Two highschool soccer coaches had been among the many six folks killed Friday evening in a fiery automotive crash in New Jersey, based on police and college leaders.
Police have been working to find out how their automotive crashed right into a help column for the Pulaski Skyway after which caught hearth round 10:45 p.m. It occurred close to the intersection of Raymond Boulevard and Blanchard Avenue.
The automotive had been touring down Raymond Boulevard towards the Route 1-9 southbound on-ramp when “it somehow went off the roadway, became airborne, and struck a support column for the Pulaski Skyway,” a launch from the Essex County prosecutor’s workplace learn.
After crashing into the column, the automotive caught hearth. All six folks contained in the automotive on the time of the crash died, investigators mentioned.
Social media posts have recognized a minimum of two of the victims.
Rutgers Soccer Head Coach Greg Schiano posted Saturday afternoon on X, saying former Rutgers participant Brad Cunningham and Hudson Catholic Head Coach Lamar McKnight had been amongst these killed within the crash.
We’re saddened to listen to of an accident involving Brad Cunningham, Coach McKnight and 4 others final evening.
Brad Cunningham, member of our first recruiting class, laid the muse of the Rutgers soccer program.
Our ideas and prayers are with Brad’s household and the…
— Greg Schiano (@GregSchiano) December 7, 2024
County prosecutors have scheduled a press convention for Monday to share particulars of the tragic incident.
