Chester Avant, 79, was struck and killed by a car at the intersection of New Road and Pennsville Pedtricktown Road in Salem County, New Jersey
Man in wheelchair, 79, dies after being struck by a car on N.J. roadway
State Troopers were called to the intersection of New Road and Pennsville Pedtricktown Road around 4:14 a.m. after 79-year-old Chester Avant was struck in his car while in his wheelchair, Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
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