Crime & Safety
BREAKING: Woman Fatally Electrocuted In Fanwood: Report
The 26-year-old Plainfield woman was trying to get out of her car when she was electrocuted by live wires: report
FANWOOD, NJ - A Plainfield woman was electrocuted and killed after live wires fell onto her car in Fanwood, according to nj.com.
The 26-year-old woman's identity has not been released yet as her family has not been notified.
A severe thunderstorm swept through the area bringing heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Around 4:30 p.m. the Plainfield woman was driving her white sedan on Midway Avenue when live wires fell onto the car, Fanwood Police Chief Richard Trigo said, according to nj.com.
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As she attempted to exit through the passenger side she was electrocuted by the live current and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to nj.com.
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