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White Horse Pike, NJ

Egg Harbor City, NJ
News
DWI Driver Admits To Going 107 MPH In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old: Atlantic County Prosecutor DWI Driver Admits To Going 107 MPH In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old: Atlantic County Prosecutor
DWI Driver Admits To Going 107 MPH In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old: Atlantic County Prosecutor A 25-year-old Egg Harbor City man pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 27 to aggravated manslaughter in a crash that killed an 8-year-old boy in Absecon in July 2023, authorities said. On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:25 a.m., Edward Johnston was intoxicated and driving 107 miles per hour on White Horse Pike when his vehicle crashed into the back of a parked vehicle, where Javier Velez, a Philadelphia resident, was sleeping while his father and brother were fishing, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Velez was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Jo…

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by Sam Barron
Galloway, NJ
Police & Fire
Abandoned Building Fire Investigated As Arson In Galloway Township, Police Say (UPDATE) Abandoned Building Fire Investigated As Arson In Galloway Township, Police Say (UPDATE)
Abandoned Building Fire Investigated As Arson In Galloway Township, Police Say (Update) An abandoned building fire in Galloway Township was being investigated as possible arson as the scene forced both directions of Route 30 to shut down, officials said. The fire ripped through an abandoned building on the 400 block of South Odessa Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 31, the Galloway Township Police Department said in an update posted on Facebook at 3:20 p.m. No injuries were reported in the fire. Officers received the report of the blaze at around 9:41 a.m. First responders found the structure on the south side of Route 30 fully engulfed in flames. The state Departme…

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by Chris Spiker
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Why Sergeant Won't Be Charged In Crash That Killed 44-Year-Old Pedestrian: AG (VIDEO) Why Sergeant Won't Be Charged In Crash That Killed 44-Year-Old Pedestrian: AG (VIDEO)
Why Sergeant Won't Be Charged In Crash That Killed 44-Year-Old Pedestrian: AG (Video) Charges will not be filed against a police officer who last November struck and killed a 44-year-old man while on-duty in a patrol car, authorities said. Sgt. Richard Sbarra was on White Horse Pike (Route 30) in the Atco section of Waterford when he hit Christofe “Christopher” Wita, 44, of Berlin on Nov. 23, 2023, NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin previously said. Bodycam footage and radio transmissions from the incident were released last month. On Monday, Aug. 12, Platkin said Sbarra would not be charged following an investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Account…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Bicyclist, 27, Fatally Struck By Car In Camden County Bicyclist, 27, Fatally Struck By Car In Camden County
Bicyclist, 27, Fatally Struck By Car In Camden County A 27-year-old pedalcyclist was struck and killed by a car Monday, Nov. 13, in Camden County. Nicholas Krier was heading north on S. Franklin Avenue approaching Route 30, and was struck by a 47-year-old woman operating a Subaru Outback while trying to cross over White Horse Pike, just before 5 a.m. in Berlin, local police said. A witness said the Subaru had a green light when it crossed the intersection of Route 30 and S Franklin Avenue,  The eastbound Subaru driver immediately stopped and stayed at the scene. Krier later died. Any further witnesses are requested to contact Sgt. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
3 Teens Arrested After Wild Chase In Stolen Car That Catches Fire In South Jersey: Police 3 Teens Arrested After Wild Chase In Stolen Car That Catches Fire In South Jersey: Police
3 Teens Arrested After Wild Chase In Stolen Car That Catches Fire In South Jersey: Police Three teenagers were arrested after fleeing police in a stolen car that later crashed and caught fire, authorities said. A Galloway police officer rescued the unconscious driver of the car that landed in an Absecon marsh during the chase, Galloway Township police said. The boy was hospitalized. A gun was recovered from the car, police said. Two passengers were arrested and turned over to their parents. The trio included a 16-year-old boy from Hammonton, a 16-year-old boy from Atlantic City and a 15-year-old boy from Pleasantville, police said. Multiple criminal and motor vehicl…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Police ID Man Killed In Route 30 South Jersey Crash Police ID Man Killed In Route 30 South Jersey Crash
Police ID Man Killed In Route 30 South Jersey Crash A passenger from Burlington County was killed in a crash on Route 30 in Atlantic County. Bruce H. GIlbert of Browns Mills died in the Thursday, Nov. 3 crash, Mullica Township police said. At about 11:45 a.m., police responded to the intersection of White Horse Pike (Route 30) and Elwood Road for a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, police found a Subaru sedan and a Ford Utility truck with severe damage. Gilbert was in the Subaru. The driver, Sharon L Runion also of Browns Mills, was transported to AtlantiCare City Division with serious bodily injuries. The dri…

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by Jon Craig
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
South Jersey Crash Victim Lands In Woods: Developing South Jersey Crash Victim Lands In Woods: Developing
South Jersey Crash Victim Lands In Woods: Developing A motorist in South Jersey veered off into the woods, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. on White Horse Pike at Fleming Pike in Winslow Township, initial reports said. The motorist became trapped but was extricated by first responders, according to an unconfirmed report. No details yet on injuries. Winslow police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor
South Jersey Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash: Prosecutor A South Jersey man has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash, authorities said. Matthew Cademartori, 25, of Northfield, was traveling eastbound on the White Horse Pike when he allegedly struck Talmadge Franklin, 67, of Absecon who was walking eastbound, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill. After striking Franklin, Cademartori allegedly left the scene of Saturday morning's crash, Shill said. Cademartori was placed under arrest at his home on Monday and charged with second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle cras…

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by Jon Craig
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged
Driver In Head-On Crash That Killed NJ Police Officer Heading Home From Work Charged A woman has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto in a June 2020 crash that left a New Jersey police officer heading home from work dead. Taquaysha Bell, 29, of Trenton, was heading west on White Horse Pike on June 19, when she swerved into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle head-on,  Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. The other driver, Michael Luko, 53, of Mays Landing. He was an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department, and was traveling home from work. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced …

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by Cecilia Levine
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Bus Driver Seriously Injured In Winslow Township Crash Bus Driver Seriously Injured In Winslow Township Crash
Bus Driver Seriously Injured In Winslow Township Crash An NJ Transit bus driver had to be rescued after his vehicle rear-ended a disabled bus early Thursday morning, officials said. Six passengers were on the 554 line bus from Lindenwold to Atlantic when it rear-ended a disabled NJ Transit bus on the White Horse Pike around 6:15 a.m., NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. Three people were injured, including the driver who was extricated by first responders, Merrill said. The Atlantic City-bound bus had departed from Lindenwold. One person was airlifted in the crash, according to CBS3. Winslow Township police were investigating with help …

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In Head-On Collision South Jersey Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In Head-On Collision
South Jersey Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In Head-On Collision A 31-year-old father from Atlantic County was killed when his motorcycle collided head-on with a car in Galloway Township, authorities said. Darryl Crowder, a construction worker from Hammonton, was driving east on the White Horse Pike at about 5:40 p.m. Thursday when a motorist driving west struck the motorcycle as she tried to turn left onto South Cologne Avenue, Galloway police said. Crowder was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Trauma Unit in Atlantic City, where he died of his injuries. Darryl Crowder Jr.Facebook The 67-year-old driver of the car, from Vineland, suffered minor injurie…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Obituaries
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad A 53-year-old police officer died on his way home from work when another driver crossed into his lane and hit his car head-on in Mays Landing, authorities said. Taquaysha Bell, 28, of Trenton, was heading westbound on the White Horse Pike in a  2010 Chevy Silverado when she crossed into the eastbound lane near Moss Mill Road, hitting a 2003 Honda Civic around 11:05 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. The Civic driver, Michael Luko Sr. -- who was driving home from his job as an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department -- was airlifted to  Atlan…

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by Cecilia Levine