A man from the United Kingdom has been charged in connection with the death of an Uber driver following a police pursuit and fatal crash in Gloucester County on Sunday. Officials said the incident began after a PNS Gas and Food Mart reported a disturbance involving two intoxicated men at the station on Hessian Avenue.
When officers arrived, they witnessed a white vehicle matching the description the employee provided leaving the station. Police attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled the scene, veered into the opposite lane, and collided with a second vehicle operating as an Uber at the intersection of Red Bank Avenue and Hessian Avenue.
The Uber driver was killed in the crash. The Uber passenger, along with the driver and passenger in the white car, sustained injuries and were transported to a local hospital.
Surveillance footage from nearby businesses captured the white car speeding down Hessian Avenue and crossing Red Bank Avenue moments before impact. The driver has been charged with death by auto and assault by auto.
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the crash.
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