Elizabeth Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Newark Man
An Elizabeth man was arrested in the hit-and-run accident that killed a Newark man last month, authorities said Friday.
Francisco Salazar, 35, was behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler that struck Devere L. Rogers, 42, who was walking near McCarter Highway and 4th Avenue Aug. 15 around 11:40 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
Rogers was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 30 minutes later, Ambrose and Stephens said.
Salazar was charged with second-degree leavin…
Police Locate Driver, Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield
Police have located both the driver and vehicle in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a woman in Fairfield County over the July 4th weekend.
Marileidy Morel Araujo, 32, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, was killed in the crash that happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4 in the Town of Fairfield in the area of 2000 Redding Road.
Surveillance video was located from the area of Redding Road, along with several other locations throughout Fairfield and Easton, which identified the suspect vehicle as a white Dodge Ram pickup truck, Fairfield Police said.
Investigators had earlier b…
