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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
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Cops ID UDel Student From NJ Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police Cops ID UDel Student From NJ Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police
Cops ID UDel Student From NJ Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police Police have identified the 18-year-old woman struck and killed by a speeding motorcyclist near the University of Delaware campus this week. Noelia Gomez, of Clark, was a first-year student at the university, UDel said in a statement. UPDATE: Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Death Of Noelia Gomez Gomez's LinkedIn page shows she graduated from Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains and was studying business and economics at UDel. ** Original story below ** A University of Delaware police officer tried to stop the motorcycle for a traffic violation on Wednesday, A…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UDel Freshman From NJ, 18, Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police: Authorities UDel Freshman From NJ, 18, Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police: Authorities
UDel Freshman From NJ, 18, Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police: Authorities An 18-year-old New Jersey woman was struck and killed by a speeding motorcyclist fleeing police, who had tried stopping the operator less than one minute prior in Newark, DE, authorities said. A University of Delaware police officer tried to stop the motorcycle for a traffic violation on Wednesday, Aug. 27 just before midnight at East Main Street just west of South Chapel Street, Newark police said.  ALSO SEE: Cops ID UDel Student From NJ Killed By Speeding Motorcycle Fleeing Police The motorcycle disregarded the police officer’s emergency lights and fled at a high rate of s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Former NJ High School Pitchers Are Teammates On Yankees — For A New York Minute Former NJ High School Pitchers Are Teammates On Yankees — For A New York Minute
Former NJ High School Pitchers Are Teammates On Yankees — For A New York Minute Two former Toms River High School North baseball players were briefly teammates in Major League Baseball. The New York Yankees traded for Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. on Wednesday, July 31, sending infielder Ben Cowles and pitcher Jack Neely to the Windy City. The right-hander is the nephew of Al Leiter, a three-time World Series champion who pitched for the New York Mets and Yankees. The former New Jersey Institute of Technology player was 2-4 in 41 appearances for the Cubs in 2024. He struck out 55 batters and had an earned run average of 4.23 in 38.1 innings. The Leiter trade ca…

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by Chris Spiker