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Two Killed In Rt. I-95 Wreck
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LAWRENCE -- Four apartment units were rendered uninhabitable and two firefighters were injured battling a two-alarm blaze at the Lawrenceville Gardens Apartments Saturday.
Officials said the cause of the fire was electrical.
A neighbor of the Franklin Corner Road apartments reported smoke coming from a second-floor window of Building E around 12:30 Saturday afternoon.
LLAWRENCE-June 2, 2008-- A young man and a young woman were killed, and a sixteen year old boy was criticlly injured in a violent crash on Rt. I-95 in Lawrence Twp. Monday morning at 11:05.
Police officials stated that Briana R. Guam of Upper Freehold was going north on I-95 when she lost control of her vehicle, possibly trying to avoid a collision with another car and slammed drivers side door into a tree, killing her instantly. Lawrence residence, Thomas J. Carnevali 20, was riding in the front passengers seat and was pronounced dead at the scene. His brother Michael who turned 16 today, was riding in the back and is in critical condition at Capital Health System at Fuld
Police encountered heavy smoke coming from the second floor of an end apartment unit when they arrived, Sgt. David Buxton said. Officers James Vardanega and Ed Podbielski evacuated the building.
Firefighters arrived a short time later with reports of a child still trapped on the second floor. The report turned out to be false, but two firefighters were injured while searching for the child.
Slackwood Fire Co. firefighter Chris Laird suffered back injuries when a ceiling collapsed on him and Lawrence Road Fire Co. firefighter Keith Kent suffered a burn on his hand. Both were treated at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital in Trenton and released, officials said.
Full story in Sunday's Times
