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Drunk West Windsor Teen Drove 78 MPH, Killing Passenger In Crash: Prosecutors Drunk West Windsor Teen Drove 78 MPH, Killing Passenger In Crash: Prosecutors
Drunk West Windsor Teen Drove 78 MPH, Killing Passenger In Crash: Prosecutors A West Windsor teen has been accused of driving drunk and more than twice the speed limit in a crash that killed his passenger, authorities said. Rehan Jahangir, 18, was given four charges in the Tuesday, Aug. 20 crash, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilto said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17.  Daniel Haas, 18, of Princeton Junction, died after the wreck on Lanwin Boulevard. West Windsor police responded to the scene near Providence Drive at around 3:49 a.m. Officers found a 2024 Tesla Model Y that crashed into a tree, causing significant damag…
Mercer County Catholic School Student, 18, Dies After Tesla Crash Mercer County Catholic School Student, 18, Dies After Tesla Crash
Mercer County Catholic School Student, 18, Dies After Tesla Crash An 18-year-old man has died nearly a week after the Tesla he was riding in was involved in a crash, police in South Jersey said. Daniel "Danny" Hass, a student at Notre Dame High School in Lawrence Township, died Saturday, Aug. 24, his family said in a post on social media. "Our happy, beautiful, warm, loving and beloved son was declared brain dead this morning," his family said. "Danny wanted to be an organ donor, and we are following his wishes! His organ donation should take place late Sunday or early Monday. NJ Sharing will have a ceremony to honor Dan’s gifts around that time." Danny…
Trenton Teen Who Saved 2 Girls During Shooting Honored With Street Sign Ceremony Trenton Teen Who Saved 2 Girls During Shooting Honored With Street Sign Ceremony
Trenton Teen Who Saved 2 Girls During Shooting Honored With Street Sign Ceremony A Trenton teen who was shot and killed on his grandmother’s porch while protecting two of his friends was honored by the city which renamed a street in his name. On Saturday, July 20, there was a street sign dedication ceremony for Tre'Devon Lane at the corner of Kirkbride Avenue and New Willow Street. "Naming this street 'Tre' Lane Way' serves as a lasting tribute to a promising young soul taken from us too soon," Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said, calling him "a young man with dreams and aspirations that will forever remain unrealized." On Sept. 22, 2012, Tre' was shot and killed while sa…
South Jersey Truck Driver Arrested In Fiery Triple-Fatal Route 1 Crash, Authorities Say South Jersey Truck Driver Arrested In Fiery Triple-Fatal Route 1 Crash, Authorities Say
South Jersey Truck Driver Arrested In Fiery Triple-Fatal Route 1 Crash, Authorities Say A Bridgeton man has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Georgia and charged with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the fiery crash that killed there people on Route 1 in South Brunswick in April, authorities said. The tractor-trailer driver, Joseph Vega, 43, of Bridgeton, was transporting an oversized concrete load when it failed to stop for a red light at the intersection resulting in the fatal collision, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka. On Wednesday, July 3, Vega was arrested by the U.S. Marshals…
Black Bear Sighted In Mercer County: Police Black Bear Sighted In Mercer County: Police
Black Bear Sighted In Mercer County: Police There was another sighting of a black bear in Mercer County, authorities said. The latest bear was spotted near Spring Garden Road in Robbinsville around 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, Robbinsville Township police said in a Facebook post. Police said they notified the New Jersey Department of Fish & Wildlife. It was the second publicized sighting of a black bear in Mercer County since Thursday morning, June 20. That bear activity occurred on Village Road West near the Mercer Oaks Golf Course, West Windsor police said. Bear sightings can be reported to the state Department of Fish & Wild…
Small Bear Sighted In Mercer County: Police Small Bear Sighted In Mercer County: Police
Small Bear Sighted In Mercer County: Police A small black bear was sighted on Thursday morning, June 20 in West Windsor. The sighting occurred on Village Road West near the Mercer Oaks Golf Course, West Windsor police said. Bear sightings can be reported to the New Jersey Department of Fish & Wildlife at 877-927-6337.