Hit-Run Newfield Driver Calls Cops 20 Minutes After Killing Jogger, Cops Say
A 35-year-old jogger was killed in a Gloucester County hit-and-run Sunday morning, Aug. 24 — and the driver was arrested minutes later after calling police and admitting his involvement, authorities said.
Emmanuel Anakwah, 36, of Newfield, was heading south on Madison Avenue near Dalton Avenue in Newfield, when he hit Mckeon C. Mckeon-Fish, who was jogging southbound along the roadway, at 8:10 a.m., Matthew DeCesari said.
Mckeon-Fish of Newfield, was pronounced dead at the scene and Anakwah fled, police said.
Then, at 8:28 a.m., Gloucester County Communications received a 9-1-1 call from A…
Driver, 57, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Njsp
A 57-year-old driver from Gloucester County was killed in a collision at a Salem County intersection, authorities said.
Daniel Lehner, of Newfield, was driving a Chevrolet Express van west on Route 40 in Pilesgrove Township at 6:29 a.m. on Feb. 2 when his van collided with a Toyota Highlander traveling north on Route 646/Pointers Auburn Road, according to New Jersey State Police.
Lehner was killed in the collision, State Police said.
The driver of the Highlander, Cheryl Freels, 45, of Quinton, suffered serious injuries, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
These NJ Chefs Are James Beard Award Semifinalists
The semifinalists for the Restaurant and Chef James Beard Awards have officially been announced — and three of them can be found right here in the Garden State.
First awarded in 1991, the James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards comprise 23 culinary categories. One New Jersey chef was recognized in the ‘Outstanding Chef’ category, while two others were recognized in the ‘Best Chef’ for the entire mid-Atlantic category of DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, and VA.
Scroll down to view the New Jersey semifinalists:
Outstanding Chef
Shigeru Fukuyoshi, Sagami, Collingswood, NJ
Owner of the BYOB …
