The victim, a pedestrian, was identified as Richard D. McClelland (DOB 11/29/61), of Coventry Court, Mantua NJ. He was struck at about 7:52 p.m. by a northbound Dodge pickup truck which did not stop at the scene, in the 1000 block of Mantua Pike. McClelland was pronounced dead at Inspira hospital in Woodbury NJ. An autopsy today determined death resulted from multiple injuries.
Kowasa was accompanied by his father when he appeared at Deptford police headquarters in the early hours of Monday (9/8). Bail was set at $10,000, which Kowasa posted.
The incident is being investigated by the Deptford Township Police Department and the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.
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