Toms River Dad, Church Musician With 'Angelic Voice' Dies After Motorcycle Crash: Fundraiser Toms River Dad, Church Musician With 'Angelic Voice' Dies After Motorcycle Crash: Fundraiser
Toms River Dad, Church Musician With 'Angelic Voice' Dies After Motorcycle Crash: Fundraiser A Toms River father died from his injuries after he was hit and dragged by a car when he fell off his motorcycle, according to a memorial fundraiser. A GoFundMe page said 30-year-old Collins Oluleti died on Wednesday, June 12. The father of a two-year-old girl was returning home from church when he crashed in Manchester Township on Sunday, June 9. Oluleti's GoFundMe page had raised more than $1,300 from at least 17 donations as of Friday, June 21. "He was a musician who loved playing the keyboards and had an angelic voice," wrote Anel John, the fundraiser's organizer. "He played in several…
Jersey Shore HS Employee Suffers Cardiac Arrest Before Vasectomy, Dies At Hospital: Fundraiser Jersey Shore HS Employee Suffers Cardiac Arrest Before Vasectomy, Dies At Hospital: Fundraiser
Jersey Shore HS Employee Suffers Cardiac Arrest Before Vasectomy, Dies At Hospital: Fundraiser A Howell Township man died after going into cardiac arrest right before having a vasectomy, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said Michael Vacchiano went to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch for the procedure on Thursday, June 13. When he was brought into the operating room, he threw up, aspirated, and went into cardiac arrest. Doctors tried life-saving measures but Vacchiano went into cardiac arrest again. Specialists traveled from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center to connect him to a life support machine to relieve lung pressure and get his organs to func…
Pennsylvania ATV Crash Kills 22-Year-Old New Jersey Woman, Police In Gettysburg Say Pennsylvania ATV Crash Kills 22-Year-Old New Jersey Woman, Police In Gettysburg Say
Pennsylvania ATV Crash Kills 22-Year-Old New Jersey Woman, Police In Gettysburg Say A 22-year-old woman died at the scene of an all-terrain vehicle crash on Sunday, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced the following day. Evelyn Pineda Guadron, of Hightstown, New Jersey, was riding the Yamaha YFM7RAL ATV in the 400 block of Birch Run Road in Menallen Township near the Michaux State Forest in Shippensburg.  She lost control  of the ATV around 6 p.m. on June 9, PSP detailed in the release That's when she fell off “due to the decrease in elevation just off the roadway," as stated in the release. But the ATV kept g…
Families Seek Help After Devastating Condo Fire In Mercer County Families Seek Help After Devastating Condo Fire In Mercer County
Families Seek Help After Devastating Condo Fire In Mercer County A nephew is appealing for help for his relatives after a fire destroyed their condominium in East Windsor. The fire broke out at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 10 in the K building of the American Way Condos on Avon Drive, as previously reported by Daily Voice. "This tragedy caused my family to lose everything," Odalys Garcia of Hightstown wrote on a GoFundMe page. A total of 24 condominium units were destroyed by the fire displacing 47 residents, officials said. Another GoFundMe campaign was started by Maria Carattini of Cedar Grove for her nephew's family. A separate GoFundMe cam…
Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span
Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span Support is on the rise for a Trenton mother who lost three of her four children in a five-year span. Toshawn West first lost her first-born, Nuna, then her second-born, Nyshirah, and now, her third, Shydasia Merrick. Merrick, 26, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver at approximately 4:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1, as previously reported by Daily Voice. More than $2,900 had been raised as of Monday, June 10 on a GoFundMe that West launched for herself. "I have suffered over the years losing two of my other children as well. Mentally, I’m trying to hold myself together and it…
Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor
Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor A Toms River woman was accused of using her cellphone while driving in a crash that killed a boy in her minivan and a Jackson Township woman, authorities said. Sorah Tyner, 37, was charged on Wednesday, June 5 with two counts of vehicular homicide, manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, assault by auto, hindering, and obstruction. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced her charges in a news release on Friday, June 7. Jackson Township police responded to the crash near the intersection of Cleveland Court and East Veterans Highway at around 5 p.m. o…
6-Year-Old NJ Girl Dies When Piece Of Badminton Racquet Pierces Skull On Lake Vacation 6-Year-Old NJ Girl Dies When Piece Of Badminton Racquet Pierces Skull On Lake Vacation
6-Year-Old NJ Girl Dies When Piece Of Badminton Racquet Pierces Skull On Lake Vacation What was supposed to be a fun game of badminton on a family vacation became a tragic nightmare for one Sussex County family earlier this month. The Morgan family was enjoying lunch during a trip to a lakeside cottage on Maine around noon Saturday, June 1 when they heard screaming. The aluminum shaft of a badminton racquet her 10-year-old brother was playing with became dislodged from the wooden handle, causing the shaft to strike 6-year-old Lucy Morgan, who had been sitting on the sidelines, in the head, piercing through her skull, Maine State Police said. The Stockholm girl was rushe…
South Jersey Man To 911: 'I Just Killed My Girl' In Deadly Machete Attack, Affidavit Says South Jersey Man To 911: 'I Just Killed My Girl' In Deadly Machete Attack, Affidavit Says
South Jersey Man To 911: 'I Just Killed My Girl' In Deadly Machete Attack, Affidavit Says A Wall Township man had been arrested for attacking his ex-girlfriend three months before killing her with a machete in front of one of her children, according to arrest records. Daily Voice obtained the affidavit against 24-year-old Alex Williams, who's accused of killing 29-year-old Brianna Greenwood, also from Wall. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said she was attacked in the parking lot of the Glen Oaks apartment complex on Thursday, May 23. The affidavit said Williams called 911 at around 9:22 a.m. and said he "just killed my girl." He also t…
Intoxicated Woman Was Speeding In Crash, Killing South Jersey College Student: Prosecutors Intoxicated Woman Was Speeding In Crash, Killing South Jersey College Student: Prosecutors
Intoxicated Woman Was Speeding In Crash, Killing South Jersey College Student: Prosecutors A Mays Landing woman was accused of speeding while intoxicated in a crash that killed a college student from Burlington County, authorities said. Alexia Glass, 25, was indicted on several charges, including first-degree aggravated manslaughter on Tuesday, June 4, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. She was charged in the Hamilton Township crash that killed 22-year-old Yolanda Pacheco of Mount Holly on Thursday, Mar. 28. Troopers responded to the crash on Black Horse Pike near the Penny Pot community at around 12:26 a.m., a state police spokesperson said. Glass wa…
Mom Killed By Ex-Boyfriend In 'Horrifying' South Jersey Machete Attack Identified Mom Killed By Ex-Boyfriend In 'Horrifying' South Jersey Machete Attack Identified
Mom Killed By Ex-Boyfriend In 'Horrifying' South Jersey Machete Attack Identified The identity of a Wall Township woman was confirmed after authorities said her ex-boyfriend killed her with a machete. A spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office identified 29-year-old Brianna Greenwood as the victim of the attack on Thursday, May 23. Alex Williams, 24, of Wall Township, was accused of killing her at the Glen Oaks apartments. Wall police responded to the complex's parking lot at around 9:22 a.m. and found Greenwood suffering from several serious injuries. She was rushed to a hospital and died a week later on Thursday, May 30. A GoFu…
Community Rallies To Support Victims Of South Jersey House Fire Community Rallies To Support Victims Of South Jersey House Fire
Community Rallies To Support Victims Of South Jersey House Fire The community is rallying to support a couple who lost their home to a house fire in Burlington County. On Wednesday, May 29, Bill and Janet Kimenhour of Medford came home to see their home engulfed in flames, according to a GoFundMe campaign. The fire started in the garage and quickly spread. The fire, smoke, and water damage made the house uninhabitable. The ceilings in each of their rooms have collapsed.   They are now staying with family. The GoFundMe is aimed at raising money for necessities. A separate fund-raiser is being held at DeMasi Middle School where Janet…
Central Jersey Toddler Battling Brain Cancer Receives New Pool In Time For Summer Central Jersey Toddler Battling Brain Cancer Receives New Pool In Time For Summer
Central Jersey Toddler Battling Brain Cancer Receives New Pool In Time For Summer A young boy in Monmouth County battling brain cancer will have plenty of summer fun thanks to some generous donations. An above-ground saltwater pool was donated to three-year-old Mick Augustitus, the Ashley Lauren Foundation said in a Facebook post. The Hazlet toddler was diagnosed with four brain tumors and several tumors on his spine. At Home Recreation donated the pool, while Kiki Pools in South Amboy donated a heater and installed the pool. "Not only did Mick come home from stem-cell transplant last Friday [May 17], but his pool was done the same day he came home," the Ashle…