ATLANTIC COUNTY AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FATAL CRASH
" Police Are Continuing Their Investigation Into Yesterday's Motor Vehicle Crash That Tragically Claimed The Life Of An 8-Year-Old Boy."
Monday, July 24, 2023, 12:28 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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ABSECON, NJ.- Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds reported that Detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding yesterday's early morning Motor Vehicle Crash that Tragically Claimed the Life of an Eight Year Old Child.
On Sunday, July 23, 2023, at approximately 3:25 a.m., Members of The Absecon Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a Motor Vehicle Crash on Route 30 Westbound, involving Two Vehicles. The initial investigation determined that a 2019 Nissan Sentra, being operated by Edward Johnson, 25, of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. Mr. Johnson was traveling Westbound on White Horse Pike when his car went off the roadway and Struck a 1995 Honda that was parked on the shoulder.
The investigation further revealed that an Eight Year Old Boy, who had been Fishing with his Father was Asleep in the Honda when it was Struck from behind by Mr. Johnson's Car. The Boy was transported to the Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
Mr. Johnson was issued several Motor Vehicle Summonses. Additional Charges may follow at the conclusion of the investigation into the Final Cause of the Crash.
Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the Crash is urged to contact The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Detective Dylan Hutton at (609) 909-7885 or Detective Sergeant Ryan O'Connell of The Absecon Police Department at (609) 641-0667 Ext. 208.
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