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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Man Killed After Parkway Accident in Cranford

A 21-year-old driver was involved in a crash in Cranford and was later killed attempting to cross the parkway lanes on foot.

A 21-year-old man was killed just before 1a.m. on Monday following an accident in Cranford on the Garden State Parkway. The man, identified as Luis Sarmiento of Riverside, by the Star-Ledger, was allegedly crossing the parkway when he was struck by a vehicle going south, according authorities. Unconfirmed reports that night suggest that police were initially alerted to "a body found in the middle of the road," report around 12:50a.m. near mile market 139.7 in Kenilworth. Sarmiento who was fatally struck by two vehicles as he attempted to cross the parkway, had been walking away from his Honda, which was involved in an accident a half-mile away near Cranford, according to the article. The drivers of the vehicles that struck Sarmiento spoke …

Monday, January 28, 2013

Report: Cranford Man, 43, Killed in Newark Crash

The Star-Ledger reports that a Cranford man died after his vehicle flipped over at a city intersection on Sunday.

Newark Police said a Cranford man died after being discovered in an overturned vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to a report. Police are investigating the crash, which is not believed to be a criminal matter, according to the Star-Ledger. The cause of the one-car crash is unknown and authorities have not yet released the name of the 43-year-old victim. Overall, motor vehicle fatalities are this year according to information released by the New Jersey State police. Statewide, fatal traffic accidents have fallen 43.1 percent compared with this time last year, according to the NJSP. Last year, N.J. recorded 51 traffic fatalities compared with 29, state police reported.

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