Lawnside (NJ) Firefighter Charged with Vehicular Homicide in Fatal Fire Truck Crash

A Lawnside firefighter faces vehicular homicide charges in a January crash in which a fire truck collided with a car, killing two people inside.

The accident happened while Lawnside firefighters were responding to Magnolia on a mutual aid call.

Police say the fire truck crossed over a yellow line to get around cars stopped at a red light at the corner of Warwick Road and White Horse Pike. The truck then proceeded through a red light at the intersection and collided with a Nissan Sentra carrying two people. Both were killed.

On Friday, the Camden County prosecutor’s office announced John Gibson, 29, of Lawnside, NJ, was charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide in the incident.

MAN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN MAGNOLIA CRASH Magnolia, N.J. – Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay is…

Posted by Camden County Prosecutor’s Office of New Jersey on Friday, July 29, 2022

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