Crime & Safety
Boy Among 2 Killed In South Jersey Crash: Police
2 people, including a boy, were pronounced dead at the scene after an SUV and motorcycle collided, authorities said.
VINELAND, NJ — Two people, including a boy, were killed Thursday when an SUV and a motorcycle collided in Vineland, authorities said.
The crash happened just before 6 p.m. on Maple Avenue near Becker Drive, police said. The motorcycle driver and a child in the back seat of the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene, according to law enforcement.
Police identified the decedents as Addiel A. Ortiz, 31, of Millville, and a 9-year-old boy from Ocean View with the initials E.B.
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According to the preliminary investigation, Ortiz was driving a 2019 Honda CBR 1000 eastbound on Maple Avenue when it struck the SUV — a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse — police said. The Chevy driver was traveling west on Maple Avenue and turning left into the Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex.
The Chevy driver reported no injuries.
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No charges have been filed as of Friday morning. The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information on this case can contact Vineland Police Officer Paul Cifuentes at 856-691-4111 ext. 4698 and reference Case No. 24-38695.
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