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Fugitive Caught After Overnight Standoff In South Jersey: Police
A fugitive was taken into custody after an overnight standoff in Atlantic County, authorities said.
Prentiss Blaylock, 37, of Egg Harbor Township, was arrested on Friday, Apr. 19, according to an Egg Harbor Township police spokesperson. The scene on Ivins Avenue had been active for more than 24 hours, the police department said in a Facebook post.
Blaylock was sought for unlawful possession of a weapon, child abuse, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, resisting arrest, and theft. He was listed on the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office's "most wanted" list.
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Passenger Killed, Driver Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash
A 38-year-old passenger was killed and the driver seriously injured in an overnight crash on Route 80, authorities confirmed.
Richard Bahamonte of Hillside was pronounced dead at the scene of the eastbound crash near the Teaneck/Ridgefield Park border west of Exit 68 just after 3 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, NJ State Police said.
The driver, Julio Brito, 40, of Hasbrouck Heights, lost control of the Honda, which careened off the road, slammed into a concrete barrier and ended up on its roof, they said.
State Police and medics from Holy Name Medical Center tried to resuscitate both occupants.
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Driver Killed In Route 287 Crash
UPDATE: A driver who was ejected after his Jeep veered off Route 287 and into a tree early Saturday afternoon was pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said.
Vincent Infinito, 29, of Chester, was in traumatic arrest, unconscious but breathing, following the crash on the northbound highway near Campgaw Road in Mahwah -- north of Exit 59 -- shortly before 1 p.m. May 13, responders at the scene said.
Infinito's Jeep Wrangler had gone off the right side of the road and down an embankment, where it struck a tree, rotated counter-clockwise and ejected him, NJ State Police Sgt. Philip Curr…
1 Dead, 15 Hurt In South Jersey Crash
One person was killed and more than a dozen hurt in a crash on State Highway 77 in Cumberland County Friday, Aug. 19, authorities said.
Paul Holsopple, 66, of Sewel, was heading south in a Nissan Maxima and was struck by Heriberto Espinoza, 29, of Elmer, who ran a stop sign in a Chevy Express 3500 van carrying 16 people at the intersection of County Route 612, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said.
The van struck the driver's side of Holsopple's Nissan, and the Chevrolet overturned onto its passenger side, and both vehicles came to an uncontrolled final rest in a grass field southwest of th…
Camden Driver Dies In Fiery Salem County Crash
A Camden native died in a fiery crash in Salem County Tuesday, authorities said.
Marcus Gibson, 62, was in a Buick Lacrosse traveling west on County Road 602 in Pilesgrove Township around 1:30 p.m. when he crossed the center line and drove off the road to the left, NJ State Police said.
The sedan re-entered the roadway between Country Lane and Sharptown-Auburn Road, crossed all lanes, veered off to the right, overturned, and collided with a mailbox and utility pole, authorities said.
The vehicle then caught on fire.
Gibson was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he was later pro…
Child Killed, 6 Injured In Route 55 Vineland Crash
A young boy was killed and six others from South Jersey were hurt in a rollover crash late Wednesday, authorities said.
A Toyota Sienna went off of Route 55 in Vineland, then overturned into the lanes of travel, according to State Police. The Toyota minivan was then struck by a Chevrolet Cruze, according to Sgt. Alejandro Goez, a NJSP spokesman.
The driver of the Toyota, Elvira Lopez-Mendoza, 35, of Camden, suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Cooper University Hospital, Goez said.
One young boy in the Toyota was ejected and sustained fatal injuries, Goez said. He was pronounce…
NJ Man, 21, Dies After Falling From Overpass Onto Garden State Parkway, Struck By SUV
A 21-year-old Union County man died when he fell from an overpass onto the Garden State Parkway and was struck by a car Thursday, authorities said.
Joshua Goldberg, of Scotch Plains, was walking on the Oak Tree Road overpass in Woodbridge when he fell over, landing on the roadway near milepost 132.1 around 5:25 p.m., New Jersey State Police told NJ.com.
Goldberg landed on a southbound SUV, the 45-year-old driver of which was able to pull over and remain at the scene, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said.
The SUV driver, of Parlin, suffered minor injuries while Goldberg died at the scene…
Indictment: Sex Offender, Felons Drove Unsafe Buses For NJ Company Without Checks, Drug Tests
A Paterson-based school bus company owner from Wayne and his manager hired criminals as drivers – including a registered sex offender – and covered it up, a state grand jury indictment charges.
Shelim Khalique, the 52-year-old owner/operator of A-1 Elegant Tours on Paterson Street, and manager Henry Rhodes, 57, of Paterson, hired drivers without background checks or mandatory drug tests while operating unsafe buses, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
Personnel files seized in 2019 revealed that A-1 – which has serviced Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties -- employed several…
Video: DNA Matches South Carolina Fugitive, 47, With 1999 South Jersey Rape. Attempted Murder
With the help of DNA, South Jersey authorities believe they have cracked a 21-year-old rape and attempted murder case.
A fugitive from South Carolina was arrested on Friday in connection with the 1999 robbery, rape and attempted murder of two women in Somerdale, NJ, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Somerdale Police Chief James Walsh.
Sanyika L. Adams, 47, of Summerville, South Carolina, has been charged with:
One count of first-degree Attempted Murder
Two counts of first-degree Kidnapping
Four counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault
Two counts of fir…
Njsp: Two Kids, Mom Seriously Hurt In Wrong-Way NJ Turnpike Thanksgiving Crash That Injured 6
An Edison couple and their three young children were all hospitalized on Thanksgiving -- some with serious injuries -- after a sedan driven the wrong way on the New Jersey Turnpike struck their minivan head-on, State Police said.
A southbound Nissan Versa driven by Michael Forman, 26, of Sellersville, PA man hit the family’s Honda Odyssey in the Turnpike’s northbound lanes in Gloucester County’s Woolrich Township, around 9:45 p.m., they said.
The Versa then slammed into the concrete median, the NJSP said.
The 36-year-old mother and two of the children, 6 and 11, were seriously injured, Sta…
Boy, 1, Killed, Others Injured In NJ Turnpike Amazon Tractor-Trailer Crash
A 1-year-old boy was killed and a 3-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when an Amazon truck struck a Maryland family’s vehicle from behind late Friday on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury, authorities said.
Young Messiah Gray and the other boy were passengers in a Toyota Camry driven by 24-year-old Kazara P. Leacock, who sustained injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, as did passenger Cheryl Leacock, 64, NJ State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said.
The Randallstown, MD, family was headed south on the Turnpike when their vehicle was struck near mile marker 69 in Cranbury …
