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Wild Ride: Driver Drags Police Officer, Strikes Pedestrian At Wawa In South Jersey
A 40-year-old Cumberland County took police on a wild pursuit that included dragging a police officer with his car and striking a pedestrian at a Wawa, authorities said.
The driver, Jacob D. Griffiths, 40, of Bridgeton, ultimately was charged with multiple counts of eluding, aggravated assault, obstruction and hindering apprehension, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office.
The pursuit started on Bluebird Lane in Millville at about 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 when an officer was investigating a report of a robbery in Vineland.
Griffiths sped off with a woman in the car, the pr…
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Cape May County
A 61-year-old man was struck and killed as he crossed Route 9 in Middle Township on Wednesday, Nov. 15, authorities said.
Lee Nelson, of Rio Grande in Cape May County, was heading east when he was hit by a northbound vehicle at 6:29 p.m., at the intersection with Route 47, Middle Township police said.
The victim was airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City where he was pronounced dead at 7:52 p.m., police said.
The driver, 68, from Mays Landing, Atlantic County, stopped after the crash, police said. He was not issued a summons, they said, and his n…
Driver, 40, Struck Tree, Killed In Cape May County
A 40-year-old woman was killed when her car went off the roadway and struck a tree in Cape May County, authorities said.
The crash occurred at 7:33 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 on Route 47 (North Delsea Drive) near milepost 16.8 in Dennis Township, New Jersey State Police said.
Melissa DeJesus, of Vineland, was driving north on the highway when she traveled off the road, struck a tree, and overturned, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a state police spokesman.
The crash remains under investigation, he said.
