Tag: Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office
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Texas man charged with fatal hit-and-run on Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE – A 31-year-old Texas man has been charged in connection to a fatal hit-and-run of a 31-year-old Elizabeth man on the Garden State Parkway in May, according to the New Jersey State Police. Fornice Cary Boatner III was extradited back to New Jersey on June 10. He is lodged in the Middlesex County Correctional…
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Suspect at large after early morning fatal shooting at Speedway in Edison
EDISON — Police are searching for the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a gas station clerk at a Speedway gas station in Edison in the early morning hours of Dec. 20. The suspect, whose identity is unknown at this time, is described as a male of slight build wearing light colored pants, possibly…
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North Brunswick resident killed in alleged drunk driving crash in South River
A 49-year-old North Brunswick resident was killed when he was struck by a vehicle on Pulawski Avenue in South River. The deceased pedestrian was identified as William Oross. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries, according to information provided by Middlesex County…
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Old Bridge man will serve 28 years in prison for strangling mother
NEW BRUNSWICK — A 31-year-old Old Bridge man will spend 28 years in prison for strangling his mother to death under a plea agreement. Frank Polera, 31, pleaded guilty on Jan. 29 to aggravated manslaughter in the death of Patricia Polera, 61, on Nov. 26, 2016, under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant…
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Edison accident claims the life of worker
EDISON — A 62-year-old Riverdale man, who was working as a state Department of Transportation contractor painting markings on a recently repaved section of Route 1, was fatally struck by a vehicle on Route 1 North near Forest Haven Boulevard, according to police. The employee of Statewide Striping Corp., Parsippany, was crossing Route 1 in…
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Police believe traffic fatality in Monroe caused by hit-and-run
MONROE – Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Monroe on Nov. 30. Jose Cedillo, 44, of Elizabeth, was reportedly driving his 2017 Nissan Titan pickup truck on his way to work at Cooper Electric in Monroe, according to a statement provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Michael Lloyd of the…
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Woodbridge man found guilty of 2011 murder
A Woodbridge man has been found guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit murder for convincing a co-defendant to fatally beat an Edison man. Michael Doce, 36, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, was convicted on June 20 following an eight-week trial in New Brunswick before Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves. Doce is expected…
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Edison auto accident claims life
EDISON — An investigation is ongoing into what caused a fatal one-car accident that claimed the life of a 22-year-old Woodbridge man along Executive Avenue, near Meadow Road last week, police said. Addam Knowlson was pronounced dead in the incident that occurred around 8:20 p.m. on April 18. A passing motorist dialed 911 after they…
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Monroe man charged with killing stepfather
MONROE – A township man has been charged with killing his stepfather. Joao C. Torres, 26, was charged on Jan. 5 with the murder of Christopher Ernst Sr., 46, who was found dead in a garage room of a home they shared on Garvey Drive in Monroe Township, according to a statement released by Middlesex County…