Update: Driver In Fatal Bayonne Hit-Run Arrested
A man accused of leaving the scene after hitting a pedestrian who was then run over by an NJ Transit bus and killed has been arrested, authorities said.
James Nichols, 50, of Bayonne, was behind the wheel of a dark-colored vehicle when he struck John Hagans, who was trying to cross Avenue C at 25th Street around 10:20 p.m. Thursday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Nichols then fled the scene, leaving Hagans, 50, of Jersey City, lying in the street, Suarez said. Moments later, Hagans was struck by an NJ Transit bus, and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
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Atlantic City Expressway Crash Victims Include Teenage Brothers From South Jersey
Authorities released the identities of the three teenagers who died in the single-vehicle crash on the Atlantic City Expressway on Sunday,
The car overturned when the driver lost control in the eastbound lanes in Hammonton, then rolled into a wooded area just before 3:10 p.m., state police said. Three teenagers, including two brothers from Camden, died, police said.
The driver, a 19-year-old Philadelphia man, was taken to AtlantiCare Medical Center’s City Campus in Atlantic City with moderate injuries.
Maryha Toro, 19, of Philadelphia, and two brothers from Camden — Marcus Crawf…
