Crime & Safety
Pair of Christmas Eve Accidents Leaves Two Dead in South Jersey
Accidents in Hammonton and Washington Township left a 77-year-old and a teen dead on Christmas Eve.
A pair of Christmas Eve tragedies left two people dead in South Jersey.
A 77-year-old Mullica woman was struck and killed by a car as she was leaving Christmas Eve mass in Hammonton, according to the Courier Post.
Delores Distler was struck and killed around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. No charges are pending, according to the report.
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A 17-year-old was killed after being hit by an SUV and a dump truck, also on Christmas Eve, according to the Courier Post.
The teen was killed at the intersection of Fries Mill Road and White Birch Road in Washington Township around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday evening. As the teen was crossing the road, an SUV attempted to avoid an accident, but was unable to. The teen was then hit by a dump truck, which was right behind the SUV.
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The light was green, and an investigation into the accident is ongoing, according to the report.
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