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DWI Driver In Deadly NJ Bicycle Crash Was Trying To Pass Car In Front Of Him, Police Papers Say
A 44-year-old hit-and-run driver had a toddler in the back of his car when he struck and killed a bicyclist in Salem County early this month, police said.
Douglas W. Nutt, 62, of Upper Pittsgrove, died at the crash scene on Shirley Road after being struck by Deandra L. Brown Palmer, of Swedesboro, around 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, according to two affidavits of probable cause and New Jersey State Police.
Palmer, who had a 3-year-old child in the back seat of his car during the Upper Pittsgrove crash, is accused of recklessly causing Nutt's death and eluding police, police papers say.…
Salem County Woman, 81, Killed In Collision With Tractor-Trailer
An 81-year-old woman from Salem County was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer, authorities said.
The crash occurred at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 in the intersection of Route 40 and Route 677 in Upper Pittsgrove, according to New Jersey State Police.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a Cadillac XTS was traveling north on Route 677 (Burlington Road).
An International 760 was traveling east on Route 40.
As a result of the crash, the driver of the Cadillac, Linda Krause, 81, of Elmer, sustained fatal injuries, police said.
An 81-year-old female passenger in the…