3 Dead In Crashes, Wildfire Torches Forest, Wayward Cow Caught: NJ Weekend

NEW JERSEY — A forest fire, which started on Friday, continues to burn in Cumberland County as firefighters battle to contain the blaze, and a 28-year-old Toms River man was killed when his ATV crashed into a tree in Jackson Township.

Read all the headlines from New Jersey from the long Easter weekend:

NJ Forest Fire Burns 1,200 Acres

A wildfire that broke out in Cumberland County on Friday reached 1,200 acres by Saturday afternoon, but fire crews had made significant progress containing the blaze, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said.

Danny's Wildfire was first reported Friday afternoon when it started in a remote part of the Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Vineland. Two hours later, the blaze had burned through 500 acres, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.

Read More Here: South Jersey Forest Fire Reaches 1,200 Acres But Firefighters Gaining Control

Wayward Cow Captured In South Jersey

A cow, who apparently went looking for greener pastures found her way to a swimming pool store in South Jersey town on Saturday, leaving police seeking help to round her up and get her to safety.

Logan Township police shared a photo of the cow on Facebook, after she had been found in the area of U.S. Route 322 near the Woolwich Township border around 9:30 a.m., outside a Leslie's Pool store.

Read More Here: Wayward Cow Captured In South Jersey After Moo-ving Trip Around Town

Motorcyclist Killed In Route 37 Crash

A Brick Township man was killed Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle and a car crashed at the intersection of Route 37 and Colonial Drive, Manchester police said.

William C. Swiderski, 24, was thrown more than 140 feet as a result of the impact to the eastbound shoulder of Route 37, Manchester Capt. Albert Vega said. He was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Read More Here: Motorcyclist Killed In Route 37 Crash In Ocean County, Police Say

NJ Man Killed In ATV Crash

A 28-year-old Toms River man, Brandon Orozco-Avila, died Saturday evening after the ATV he was riding struck a tree in a wooded area of Jackson Township, authorities said.

The crash occurred around 6:18 p.m. in a remote trail section of the Clayton Pits, located behind the Pine Barrens Golf Course near South Hope Chapel Road, according to Jackson Police Lt. Fred Meabe. Orozco-Avila was pronounced dead at the scene.

Read More Here: ATV Hit Trees, Kills Toms River Man In Ocean County Forest, Police Say

Man Struck & Killed By Hudson-Bergen Light Rail

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train in Jersey City on Easter morning, a transit spokesperson said.

The man was struck after 6:30 a.m. near the Richard Street stop, said a spokesperson for NJ Transit.

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