport, authorities said. The crash happened at the intersection of Atlantic and 27th avenues at around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Longport Police Department said in a news release. Investigators said the 91-year-old Margate woman was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Cruz on South 27th Avenue. She was turning east onto Atlantic Avenue when she struck a 53-year-old Linwood woman. The pedestrian was treated at the scene before she was brought to a nearby hospital. "Drivers are reminded to exercise caution in high p…
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Why Sergeant Won't Be Charged In Crash That Killed 44-Year-Old Pedestrian: AG (
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Charges will not be filed against a police officer who last November struck and killed a 44-year-old man while on-duty in a patrol car, authorities said. Sgt. Richard Sbarra was on White Horse Pike (Route 30) in the Atco section of Waterford when he hit Christofe “Christopher” Wita, 44, of Berlin on Nov. 23, 2023, NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin previously said. Bodycam footage and radio transmissions from the incident were released last month. On Monday, Aug. 12, Platkin said Sbarra would not be charged following an investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Account…
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Police ID Pedestrian Killed Near Freehold Raceway
A 76-year-old Manalapan man was killed after he was struck by a cargo van in Freehold on Wednesday morning, Aug. 7, authorities said. Frank Tommasini who was crossing Park Avenue at Ann Street when he was struck by a 2022 Ram ProMaster van heading west on Route 33 around 11:25 a.m., Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Tommasini was pronounced dead on scene, right near the Freehold Raceway, Santiago said. The driver, 65, remained on the scene, Santiago said. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART…
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Hit-And-Run Suspect Ditched Damaged Vehicle In Cape May Intersection, Police Say
A Camden County man was accused of injuring a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash in Cape May, authorities said. Brandon Rollans, 25, of Blackwood, was arrested on Wednesday, July 31, the Cape May Police Department said in a news release. An officer saw him driving a vehicle with a damaged windshield and rear near the intersection of Lafayette Street and Sidney Avenue at around 11:46 a.m. Investigators said Rollans refused to stop for the officer and eventually abandoned the vehicle in the intersection of Beach Avenue and Ocean Street. He was found and taken into custody. According to p…
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Man Accused Of Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Toms River Pedestrian, Prosecutors Say
A Seaside Park man was accused of leaving the scene of a crash that killed a Toms River man, authorities said. John Marrone, 68, was charged with causing death or injury while driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license and knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the charges in a news release on Monday, July 22. Toms River police responded to the report of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Route 166 and Old Freehold Road at around 2:50 p.m. on Sunday…
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Street In Mercer County: Police
A pedestrian was struck and killed while trying to cross the street in Hamilton Township, authorities said. Jose Guadrou-Martinez, of Hamilton, was walking southbound across South Broad Street at about 9:35 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 when he was hit in the 2700 block, Hamilton Township police said. Guadrou-Martinez was struck by a 2023 Honda Civic driven by Naiquaon Ingraham, of Willingboro, who was driving eastbound on South Broad Street, police said. Guadrou-Martinez was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he died of his injuries, police said. Police did not release the…
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DWI Driver Strikes Trenton Pedestrian, Rams 3 Cars Before Flipping: Police
A suspected drunken driver plowed through three cars and struck a pedestrian in Trenton, authorities said. The chain reaction collision occurred at about 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 9 at 1120 S. Broad St., Trenton police said. Diogenes Martinez Ramirez, 46, of Trenton, was later charged with driving while intoxicated, assault by auto, reckless driving and other moving violations, police said. As Trenton Police Officer Michael Cruse and Officer Maria Herrera-Corcuera approached Liberty Street on South Broad Street they observed a 2020 Toyota Rav4 recklessly heading into their lane from the onco…
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Mugshot Shows Bloodied NJ Addiction Counselor Charged In Triple-Fatal DWI Crash In NYC
A 44-year-old addiction counselor from New Jersey is facing multiple charges in a DWI crash that left three people dead and seven others injured on July 4th in Manhattan, Daily Voice has learned. Daniel Hyden, of Monmouth Junction, was operating a a grey Ford F-150 at a high rate of speed when he ran through a stop sign at the Water and Jackson street intersection just before 9 p.m. on the Lower East Side, the NYPD said. The Good Samaritans who held Daniel Hyden after he crashed into 3 people killing them last night were apparently not too kind. pic.twitter.com/rKmBkQTvGQ — Kristin …
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Unlicensed SUV Driver Killed Man In Wheelchair Crossing Busy South Jersey Road, Police Say
A Pleasantville man was accused of driving without a license in a crash that killed another man in a wheelchair, authorities said. Egg Harbor Township police responded to the crash near the intersection of Black Horse Pike (Route 40) and Delancy Avenue at around 7:09 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19. The police department announced the details of the deadly crash in a news release. Investigators said a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder was turning left from Black Horse Pike onto Delancy Avenue when the SUV struck a man crossing Delancy in a motorized wheelchair. Ernest Miller, 62, …
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Pedestrian Struck By SUV, Killed Near South Jersey Shopping Plaza: Police
A pedestrian was hit by an SUV and killed near a shopping plaza in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. Leon Barrett, 78, of Pleasantville, died in the crash on Wednesday, June 19, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the scene on Black Horse Pike (Route 40) in front of Oak Tree Plaza at around 12:09 a.m. Investigators said a 2015 Honda CR-V was heading east on Black Horse Pike when it struck Barrett, who was walking in the road. Barrett was pronounced dead at the crash scene. The 76-year-old Willmington, Delaware, man who…
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By 70-Year-Old Driver In Monmouth County, Prosecutor Says
A pedestrian was struck by a 70-year-old driver on Saturday, May 25 in Monmouth County, authorities said. The woman, 85, was crossing Allaire Road in Spring Lake Heights when she was struck by the 2023 Nissan Rogue attempting a left-hand turn from the southbound side of Old Mille Road onto eastbound Allaire around 1:20 p.m., Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. As a result of the crash, the woman was pronounced dead at 1:56 p.m. The driver remained on scene. An investigation involving members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Coll…
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Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle, Killed In Toms River: Prosecutors
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in Toms River, authorities said. In a news release, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said the pedestrian was hit near the intersection of Route 166 and Hilltop Road. The crash happened at around 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Toms River police said the crash closed Route 166 between Lomell Lane and Mapletree Road. The county sheriff's department and prosecutor's office are helping in the investigation. Anyone with information about the crash should call the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027, ext. 3689, o…
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey
A 75-year-old pedestrian from South Amboy was struck and killed in a crash last week, authorities said. The man's name has not been released pending notification of next of kin, South Amboy police said on Wednesday, April 24. On Wednesday, April 17 at approximately 4:15 p.m. South Amboy police responded to the intersection of South Broadway and John Street for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Police found a male victim lying in the roadway and began life-saving efforts. The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was pronounced dead, p…
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Toms River Toddler Injured By SUV After Running Into Road: Police
A Toms River toddler was injured when she ran into a road and was hit by an SUV, authorities said. Toms River police responded to a report of a pedestrian crash involving a toddler on Clayton Avenue at around 1:24 p.m. on Sunday, Apr. 14, a police department spokesperson said. The 15-month-old girl was in a home's front yard when her mother went inside for a moment and left the child with other family members. While the toddler was briefly unsupervised, she ran into Clayton Avenue. She was hit by a 2021 silver Chevrolet Equinox driven by an 86-year-old Toms River man who was traveling west.…
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Pedestrian Struck By SUV, Killed In Central Jersey
A pedestrian was struck by an SUV and killed in Monmouth County, authorities said. West Long Branch police responded to Route 36 East near Monmouth Road at around 7:55 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29, according to a spokesperson from the Monmouth Country Prosecutor's Office. Officers found the 60-year-old man and paramedics rushed him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 38-year-old female driver of a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee remained at the scene of the crash. She had not been charged or given a traffic summons as of Monday, Apr. 1. The Monmouth County Serious Collision Anal…
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Man Who Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury In NJ Crash Mostly Recovered: 'One Step At A Time'
Kwame Sarfo is a walking miracle. Nearly three years after a pedestrian crash that left him unable to walk or talk, Sarfo says he is 80 percent recovered. "Keep going one step at a time," is what he tells others suffering from debilitating accidents. "You can do it." Sarfo, 31, of Old Bridge, was crossing Route 35 in Sayreville in May 2021. Sarfo's head hit the windshield and pavement causing a brain hemorrhage. He was flown by helicopter in critical condition to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital and the driver stayed at the scene and was not cited. "I was unconscious for the …
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Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection
A New Jersey widow is taking legal action to obtain additional details from a New Jersey police department in the crash that killed her 32-year-old husband last fall. Matthew H. Bunner, a scientist with Bristol Myers Squibb and a University of Pennsylvania graduate, was out for a walk when he was struck and killed by a 66-year-old driver in East Brunswick at about 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023, according to the police report and his obituary. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Henley Drive Bunner was stepping into the crosswalk from the center grassy m…
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Update
: Paramus Woman, 75, Struck, Dragged By Vehicle Driven By 94-Year-Old Motorist Dies
A 75-year-old Paramus woman who was struck and dragged 20 feet by a sedan driven by a 94-year-old borough resident over the weekend has died, authorities confirmed. Helen Koons was in the crosswalk in the rear parking lot of the Paramus Public Library off East Century Road when the 2013 Toyota Corolla dragged her around 12:45 p.m. Saturday, March 16, Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. She was semi-alert when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the deputy chief said. Koons was pronounced dead at the hospital at 11:42 a.m. Sunday, he said. Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE…
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Pedestrian Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Monmouth County Crash
A man was fighting for his life after he was hit by an SUV while walking across Route 9 in Monmouth County, authorities said. Howell Township police responded to the pedestrian crash near the intersection with Strickland Road at around 5:21 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 11, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. The 27-year-old man was crossing Route 9 when he was hit by a northbound 2020 GMC Terrain. The pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with several life-threatening injuries. The 41-year-old man driving the SUV stayed at the scene. The crash investigation is active an…
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash
A 50-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in a crash in Sayreville, authorities said. On Tuesday, Feb. 27 at approximately 6 p.m., Sayreville police were dispatched to Washington Road and Walling Street for the crash, according to Lt. James Novak, a Sayreville police spokesman. Officers found the male pedestrian lying in the roadway unconscious with no pulse, Novak said. They immediately began CPR, he said. Sayreville Emergency Medical Services and Paramedics arrived and took over CPR. The victim was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick wh…
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Pedestrian From Fort Lee, 56, Struck, Killed By Commuter Bus Near GWB (
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A Fort Lee resident was struck and killed by a commuter bus while crossing a busy intersection near the George Washington Bridge before dawn Wednesday. The NJ Transit bus was headed north on Lemoine Avenue when the driver made a left turn onto Bruce Reynolds Boulevard (formerly Bridge Plaza South) and struck the 56-year-old pedestrian at 5:05 a.m. Jan. 10, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Port Authority and Fort Lee police officers quickly responded and conducted CPR, the deputy chief said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead a short time later at Englewood Hospital and …
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12-Year-Old Girl Struck, Killed With Dog In South Jersey: Report
A 12-year-old girl and a dog were struck and killed by a vehicle as they crossed a street in Mercer County, NBC Philadelphia reports. Ananta Ahuja and her dog were struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee at the intersection of Rabbit Hill Road and Abbington Lane in West Windsor around 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, the outlet said. The Jeep driver, whose name was not released, was reportedly cooperating with police. Ananta was a 7th grader at Community Middle School in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Click here for more from NBC Philadelphia.
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Boston Woman Charged With Killing Fellow UMass Dartmouth Student From NJ In On-Campus Crash: DA
A 22-year-old Boston woman will face charges after she fatally struck 19-year-old University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student Frank Petillo Jr. earlier this year, authorities said. Danasia Sampson, of Mattapan, MA, was charged last week with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. Sampson is also a student at the university. Petillo, a Manahawkin, NJ, native, was crossing Ring Road with a friend on April 6 near his dorm when police say Sampson crashed into him with her Honda Accord around 5:30 p.m., the Bristol prosecutor said.…
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Pedestrians Struck In Separate Hit-Run Crashes In Jersey Shore Town
Two separate hit-and-run crashes involving pedestrians being struck took place within hours of each other on Sunday, Oct. 15 in Manchester Township. The Manchester Township Police Department is actively investigating both incidents, urging the public's assistance in identifying the vehicles and drivers involved. At 12:59 p.m., officers were dispatched to Northampton Boulevard near the exit of Silverwoods Independent Living in response to a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. The victim, 71-year-old Daniel Beatty, of Manchester, was struck by a vehicle described a…
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High Schooler Struck, Killed By Car Jogging In Monmouth County
A 16-year-old girl died while jogging early Friday, Feb. 17 in Monmouth County, authorities said. The Allentown High School student was struck by a Kia Soul heading north on Route 539 in Upper Freehold Township around 7:45 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. The driver crossed over the center line and then up a grass embankment after hitting the girl near milepost 37.72, State Police said. No other injuries were reported and the driver remained at the scene. It wasn't immediately clear if charges had been filed. Upper Freehold School District superintendent Mark Guterl identified the vict…
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Pedestrian, 63, Critical After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mercer County Crosswalk
A 63-year-old pedestrian was rushed to a nearby hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a Mercer County crosswalk Tuesday evening, authorities said. The pedestrian was heading east to west in the southern crosswalk of the intersection of Penn-Lyle Road at Canoe Brook Drive in West Windsor, local police said in a press release. A 55-year-old West Windsor driver traveling southbound on Penn-Lyle Road approaching the Canoe Brook Drive intersection struck the pedestrian around 5:45 p.m., the release said. The pedestrian, of West Windsor, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center …
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