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GALLOWAY TWP.--A fiery wreck in Galloway Township Thursday morning has claimed the life of a Mays Landing woman.

The collision happened around 10:30a.m. at the intersection of Mannheim and Duerer Avenues.

The 70-year-old woman, whose name is not being released, was traveling along Mannheim Avenue when her vehicle entered the intersection and was struck by a Ford van.

The van overturned and quickly caught fire.

Crews extinguished the blaze and took the driver, 40-year-old Rajinder Walia, to an area hospital.

The woman had to be removed from her vehicle and later died at the hospital.

Police believe the woman may have disregarded a stop sign.

The accident remains under investigation.

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Atlantic City Press Article

LOWER TWP.--A man is in custody and his wife is in the hospital after a car plowed into a home in Lower Township.

Crews spent most of the day at the scene on the 100 block of East Atlantic Avenue in the Villas section of the township.

Witnesses say at around 10:30a.m. Wednesday, the car was speeding and crossed over onto oncoming traffic before it left the roadway and crashed through two fences before impacting the home.

The passenger of the car, 52-year-old Michelle Ruckhardt, had to be removed and was flown to an area hospital.

She is listed in stable condition with facial and hip injuries.

The driver, 55-year-old Bernard Ruckhardt, was not injured but has been taken into custody on charges of DWI and reckless driving.

Police say the home is used as a summer residence; therefore no one was inside at the time of the crash.
However, the house was knocked about three feet off its foundation, and has been condemned.

Officials are working to remove the vehicle without the home collapsing.
The accident remains under investigation.

MAURICE RIVER TWP.--A house was destroyed Tuesday afternoon in Maurice River Township after a first floor fire quickly spread.

Several fire companies responded to the scene at 61 East Point Road in Heislerville.

Officials say flames broke out on the first floor of the house and quickly engulfed the entire structure.
Crews were able to control the blaze in about 20 minutes.

Fortunately no one was home at the time and no injuries were reported.

The fire is currently under investigation.