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Motorcyclist, Expectant Father Loses Foot In Central Jersey Crash, Campaign Says Motorcyclist, Expectant Father Loses Foot In Central Jersey Crash, Campaign Says
Motorcyclist, Expectant Father Loses Foot In Central Jersey Crash, Campaign Says A young motorcyclist expecting his first child in six weeks lost his left foot and was undergoing more surgeries after a crash in Sayreville, according to a family friend. Marybeth Walz Pritzlaff of Red Bank detailed the crash's aftermath in a GoFundMe campaign. "On Friday night (June 21), Krischan Wehnke, the beloved son of our close friends Renee (Hemburger) and Carl Wehnke had his life irrevocably changed when he was involved in a severe motorcycle accident in Sayreville," Pritzlaff wrote.  "Krischan was ejected from his motorcycle. His leg and foot were stuck between the car and m…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Gym Rallies To Help Woman Get New Prosthetic Leg: Campaign Jersey Shore Gym Rallies To Help Woman Get New Prosthetic Leg: Campaign
Jersey Shore Gym Rallies To Help Woman Get New Prosthetic Leg: Campaign A fitness group is rallying to help a Jersey Shore amputee get a new prosthetic leg, according to a fundraising campaign. AMP'D Fitness in Belmar is collecting money to support AmyMarie DeLuca, a woman who joined the gym at the end of 2023. A GoFundMe page raised more than $12,500 from at least 290 donations as of Friday, Mar. 29. AMP'D owner Max Gomez created the GoFundMe and also had his leg amputated. The New Rochelle, New York, native said he lost his right leg below the knee after a severe motocross accident when he was 18. Gomez moved to the Shore in 2015 and opened up two AMP'D…

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by Chris Spiker
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Trenton Man With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver As Car Plunges Into Newark Bay Trenton Man With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver As Car Plunges Into Newark Bay
Trenton Man With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver As Car Plunges Into Newark Bay A 29-year-old Trenton man with a prosthetic leg who rescued a driver as his car plunged into the Newark Bay received a national reward for his heroic efforts. Anthony Stephen Capuano, an aquatic program administrator, received a Carnegie Medal — considered North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism — following his brave rescue, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced in a release on Tuesday, June 28. Capuano removed his prosthetic lower leg and took immediate action when hearing Joseph M. Kadian, 68, screaming that he didn’t know how to swim as his vehicle started sinking into t…

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by Valerie Musson