8-Year-Old Asleep In Car Killed In South Jersey Crash: Prosecutor

ABSECON, NJ — An 8-year-old boy was killed in a crash while sleeping in a parked car, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.

The crash happened at about 3:30 a.m. on July 23, according to officials. The boy had been fishing with his dad that day, officials said.

Edward Johnston, 25, of Egg Harbor City was heading west on White Horse Pike when his Nissan Sentra went off the road and veered into the shoulder, officials said.

The Nissan hit a Honda parked on the shoulder where the boy was sleeping, officials said. It wasn't clear if the boy's father was in the car when the crash occur

He was taken to the hospital where he later died of his injuries, officials said.

Johnston was issued several motor vehicle summonses, officials said, and additional charges may be forthcoming pending final investigation into the cause of the crash.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office's Crash Investigations Unit and the Absecon Police Department are cooperatively investigating this incident.

Anyone with information about this crash is urged to contact Detective Dylan Hutton of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office at 609-909-7885 or Sergeant Ryan O'Connell of the Absecon Police Department at 609-641-0667 x208 or go to the Prosecutor's Office website at ACPO.Tips and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page.