Three people were found dead inside a Montgomery home Friday, and a juvenile was killed Saturday when a vehicle backed into them in an Upper Freehold parking lot. A 14-year-old boy also died after a skateboarding accident in Pequannock Township. Below are the headlines you may have missed from the weekend in New Jersey:
Child Killed, Woman Injured In Brewery Crash
A juvenile was killed and a 66-year-old Roselle Park woman was seriously injured Saturday when an SUV backing out of a parking space struck them in the lot of a brewery and farm in Upper Freehold. The cause remains under investigation.
Read More Here: Child Killed, Woman Injured In Crash At Farm Brewery In Monmouth County
Double Murder-Suicide Rocks Affluent NJ Community
Two women and a man were found dead inside a Montgomery Township home Friday evening, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. The women had apparent gunshot wounds, and the man, who was found with a firearm, had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Identities have not been released. Read More Here: Double Murder-Suicide Rocks Affluent NJ Community
Boy Dies In Skateboarding Accident
A 14-year-old boy died after a skateboarding accident in Pequannock Township on Friday, police said. Authorities say he suffered a major head injury, and the investigation is ongoing. Read More Here: Boy, 14, Dead After Skateboarding Accident In North Jersey, Cops Say
1 Injured In Railing Collapse
A railing collapse after a football game between two Bergen County rivals resulting in an injury to one audience member, authorities said. After the Saturday game in Oradell between Bergen Catholic and Don Bosco — which drew 4,000 people — a railing separating spectators from the field fell over, causing the crowd to tumble. One audience member sustained a leg injury. Read More Here: Railing Collapse Injures 1 At Heated Bergen County Football Faceoff
Bus Driver, 5 Kids Injured In Crash
A school bus and another vehicle collided Friday afternoon in Clayton, sending the bus driver and five children to the hospital with minor injuries, police said. The cause is under investigation. Read More Here: 5 Students, Bus Driver Taken To Hospital After NJ Crash: Authorities
Student Punched At Frat House Parking Lot
A Rutgers student was assaulted Saturday night in a fraternity parking lot, campus police said. The incident took place at the Zeta Tau Alpha fraternity house. Witnesses said the Rutgers student was involved in a verbal altercation with a group of individuals in the parking lot. Read More Here: Student Punched In Rutgers Frat House Parking Lot
Man Charged In Arson Case
A New Brunswick man is charged with arson and animal cruelty after a Friday fire at a four-unit apartment building on Home Street in Somerset that displaced 15 residents and killed two pets, NJ.com reported.
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