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81-Year-Old Driver Suffered 'Medical Emergency' Before Fatal South Jersey Crash: Police 81-Year-Old Driver Suffered 'Medical Emergency' Before Fatal South Jersey Crash: Police
81-Year-Old Driver Suffered 'Medical Emergency' Before Fatal South Jersey Crash: Police An 81-year-old driver from West Deptford suffered a "medical emergency" before a fatal crash, authorities said. Tannis Vanderwerken  crashed into a utility pole at Grove Avenue and Woodbury Terrance in West Deptford at 5:28 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, police said. Vanderwerken was taken to Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill where she was pronounced dead, police said. The Gloucester County Medical Examiner’s Office said that Vanderwerken died as a result of injuries suffered in the collision, police said.

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by Jon Craig
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Charges DIsmissed Against Woman Who Lent Unlicensed Driver Car In Fatal Crash Charges DIsmissed Against Woman Who Lent Unlicensed Driver Car In Fatal Crash
Charges DIsmissed Against Woman Who Lent Unlicensed Driver Car In Fatal Crash Charges have been dismissed against a South Jersey woman accused of lending her car to an unlicensed driver who got into a fatal crash. Tisha M. Gargon’s indictment was dismissed in a pre-trial motion hearing over the objection of prosecutors, the Salem County Prosecutor's Office said. Gargon, 51, of Pittsgrove Township, had been indicted in October 2022 on charges of endangering the welfare of a child in the fatal crash,  She gave an unlicensed 16-year-old “permission to access and drive the vehicle" on May 3, 2022, according to a criminal complaint  Schalick High School studen…

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Driver ID'd In Fatal Crash On I-295 In Gloucester County Driver ID'd In Fatal Crash On I-295 In Gloucester County
Driver ID'd In Fatal Crash On I-295 In Gloucester County Updated: Firefighters and EMS crews were called to a fatal crash in Gloucester County, authorities said. New Jersey State Police confirmed that the driver of a Honda Fit sustained fatal injuries.  The crash occurred at 12:32 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate-295 southbound in Logan Township, according to Sgt. Lawrence Peele, a state police spokesman. The driver was later identified as Gabriel Corino, 20, of Deptford.  The car hit a guardrail and Corino was thrown from the vehicle, reports said. One lane on the highway was closed at mile-marker 15.1 as troopers continued to process the…

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by Jon Craig