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Driver Crashes, Dies Fleeing Traffic Stop In South Jersey: Attorney General Driver Crashes, Dies Fleeing Traffic Stop In South Jersey: Attorney General
Driver Crashes, Dies Fleeing Traffic Stop In South Jersey: Attorney General A fatal crash that happened just after a South Jersey officer tried stopping the vehicle is being investigated by state authorities, they said. The on-duty Monroe Township (Gloucester County) police officer was trying to stop the car on County Road 723 just before 4 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, the New Jersey State Attorney General's Office said. Not long after the attempted stop, the officer found the vehicle crashed on East Fleming Pike (County Road 723) in Winslow Township, Camden County, the AG's office said in a release.  The driver, a man, was pronounced dead at the scene. Neither the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports
Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports A fatal 2018 car crash in Bergen County involving his wife is what led to embattled New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez accepting bribes to influence a criminal case, according to the federal indictment levied against him.  Nadine Arslanian, the now-wife of embattled Senator Robert Menendez, was involved in a fatal car crash in Bogota in 2018, according to The New York Times. The couple, who married in 2020, were dating at the time of the incident. Arslanian, who was also named in the federal indictments accusing Menendez of accepting bribes from the government of Egypt, among other indiscreti…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Grand Jury Reviews Jersey Shore Passenger's Death In Accused Armed Burglar's Crash With Police Grand Jury Reviews Jersey Shore Passenger's Death In Accused Armed Burglar's Crash With Police
Grand Jury Reviews Jersey Shore Passenger's Death In Accused Armed Burglar's Crash With Police “Oh, sh*t! He’s drivin’!” a Long Branch police officer shouts before his cruiser and a vehicle driven by an armed ex-con slam head-on into one another. Officer Lucas Brito and his colleagues were racing to a 911 call of an attempted home invasion by a masked man with a gun around 4 a.m. this past Aug. 14. Brito’s cruiser collided near the corner of MacArthur and Elmwood avenues with a vehicle driven by the prime suspect in the burglary, Altonia Williams, 45, of Long Branch. Williams bailed out of the BMW 328i and was instantly captured by officers who converged on the accident scene. Two…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Jersey Shore Man Convicted In DUI Crash That Killed Teen, Seriously Injured Another Jersey Shore Man Convicted In DUI Crash That Killed Teen, Seriously Injured Another
Jersey Shore Man Convicted In DUI Crash That Killed Teen, Seriously Injured Another A 28-year-old man from the Jersey Shore was found guilty on Friday, March 3 in a fatal crash that killed one teenager and critically injured a second girl, authorities said. Michael Pillarella, of Manahawkin, was found guilty of manslaughter and assault by auto in connection with the motor vehicle crash that occurred in Little Egg Harbor Township on Jan. 30, 2021, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. After a nearly three-week jury, the jury concluded that Pillarella recklessly caused the death of one victim, and recklessly operated a motor vehi…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
No Charges Filed In Fatal Cape May Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor No Charges Filed In Fatal Cape May Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor
No Charges Filed In Fatal Cape May Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor The driver in a fatal pedestrian crash in Cape May will not be charged after it was determined he/she suffered a medical episode, authorities said. Eva Wolfe, 63, of the Marlton section of Evesham, was struck and killed at about 4:15 p.m. May 15 on Lafayette Street,  The 51-year-old driver of an SUV from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, who struck her in "a tragic accident" will not be charged, according to Acting Cape May Prosecutor Michelle DeWeese  The driver of the Nissan Pathfinder and a child passenger were taken to a hospital with injuries. The SUV struck the woma…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Fiery I-295 South Jersey Crash: State Police Driver Killed In Fiery I-295 South Jersey Crash: State Police
Driver Killed In Fiery I-295 South Jersey Crash: State Police A driver was killed after his car caught fire on Interstate 295 in Salem County, authorities said.  The crash occurred at 10:29 p.m. on Sunday, April 24 southbound near milepost 5.6 in Carneys Point Township, according to State Police. A black Honda left the roadway and struck a tree, police said. The Honda became engulfed in flames and the driver sustained fatal injuries, police said. No one else was in the car. The driver's identity had not been determined as of Monday morning.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
2 Killed, 2 Critically Hurt When Car Strikes Tree On Route 1 In Edison: Prosecutor 2 Killed, 2 Critically Hurt When Car Strikes Tree On Route 1 In Edison: Prosecutor
2 Killed, 2 Critically Hurt When Car Strikes Tree On Route 1 In Edison: Prosecutor Two people were killed, and two others were critically hurt, when their vehicle struck a tree in Central Jersey, authorities said. On Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 10:17 p.m., Edison police responded to Route 1 at Jeff Street for a crash, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan.  Police found a vehicle with four occupants had struck a tree, they said. The driver of the vehicle, Ziyad Elsaedi, 21, of North Plainfield, and the front passenger of the vehicle, were transported to a nearby hospital along with two other critical…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
HIT-AND-RUN: Person Struck, Killed By Car In Trenton HIT-AND-RUN: Person Struck, Killed By Car In Trenton
Hit-and-run: Person Struck, Killed By Car In Trenton A person was struck and killed by a car in an apparent hit-and-run crash in Trenton Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 8:10 a.m. near Roebling and S. Clinton avenues, initial reports say. Authorities did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Lands Lighter Jail Time On Appeal For Fatal DWI Pedestrian Crash Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Lands Lighter Jail Time On Appeal For Fatal DWI Pedestrian Crash
Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Lands Lighter Jail Time On Appeal For Fatal DWI Pedestrian Crash A former police officer from Central Jersey got a reduced jail sentence on Wednesday for a fatal DWI crash that killed a pedestrian from Sussex County, authorities said. Jake Pascucci, 31, was off-duty when the fatal crash occurred in Long Branch three years ago, according to ​Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The former police officer's original jail sentence was overturned after an appeal by his defense lawyer, Ciccone said. Karen Borkowski, 66, of Stanhope Borough was struck and killed as she crossed the street on Sept. 22, 2017. Ciccone said. Superior Co…

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by Jon Craig