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Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Crash That Killed UDel Freshman From NJ Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Crash That Killed UDel Freshman From NJ
Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Crash That Killed UDel Freshman From NJ A 27-year-old Newark, DE man has been charged with murder in the crash that killed an 18-year-old University of Delaware freshman from New Jersey. Brian Briddle was identified as the operator of the motorcycle that an officer had tried stopping before he sped off at East Main Street west of South Chapel Street just before midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 27, city police said. Briddle struck Noelia Gomez, who was in a crosswalk on West Main Street west of North College Avenue, police said. Gomez, of Clark, was a first-year student at the university, UDel said in a statement. The motorcyclist was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash, State Police Say Tractor Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash, State Police Say
Tractor Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash, State Police Say A tractor driver from Delaware was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike, state police confirmed. Wilbert Normand, 50, was behind the wheel of a Western Star tractor pulling a flatbed trailer southbound on the outer roadway in Robbinsville when the tractor struck the back of an enclosed trailer being pulled by a Kenworth tractor near milepost 59.9 around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Crash with Injuries on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway southbound South of Interchange 7A - I-195 (Robbinsville) All lanes blocked https://t.co/MswyVAMb0U — 511N…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over NJ (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over NJ (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over NJ (Photos, Videos) A formation of U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flew over New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut to salute first responders on the coronavirus frontlines Tuesday. The New York flyover began at the George Washington around noon and last for 40 minutes. The path was across all five New York City boroughs, Newark, Long Island, White Plains, NY and Stamford, CT. The Trenton and Philadelphia flyover began at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenhurst at approximately 1:45 p.m. The path was over Trenton, a large part of the metro Philadelphia area and ended over Wilmingto…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Tornado Warning, Severe Thunderstorms In South Jersey Tornado Warning, Severe Thunderstorms In South Jersey
Tornado Warning, Severe Thunderstorms In South Jersey This story has been updated. Hold onto your hats: The National Weather Service issued a rare February tornado warning and wind gusts up to 70 mph for parts of southern New Jersey. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties on Friday. A fast-moving storm moving through the areas could produce wind gusts as strong as 70 mph, along with hail up to three-quarters of an inch in diameter, the weather service said. Friday afternoon, emergency crews and police were called to Route 34 near Newman Springs Road in Colts Neck on reports of trees and wires…

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by Jon Craig