From the Atlantic City Press published: Sunday, February 3, 2008

An elderly man was struck by a car at Route 30 and Liverpool Avenue in Egg Harbor City on Saturday evening, according to police.

Officer Mike Luko said that the 70-year-old was crossing the highway shortly after 6:30 p.m. when he was hit by a westbound car. He was sent to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, in Atlantic City with unspecified injuries, Luko said.

There were no charges pending for the driver of the car, a 65-year-old woman whose name was not released. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is assisting in the investigation, Luko said.

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From the Atlantic City Press published: Sunday, February 3, 2008

A Hammonton woman was killed Saturday when her car drifted into the path of a tractor-trailer on Route 206, according to State Police.

The accident took place shortly before 10:45 a.m. in Shamong Township, Burlington County. The 69-year-old woman was heading south when her car drove into the northbound lane at milepost 8.5, police said, striking the tractor-trailer.

She was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, police said, where she was later pronounced dead.

The woman's name was not released pending notification of her family, police said. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not charged.

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Story by wsoctv.com

LINCOLNTON, N.C. --

17 year old Ethan Parker, captain of the Lincoln County Junior Rescue Squad remembers thinking it had to be a joke when told their mentor and captain, 39 year old Ken Morrison had collapsed Friday night.

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From the Atlantic City Press Published: Thursday, January 31, 2008

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP

Township fire officials are still investigating what started a fire that destroyed a house late Tuesday night.

Scullville Volunteer Fire Company Chief Mike Fiedor said the emergency call to 134 Leeds Lane came in at about 10 p.m. Fiedor said the fire spread throughout the sub-floor and walls and into several additions of the home.

About 75 firefighters from all five township volunteer fire departments, Somers Point, Mays Landing and Marmora spent nearly seven hours battling the blaze. The fire was brought under control at 6:22 a.m. Wednesday. Fiedor said fire officials believe the incident was an accident.

Fiedor said the family that lived in the house stayed at another home in Brigantine. No one who lived in the house was hurt. Fiedor said all of the family's pet birds were saved, along with a cat and dog. Three other cats and one dog that belonged to the family could not be found.

Six firefighters were treated for exhaustion and smoke inhalation, Fiedor said. Other emergency workers from Atlantic County, the township fire department ladies auxiliary and AtlantiCare Medical Center assisted on the scene.

Fiedor thanked all the firefighters and other workers who helped with the emergency. "These guys did an excellent job of not giving up," he said.

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Authored by: JCritelli3 Posted: Wednesday, January 30 2008 @ 09:28 AM EST
I've seen this set of photos before. the car is an audi A3 and if i remember correctly, it was going 155mph. the engines limiter stopped the car from going faster, and the guy was sober. Crazy.

From Firehouse.com Posted: 01-23-2008

TEMPLE TERRACE, FLORIDA -- The Temple Terrace Fire Department will use a federal grant to purchase devices that are attached to a patient's finger to monitor carbon monoxide levels in the bloodstream.