Crime & Safety
Burlington County Man Dies After Being Found in Burning Car
The unidentified man was found in the driver's side of a vehicle that was found on fire in Camden on Thursday.
A 23-year-old Burlington County man died after being found in a burning vehicle in Camden on Thursday, Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson said on Friday.
The Camden City Fire Department responded at about 1:14 p.m. on Thursday to 9-1-1 calls about a burning mini-van in the area of the 2100 block of Miller Street in Camden.
Firefighters discovered the dead man in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, and notified police.
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Detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Camden County Police Department responded and processed the scene.
An autopsy conducted on Friday determined that the cause of death to be from the adverse effect of drugs and the manner of death to be accidental.
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Detectives are awaiting the results of DNA testing to confirm the identity.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined and remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Sherman Lee Hopkins Jr. at 856-225-8623 or Camden County Police Detective Geoffrey Chiumento at 856-757-7420.
Tips may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.
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