Woodbury, NJ – Shaun D. Fennimore, 46, of Bellmawr, was charged with leaving the scene of a deadly accident and driving with a suspended license, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew B. Johns announced.
According to documents filed in this case:
At 5:47 p.m. on Nov. 5, Monroe Township Police responded to a report of a 73-year old pedestrian being struck by a motor vehicle on Blue Bell Road. The victim, identified as Margaret M. Flail, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
The driver left the scene of the crash, and the suspected vehicle was found parked at a nearby Heritage store. A review of surveillance video showed a male suspect running from the vehicle. Fennimore was tracked by Monroe Township K-9 Cairo to a wooded area near Clayton and Railroad Avenues where he was taken into custody.
A search warrant for blood and urine samples was attained, and results of those tests are pending.
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Fennimore was charged with second-degree knowingly leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in another person’s death and third-degree driving with a suspended license.
The maximum term of incarceration is 10 years in state prison for the second degree charge and five years for the third-degree charge.
Prosecutor Johns thanked the GCPO Major Crimes, Crash Investigation, and Crime Scene Investigation Units, the Monroe Township Police Department, and Monroe Township K-9 Cairo for their assistance in the investigation.
The charges contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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