Crime & Safety
Boy, 10, Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car: Police
A 10-year-old year boy was struck by a pickup truck Tuesday while crossing Spruce Avenue in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — A 10-year-old year boy was struck by a pickup truck Tuesday while crossing Spruce Avenue in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said.
Police responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Spruce Avenue at 4:52 p.m.
A 27-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was traveling northbound on Spruce Avenue in a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck near Fourth Avenue when he struck a 10-year-old boy crossing Spruce Ave.
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The boy walked directly into the lane of travel before he was struck by the pick-up truck, police said. He sustained serious injuries and was taken to Cooper University Hospital via helicopter.
Traffic on Spruce Avenue was detoured for about two hours during the investigation.
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The crash is still under investigation by Officer Ben Kollman of the Egg Harbor Township Police Department Traffic Safety Unit.
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