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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police UPDATED: A pedestrian was struck by one or two cars overnight in Atlantic City, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 on the Black Horse Pike eastbound near the Atlantic City Expressway. ACE Exit 2's eastbound ramp was closed during an investigation. Police said that CPR was performed by an off-duty patrol officer on the victim, but that he was pronounced dead at the medical center. A name had not been released.  The pedestrian was crossing Route 40 when he was struck by at least one vehicle, police said. The driver, Laquay Reynolds, 23 of At…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed On NJ Turnpike Pedestrian Killed On NJ Turnpike
Pedestrian Killed On NJ Turnpike A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on the NJ Turnpike in Mercer County Saturday, April 16, authorities said. The crash occurred on the northbound side of the highway in the outer roadway at milepost 68.4 in East Windsor around 12:25 p.m., New Jersey State Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The driver of the car that struck the victim remained on scene and was not injured while the pedestrian was pronounced dead, Goez said. The right two lanes were closed for accident investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95 2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95
2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95 Two Pennsylvania State Troopers and one civilian were struck and killed on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia overnight, authorities said. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes near Broad Street around 12:40 a.m. Monday, March 21, PSP said. Police were trying to get the man, who was walking on the highway, into their patrol car when they were struck, NBC10 reports. All three were thrown into the northbound lanes. Authorities were expected to release more information during a press conference at 11 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Gloucester County: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Gloucester County: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Gloucester County: Police An unidentified man was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street in Gloucester County, authorities said. He was struck by Rita N. Sinon, 59, of Bellmawr who was driving a 1997 Mercury Cougar northbound on the Black Horse Pike (Route 42) near Watson Drive, Washington Township police said. The crash occurred at 9:07 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. The pedestrian suffered a severe head injury and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Authorities said they were trying to identify him.  The driver of the car suffered a lower leg injury and was taken to Jefferson Hospital b…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Route 9 Jersey Shore Crash (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Route 9 Jersey Shore Crash (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Route 9 Jersey Shore Crash (Developing) A pedestrian purportedly was struck and killed in a crash along Route 9, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash was reported about 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28 near 180 Route 9 in Englishtown, initial reports said. The roadway was closed for an investigation between Union Hill Road and Route 520, an unconfirmed report said.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian, 35, Struck By Pickup In Pleasantville: Police Pedestrian, 35, Struck By Pickup In Pleasantville: Police
Pedestrian, 35, Struck By Pickup In Pleasantville: Police A 35-year-old man from South Jersey was struck by a pickup truck, authorities said. On Sunday, Feb. 13 at approximately 5:10 p.m., Pleasantville police responded to a pedestrian struck on the 700 Block of West Black Horse Pike.  A Dodge Ram driven by Jermaine Sinclair, 36, of Greenwich was traveling west on the pike, Pleasantville police said. Frank Guenther, of Pleasantville, was walking west on the shoulder of the pike, police said. Guenther walked into Sinclair’s lane of travel and collided with the front passenger fender and mirror, police said. Gunther sustained n…

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian Struck In South Jersey: Developing Pedestrian Struck In South Jersey: Developing
Pedestrian Struck In South Jersey: Developing A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Atlantic County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8, on the 1000 block of Broad Street in Pleasantville, initial reports said. Pleasantville police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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17-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck On Route 77 In South Jersey: NJSP 17-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck On Route 77 In South Jersey: NJSP
17-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck On Route 77 In South Jersey: Njsp A 17-year-old pedestrian was struck by a vehicle along Route 77 in Cumberland County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 2:45 p.m. on the 1300 block of Route 77 near 4th Avenue in Upper Deerfield, New Jersey State Police said. The teenage male was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden with non-life-threatening injuries, according to NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Hackensack PD: Jaywalking Waldwick Woman, 83, Struck By SUV Driven By Westwood Resident, 80 Hackensack PD: Jaywalking Waldwick Woman, 83, Struck By SUV Driven By Westwood Resident, 80
Hackensack PD: Jaywalking Waldwick Woman, 83, Struck By SUV Driven By Westwood Resident, 80 An 83-year-old pedestrian from Waldwick was hospitalized -- and got a ticket -- after she was struck in Hackensack by an SUV driven by an 80-year-old Westwood woman, authorities said. The victim needed ankle surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center after she was struck on Berry Street by a Ford Edge whose driver had made a left from southbound State Street at 2:17 p.m. Sunday, Police Lt. Anthony Natale said. Police issued a summons to the pedestrian for jaywalking, Natale said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Toms River Pedestrian, 61, Airlifted After Being Struck By Car Toms River Pedestrian, 61, Airlifted After Being Struck By Car
Toms River Pedestrian, 61, Airlifted After Being Struck By Car A 61-year-old pedestrian from Toms River was critically hurt when he was struck by a car while crossing the road, authorities said. On Monday at 4:58 p.m.,  police were dispatched to the intersection of Vaughn and Windsor avenues for a reported pedestrian struck. Carl Cereghini, 61 of Toms River, entered the roadway in an attempt to cross when he was struck by a vehicle traveling north on Vaughn Avenue, police said. Cereghini sustained serious injuries and was flown to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune where he was listed in critical condition, police said. The dr…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Teen Struck, Killed Walking To School Was 'Kindhearted, Intelligent' South Jersey Teen Struck, Killed Walking To School Was 'Kindhearted, Intelligent'
South Jersey Teen Struck, Killed Walking To School Was 'Kindhearted, Intelligent' Support is surging for a Gloucester High School senior struck and killed by a vehicle while walking to school Friday. Christopher Kuhnel Jr., 17, was hit by a pickup truck at 7:26 a.m. Friday at Somerset Street and Johnson Boulevard, Gloucester City police said in a press statement. The driver stayed at the crash scene and cooperated with police, they said. No charges were filed.  Kuhnel was placed on life support but died on Saturday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kuhnel family, including Christopher’s younger sibling, who is a student at Gloucester Middle School,” Glou…

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian Struck Outside Of Central NJ Firehouse Dies Pedestrian Struck Outside Of Central NJ Firehouse Dies
Pedestrian Struck Outside Of Central NJ Firehouse Dies The pedestrian struck by a car earlier this month in Middlesex County has died, authorities said. Keith Butterfield, 66, passed away at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick on Monday evening. At 8:11 a.m. on Nov. 8, South Brunswick police responded to a pedestrian struck on New Road near the Kendall Park Fire House.  Patrol officers found Butterfield injured on the roadway, along with a 2019 Toyota pickup truck and its 76-year-old driver, a Princeton Junction man. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital,  where he has listed in critical but stable cond…

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by Jon Craig