Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Cherry Hill Crash IDed: Police
The man succumbed to his injuries a few weeks after the crash.
CHERRY HILL, NJ — A Long Island man succumbed to his injuries in mid-June after a crash several weeks prior in Cherry Hill, authorities told Patch.
Two vehicles crashed around 4:15 a.m. May 26 on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cherry Hill, said Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron, a State Police spokesperson.
Both drivers were brought to the hospital with "moderate" injuries, Lebron said. One of them succumbed to his injuries on June 14.
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State Police identified the deceased man as Garry Valme, 52, of Wyandanch, New York.
Valme and the other driver were traveling southbound on the Turnpike when their vehicles collided, according to the preliminary investigation from State Police.
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Both vehicles then traveled off the roadway to the right, causing Valme's Jeep Wrangler to overturn, Lebron said.
It's unclear what caused the crash, which remains under investigation.
Patch asked State Police about the incident last Tuesday, but minimal information was available at the time.
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