VOORHEES NEW JERSEY MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP FATAL PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT
" Frank Claybrooks Of Voorhees Has Been Charged In Connection With The Death Of Maria Angelica Moran-Moreira In The Route 1 Fatal Pedestrian Strike."
October 14, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ.- On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Lawrence Township Police Chief announced that an investigation into the Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash that occurred on Monday morning, October 12, 2021 on Route 1 North and Bakers Basin Road has resulted in Charges being filed against a Voorhees, New Jersey man.
Frank Claybrooks, 54, of Voorhees has been Charged with Second Degree Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death and Third Degree Endangering an Injured Victim. Mr. Claybrooks was processed and released pending future court proceedings.
On Monday, October 11, 2021, at approximately 6:40 a.m., Members of The Lawrence Police Department responded to area of Route 1 Northbound and Bakers Basin Road after receiving a call from a driver who observed a person down in the roadway.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a deceased female pedestrian who was later identified as Maria Angelica Moran-Moreira, 54, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
Detectives located area surveillance footage and spoke with witnesses. The investigation determined that a Flatbed Tractor Trailer making a right turn onto Route 1 from Bakers Basin Road struck the victim in the roadway at approximately 5:55 a.m., and that Mr. Claybrooks was operating the truck.
The charges are the result of an investigation by Detectives Todd Caruso, Sean Kerins and Joseph Radlinsky of The Lawrence Township Police Department and Detectives Natalie Martinez and Ryan Minnick of The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Collision Response Team.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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