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South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Philly Boy: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Philly Boy: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Philly Boy: Prosecutor A 25-year-old man from South Jersey has been indicted in a crash that killed an 8-year-old boy from Philadelphia last summer, authorities said. Edward W. Johnston, of Galloway Township, was charged with aggravated manslaughter after an investigation found he struck a parked vehicle with the boy in it, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Johnston allegedly was intoxicated and speeding at the time of the crash, the prosecutor said. On July 23, 2023, at 3:25 a.m., Javier Velez was killed on the White Horse Pike in Absecon when the family car that he was sl…

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8-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Jersey Crash Remembered For Brightening Everyone's Day 8-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Jersey Crash Remembered For Brightening Everyone's Day
8-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Jersey Crash Remembered For Brightening Everyone's Day The community is rallying to support a family who lost their 8-year-old boy in a tragic crash in Atlantic County. Javier Velez of Philadelphia was killed while sleeping in a car alongside a road in Absecon that got struck by another car, according to a GoFundMe and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. "Javier was so full of love and life," Devin Alford of Philadelphia wrote on the GoFundMe page. The boy had been on a fishing trip with his father when the crash occurred at about 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, along White Horse Pike, according to the prosecutor's office. The driver o…

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8-Year-Old Boy Sleeping In Parked Car Killed After Fishing Trip In South Jersey: Prosecutor 8-Year-Old Boy Sleeping In Parked Car Killed After Fishing Trip In South Jersey: Prosecutor
8-Year-Old Boy Sleeping In Parked Car Killed After Fishing Trip In South Jersey: Prosecutor An 8-year-old boy from Philadelphia died in a crash while sleeping in a car parked along White Horse Pike in Absecon, authorities said. The boy was asleep in the car after a fishing trip with his father when the crash occurred at about 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The initial investigation indicates a 2019 Nissan Sentra, operated by Edward Johnston, 25, of Egg Harbor City, was traveling westbound when it went off the roadway to the right and struck a 1995 Honda that was parked on the shoulder, the prosecutor said. The boy&nbs…

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South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Homicide In Pedestrian's Hit-Run Death: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Homicide In Pedestrian's Hit-Run Death: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Homicide In Pedestrian's Hit-Run Death: Prosecutor A 25-year-old man from South Jersey has admitted to killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. On Thursday, March 9, Matthew Cademartori, of Northfield, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in connection with the fatal 2021 crash in Absecon. On Jan. 8, 2022, at 1:57 a.m., while operating a Ford F150 pickup traveling east on the White Horse Pike in Absecon, Cademartori struck Talmadge Franklin, 67, of Absecon. Cademartori fled the scene and did not report the accident to law enforcement, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Several hours later, Franklin d…

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