South Jersey Man Killed In Crash After Running Stop Sign: Police

An Atlantic County man was killed when his car crashed after driving through a stop sign, authorities said.

A cruiser for the Hammonton (NJ) Police Department.
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04/23/2024 8:42 a.m.

Erick Barahona-Pinedo, 32, of Hammonton, died in the crash on Friday, Apr. 19, town police Chief Kevin Friel said in a news release. Officers responded to a call at around 9:59 p.m. of an erratic driver who almost caused a crash by running a stop sign at the intersection of North Egg Harbor Road and East Orchard Street.

Officers found a 2007 Acura four-door sedan overturned in an embankment off North Egg Harbor near the intersection of North Chew Road.

Barahona-Pinedo was identified as the driver and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hammonton police are investigating the crash.

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