8-Year-Old Boy Sleeping In Parked Car Killed After Fishing Trip In South Jersey: Prosecutor

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 was transported to the hospital, but later died as a result of his injuries.

Johnston was issued several motor vehicle summonses, the prosecutor said. Additional charges may be forthcoming pending final investigation into the cause of the crash, the prosecutor said.

Anyone with information about this crash is urged to call Detective Dylan Hutton of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7885 or Sergeant Ryan O’Connell of the Absecon Police Department at 609-641-0667 x208 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at ACPO.Tips and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page.

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