GLOUCESTER COUNTY NJ (December 28,2014)– A 10-year-old Franklin Township NJ boy died tonight after he was struck by a Franklin Township Police Department patrol car on Route 47 in the southern Gloucester County township.
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene following the 7:04 p.m. collision at Rt. 47 (Delsea Drive) near Elmer St. The police vehicle was northbound on Rt. 47 enroute to a call at the time. The officer driving the car was the only occupant. No other vehicles were involved.
An autopsy on the deceased boy is scheduled for Monday (12/29). The fatality is being investigated by the Gloucester County Prosecutor\’s Office.
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