Laquan Lamar Jones, 49, struck and killed by a vehicle on Springfield Avenue in Essex County, New Jersey
Man fatally struck by vehicle in Newark, cops say
Laquan Lamar Jones, 49, was struck about 1:55 a.m. on the 600 block of Springfield Avenue and dies shortly after at the scene, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Newark police said in a joint statement.
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