Crime & Safety
Charges Filed In Fatal Crash Near Gloucester Township
The crash occurred on Sept. 1, according to the Deptford Police Department.
DEPTFORD, NJ — An arrest was made in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a Deptford man, the municipality's police department said.
Paul Margand, 60, was struck by a vehicle while walking in the 1000 block of Cattell Road on he night of Sept. 1, according to police.
He died a short time later at Cooper University Hospital, according to police.
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The person driving the striking the vehicle "failed to remain at the scene," police said.
On Tuesday, the driver, 25-year-old Matthew Jefferson of Deptford, was charged with second-degree knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death and fourth-degree tampering with evidence, according to police.
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Anyone with information on the crash was asked to email Detective Thomas Mantici of the Deptford Police Department at tmantici@deptford-nj.org.
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