Vol. 20 - No. 11
In This Week’s Edition
THE JACKSON
TIMES
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Jackson, New Egypt and Plumsted
Endangered Sea Turtle Returns To The Ocean Pages 6-9.
Inside The Law Page 12.
-Photos by Jennifer Peacock
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Dear Pharmacist Page 15.
Business Directory Page 18.
Fun Page Page 20.
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—Photo by Jennifer Peacock Vesper, the juvenile Kemp’s Ridley turtle, was released at Point Pleasant Beach near Water Street July 30. By Jennifer Peacock POINT PLEASANT BEACH – The crowd gathered at the ocean near Water Street drew attention from walkers on the boardwalk. “Excuse me, miss. W hat is happen i ng
down there?” a man, walking with his wife on t he b oa rdwa l k , stopped to ask. “They’re releasing a rehabbed sea turtle today. You are welcome to come watch if you’d like.”
“Oh, interesting,” he said. He and his wife kept walking. It’s a little before 7:30 a.m. July 30. At least 200 people were waiting to see Vesper, the 5-pound juvenile Kemp’s Ridley - the
most endangered of all sea turtles - be released back into the ocean after recovering at the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo, Sea Turtle Recovery (STR), in West Orange. He or (Turtles - See Page 4)
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Horoscope Page 23.
Wolfgang Page 23.
Local Woman Paying It Forward With Free Vacation By Kimberly Bosco BRICK – Everybody loves free stuff – especially free vacations. Now is your chance to support a good cause to help two local families win their free dream vacation. Five year old Lucia Graf, of Brick, has leukemia.
| August 10, 2019
Suit Filed Over Death During Police Pursuit
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With the help of a local nonprofit organization, Lucia and her family recently got the chance to take an incredible, free cruise to Bermuda back in June. This trip was the perfect way to take a break from the stress of doctor’s visits and medical bills (Vacation - See Page 5)
By Chris Lundy JACKSON – The family of a man who succumbed to injuries in a crash has filed suit against Jackson police, stating that a police officer chased a suspect, causing the death of an innocent bystander. The incident happened on the night of July 5, 2018. According to Patrolman Cherrick Daniels’ report, he observed a motorcyclist fail to stop at a red light before turning right on South New Prospect Road. Following the motorcyclist, he “visually estimated” the driver to be going more than the 45 mph speed limit. He closed the gap between his cruiser and the motorcyclist and put on his overhead lights. The motorcyclist, according to Daniels’ police report, saw the police car and sped up. It then collided with a car making a left from Oak Drive. The motorcyclist, Anthony Griffin, 22, of Jackson, was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the car, Eric Larson, 24, of Jackson was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He succumbed to his injuries on July 27, 2018. Larson’s family is the one that is suing the department. In the lawsuit filed in Superior Court, they state that the officer created an unsafe situation in pursuing the motorcyclist at a high rate of speed in a residential neighborhood. New Jersey has a law on the books forbidding officers from chasing people who are f leeing because it endangers the lives of people on the road. Jackson police declined to comment since it is pending litigation. The report from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office stated that the officer was not at fault. Viewing the camera in the police vehicle, the investigator stated that the pursuit lasted 12 seconds. The camera corroborated Officer Daniels’ report. Additionally, it noted that the crash occurred near the center of the roadway. The report stated that if the motorcyclist was traveling at the speed limit and was in his lane of travel, Larson would have seen the motorcycle and been able to avoid the crash.
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