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Posted on 02/20/2026

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Fatal Crash

For Immediate Release...

02/20/2026

Fatal Crash

Sheriff Richard K. Jones reports

 Deputies responded to the intersection of Millville Ave and Wencella Drive in Hanover Township for a single vehicle crash into a utility pole. Upon arrival of Hanover Twp. Fire and medic units, the driver was pronounced deceased.A male driver was the sole occupant in the vehicle. He was eastbound on Millville Avenue, west of Wencells Drive when he lost control and drove off of the left side of the road and struck a utility pole. Speed and alcohol are suspected.

The Sheriff's Office Serious Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash. Coroner Office has not identified the driver at the time of this release.

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