Traditionally a farming community, it has become a fast-growing suburb with massive development in the later 20th and 21st centuries as a diverse blend of races, religions, and cultures. The township was the state's 19th most-populous municipality in 2020, after being ranked 22nd in 2010. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 68,364, an increase of 6,064 (+9.7%) from the 2010 census count of 62,300, which in turn reflected an increase of 11,397 (+22.4%) from the 50,903 counted in the 2000 census. It is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region, within the New York Metropolitan Area. The mother of the victim tells Action News that she arrived at the scene after receiving a call at work, but police kept her away.Īs for the officer behind the wheel, he was taken to an area hospital for unknown injuries.08873, 08875 – Somerset (also used as East Millstone) įranklin Township is a township in Somerset County, in the U.S. He says they were trailing behind the boys when they saw the accident. The father of the two young boys who were with the victim was in a truck with his girlfriend and an infant. But a witness tells Action News that the vehicle's lights and sirens were not activated. The prosecutor's office hasn't confirmed if the officer was responding to a call. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. One boy made it across, another boy was about to cross and the victim was crossing when he was struck in the middle of the road.
"The victim was a 10-year-old boy and the driver was a Franklin Township police officer," said Chief Detective John Porter, Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.įamily members of the 10-year-old victim tell Action News that he and two other boys were crossing the street at the time. Sunday at the intersection of Delsea Drive and Paul Street. A young boy on his way to a sleepover was struck and killed by a police cruiser while crossing the street with friends in Franklin Township, New Jersey. A young boy, on his way to a sleepover, was struck and killed by a police cruiser in Franklin Township, New Jersey.įRANKLIN TWP., N.J.
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