Pedestrian Struck By SUV, Killed Near South Jersey Shopping Plaza: Police
A pedestrian was hit by an SUV and killed near a shopping plaza in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said.
Leon Barrett, 78, of Pleasantville, died in the crash on Wednesday, June 19, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the scene on Black Horse Pike (Route 40) in front of Oak Tree Plaza at around 12:09 a.m.
Investigators said a 2015 Honda CR-V was heading east on Black Horse Pike when it struck Barrett, who was walking in the road. Barrett was pronounced dead at the crash scene.
The 76-year-old Willmington, Delaware, man who…
Toddler Overdoses On Meth, Two South Jersey Women Arrested: Police
Two Atlantic County women were arrested after a toddler overdosed on methamphetamine, authorities said.
Holly Peace, 43, of Egg Harbor Township, and Gabrielle DePasquale, 44, of Atlantic City, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release on Friday, June 7. Peace was also charged with neglect of a child and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
Egg Harbor Township police received a report on Tuesday, Apr. 30 of a 16-month-old child who suffered overdose symptoms after ingesting meth. …
