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Woman, 27, Killed When Pickup Bursts Into Flames On Garden State Parkway
A 27-year-old Long Branch woman was killed after a pickup truck crashed, overturned, and caught fire on the Garden State Parkway in Tinton Falls early Sunday morning, May 17, authorities said.
At 3:59 a.m., troopers responded to the southbound express lanes for a report of a motor vehicle crash, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State police said.
A 23-year-old Long Branch resident was driving a Toyota pickup truck southbound with passenger Katherine E. Andrade-Portillo, a 27-year-old Long Branch resident, Postorino said. The Toyota ran off the roadway to the left, struc…
Suspected DUI Driver Kills 2, Injures 3 In Manhattan When Plows Into Pedestrians: Nypd
Two men were killed and three others were critically injured after an SUV crashed into a group of pedestrians in Manhattan Friday night, May 15, police said.
The crash happened around 6 p.m. near West 109th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
Police said a 61-year-old man driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV north on Amsterdam Avenue lost control of the vehicle, slammed into two parked cars, and struck five men ages 35, 36, 44, 46, and 51. All five victims were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, authorities said.
The 35-year-old and 46-year-old victims later died from their injuries, …
13 Arrested In NJ Human Trafficking Ring: AG
Thirteen people throughout New Jersey have been arrested for their role in a human trafficking ring, authorities announced Friday, May 15.
An investigation by the state police's Human Trafficking Unit investigated the activities of a human trafficking ring operating across multiple counties in New Jersey, including Middlesex, Ocean, Camden, and Burlington, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said.
Shalaby Hicks, a Pennsauken resident and Nathaniel Clay, a Mount Laurel resident, ran a human trafficking “program” in which women they employed engaged in commercial sex acts on their behal…
Galloway Man Admits To Running Into Woods During Search Warrant, Stealing Car: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old Galloway man pleaded then running into the woods to avoid police, authorities announced Thursday, May 14, authorities said.
Jesse Winters pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle, burglary and obstruction, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. He is expected to be sentenced to three years in prison, authorities said.
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, Galloway police executed a search warrant at his property on West Morton Avenue, authorities said. Winters obstructed the investigation by attempting to flee the residence into the woods where he was ultimately ar…
