Njsp: 3 Teens Airlifted, 2 Hurt In Warren County Crash On Street Called 'Shades Of Death Road'
Five people including a Hackettstown man were hospitalized in a one-car Warren County crash early Monday morning, authorities said.
Anatoli Chigai, 18, of Hackettstown, was behind the wheel of a BMW sedan with four passengers between ages 14 and 16 when the car veered off Shades of Death Road and struck a tree around 1:20 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said.
Chigai, along with two other male teens ages 15 and 16, were flown to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, and the other passengers were hospitalized with moderate injuries, Goez said.
The two oth…
Hackettstown Mom Katie Smith Dies, 25
Hackettstown native Katherine "Katie" Lynn Smith died on Aug. 27. She was 25 years old.
Katie's obituary remembers her as an "adventurous person with an infectious smile."
She went to Warren Hills Regional High School and loved music.
Katie participated in the school choir and musicals and had recently been working on song-writing, performing at open mic nights.
Katie is survived by her son, Julian Smith, and his father, Ross Windsor; her parents David and Renee, brother David Smith III; as well as her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousin and countless friends.
She is survived by her son,…