March Madness-Style Contest To Decide NJ 'All-Stars:' Top 5 Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from across New Jersey:

1. An electric scooter rider was killed after he was hit by a car and trapped underneath Wednesday afternoon. Read more.

2. Livingston native and fencing star Elizabeth Tartakovsky has qualified for her first Summer Olympics and will be competing with Team USA in Paris. Read more.

3. Like a scene from "The Fast & The Furious" movies, there was a large gathering of cars in what police are calling a "street takeover" in Sunday evening's balmy weather in Perth Amboy. Read more.

4. A pedestrian who was hit Monday by a vehicle on Routes 1&9 has died, officials said. Read more.

5. As college basketball fans across New Jersey make last-minute changes to their brackets ahead of Thursday's NCAA men's basketball tournament tip-off, the state has launched a March Madness-style competition of its own to determine the Garden State's "all-stars." Read more.