CT Native Who Died In Labor Survived By Baby, 'Soulmate' Husband
What should have been the happiest day for the a Jersey City family welcoming their baby girl turned out to be the most tragic.
Melinda Segunda Pritchett, 37 -- originally of New London, CT -- went in for a routine induction on Friday, Sept. 4, but required an emergency C-section due to a fetal heart rate complication, a GoFundMe page says.
Just after her baby girl was born, Melinda went into cardiac arrest. And, after hours of trying to save her, the new mom passed away.
Surviving her is her daughter, Adelina Joy Maribel, and her husband -- whom friends describe as her soulmate -- Jo…
Jersey City Food Deliveryman Gets Lost On Bicycle, Struck By Car, Killed On Route 7
A Grubhub deliveryman was on his bicycle heading home to Jersey City after dropping off food when he got lost, was struck by a car and killed on Route 7 in Kearny, authorities said.
Nour Boules, 32, of Jersey City, was struck by a 66-year-old Totowa man as he was coming on to Route 7 from Fish House Road in Kearny around 8:25 p.m. Friday, local police said.
Noues' GPS system may have been confused by the replacement projects to the Wittpenn Bridge, which is why it took him along the route, according to Kearny police.
Lt. John Taylor told NJ.com it was a "freak accident."
