Update: Videos Show Friends Singing, Dancing Moments Before Being Killed In Fiery Newark Wreck
A former standout Irvington High School athlete died the day after a Route 22 crash in Newark that killed two young dancers at the scene, and left two others critical, authorities said Wednesday.
Taylor Hill, 19, and Kamal Johnson, 18 -- both of Newark and former dance majors at Arts High School -- were passengers in a Cadillac sedan that crashed in the eastbound lanes of Route 22 Tuesday around 11:10 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Nashawn Brooks, 20, of Irvingt…
Westfield PD: Driver Who Fatally Struck Pedestrian, 87, Ticketed
The driver who struck and killed an 87-year-old pedestrian from Scotch Plains last week has been issued three summonses, authorities said.
John Cregg was struck by James Reid, 74, of Parlin, on South Avenue at the Scotch Plains Avenue intersection around 12:50 p.m. last Friday, Westfield police said.
Cregg was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Newark, police said.
Parlin was charged with failure to observe a traffic control device, failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian and careless driving, police said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
