11-Vehicle Crash Closes Turnpike, College Student Abducted: NJ Weekend

A teenager was shot to death in Jersey City, a woman was killed in a fiery crash with a dump truck in Ocean County, and a man is in critical condition after an SUV hit him in a Princeton crosswalk.

Here are the headlines from the weekend in New Jersey you may have missed.

Teen Shot Dead In Jersey City Apartment, Prosecutor Says

A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in Jersey City on Friday night, prosecutors said.

Jersey City police were called to an apartment on Rose Avenue on Friday night after 5 p.m., where they found Al-Jahmir Curry of Pennsylvania with an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body, prosecutors said.

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Woman Killed In Fiery Head-On Dump Truck Crash In Ocean County

A woman was killed Friday when her van hit a dump truck head-on in Jackson and burst into flames, Jackson police said.

Evelin Villanueva-Detejeda, 43, of Perth Amboy, was killed in the crash that happened about 2 p.m. on Toms River Road (Route 571) near Osprey Place, Sgt. Edward Travisano said.

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11-Vehicle Crash, Overturned Truck Shut Down Turnpike In South Jersey: Police

A tractor-trailer lost control and triggered an 11-vehicle crash on Friday on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mount Laurel, authorities said.

Six people sustained minor injuries in the collision late Friday afternoon, according to State Police Tpr. Christopher Postorino.

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NJ College Student Abducted From Campus, Sexually Assaulted By Armed Man, Police Say

A Union County man is facing a slew of charges after kidnapping a woman, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.

Akram Elsayed, 28, of Roselle, has been arrested after an investigation found that he’d kidnapped a woman and handcuffed her to the door of a car, police said.

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Man In Critical Condition After Hit By SUV In Princeton Crosswalk: Police

A Princeton man is hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit by an SUV while walking in a crosswalk on Friday night, said police.

At around 11:30 p.m., the 28-year-old Princeton man was crossing Nassau Street within a marked crosswalk when a 2015 Ford Explorer hit him, said Princeton Police.

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