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Manville Man, Son, Killed In Auto Accident On Weston Canal Road

September 21, 2014 Crime News

A 29-year-old Manville man and his 7-year-old son drowned early in the morning of Sept.. 21 when the car in which they were riding plunged into the Delaware & Raritan Canal, police said.

Police said Jorge Luis Florez-Martinez was driving a 2006 Avalanche SUV along Weston Canal Road at about 2:55 a.m. when he failed to make a turn, struck a guardrail and the auto plunged into the canal.

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