Jeffrey Oakley, 24, killed, three injured, and hit-and-run truck driver Danny Clyde Burnam shot at by police following chase in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Police pursuit ends in head-on crash that kills 1, injures 2
Union County authorities say officers pursued the truck cab, which struck some other parked vehicles before it hit the other car. A man in the car was killed and two other people in that vehicle suffered undisclosed injuries.
1 killed after wild chase ends in crash; police fire at driver
The Union County Prosecutor's Office says the incident began when the driver of the tractor-trailer cab refused to stop for police on North Broad and Elizabeth avenues.
Authorities say the driver of a tractor-trailer cab shot by police during a pursuit that ended in a fatal crash has been charged with aggravated manslaughter
Authorities say an off-duty county officer tried to stop Burnam and eventually fired one round from his service weapon, missing Burnam. Burnam struck several vehicles as he sped away.
Elizabeth man, 24, ID'd as victim in wild truck chase, crash
effrey Oakley was killed when an out-of-state trucker driving just the tractor of a tractor-trailer struck several parked cars and drove through a barricade before crashing head-on into the car Oakley was driving, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.
Trucker Charged in Deadly NJ Chase Has 55 Prior Arrests, 8 Social Security Cards
The trucker accused of leading police on a pursuit that ended in a fatal head-on crashin New Jersey over the weekend has at least eight social security cards and more than four dozen arrests to his name, according to prosecutors.
COURT APPEARANCE FOR MAN ACCUSED IN FATAL TRACTOR-TRAILER WRECK IN ELIZABETH
In court Wednesday, prosecutors said Williams has been arrested 55 times and has violated his parole up to seven times. When he was taken into custody this weekend, police said he had a strong smell of alcohol on his breath.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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