80-YEAR-OLD MAN IS TRAGICALLY KILLED WHILE CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTION IN NEWARK
"Investigation Continues Into The Circumstances Surrounding The December 31, 2023, Pedestrian Collision That Has Claimed The Life Of A Man."
Tuesday, January 2, 2023, 3:00 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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NEWARK, NJ.- The investigation continues into the Sunday Night collision that has left a 80-Year-Old Newark, New Jersey man dead after he was Struck by a Motor Vehicle while crossing a busy intersection in Newark, New Jersey.
According to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, on Sunday, December 31, 2023, shortly after 8:30 p.m., Members of The Newark Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting that a Pedestrian had been Struck by a Motor Vehicle at the Intersection of Clinton Avenue and Irvine Turner Boulevard in Newark.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located the operator of a Motor Vehicle who had Struck a man, who was identified as Eugene Thacker, 80, of Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Thacker was immediately transported to University Hospital and pronounced deceased.
The preliminary investigation determined that Mr. Thacker was crossing the intersection of Clinton Avenue and Irvine Turner Boulevard when he was Struck by the Vehicle. The Driver of the Vehicle was uninjured and remained at the scene.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the accident is urged to contact The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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