Delaware
Union Catholic grad from Clark killed in University of Delaware pedestrian crash
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Raw Video: Newark police investigate ‘serious’ crash
Raw Video: Newark police investigate ‘serious’ crash
Police in Delaware have identified a pedestrian fatally struck by a motorcycle Tuesday as 18-year-old University of Delaware freshman Noelia Gomez of Clark.
Gomez was studying accounting and business management at UD, according to her LinkedIn profile. She graduated from Union Catholic High School.
UD’s president and vice president issued a statement Wednesday afternoon calling for the school to support one another.
Update: Delaware motorcyclist charged with killing Union Catholic grad from Clark, police say
“Incidents such as this are unimaginably tragic,” President Dennis Assanis and Vice President José-Luis Riera’s said in a statement. “We cannot express enough how sorry we are for the family, friends, and greater community as we are all so deeply shaken by the sudden loss of one of our own. Our hearts are very heavy today.”
Police said the motorcyclist was fleeing a UD police traffic stop just before midnight on Tuesday. The motorcyclist, whom police have not yet identified, “disregarded the police officer’s emergency lights and fled at a high rate of speed.”
As the motorcyclist sped away, they hit Gomez, who was crossing on West Main Street, just west of North College Avenue, in Newark. The driver was ejected, while the motorcycle continued on and hit four more pedestrians, causing non-life-threatening injuries.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As of Thursday afternoon, no charges have been filed.
Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso said the news of Gomez’s death is “devastating.”
“You send your child to college hoping for a great future for them, and then this happens,” said Bonaccorso. “It’s just so sad. How do you even explain it. You wake up in the morning and you don’t know what you’re going to get in the day, you really don’t.”
He said word that Gomez was the victim of the fatal crash was just beginning to spread around the town Thursday afternoon. He was unsure if any type of remembrance was being planned.
Bonaccorso said Gomez was the second Clark resident killed in an auto accident while attending the University of Delaware. In October 2011 Nicole Marzano, 19, soccer team captain and salutatorian of her high school graduating class, was a freshman at the Delaware state school when she was a passenger killed in a car accident in Pennsylvania.
For the past two years Gomez had worked as a part-time sales associate at Anthem style and gift boutique in Cranford. Store owner Corinne Ardente said Gomez left in July to travel before going off to college.
“She was a great worker,” said Ardente, who had heard about the motorcycle crash. “She was very dependable, she always had a great personality and a great disposition.”
Ardente had discussed the possibility of Gomez returning to work at the store during school breaks.
Send story tips or ideas to Hannah Edelman at hedelman@delawareonline.com. For more reporting, follow them on X at @h_edelman.
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Delaware
Cops ID U. of Delaware student from N.J. struck, killed by motorcycle
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Authorities in Newark, Delaware have identified the 18-year-old college student from New Jersey struck and killed by a fleeing motorcycle earlier this week as a Clark resident.
Noelia Gomez was struck just before midnight Tuesday in a crosswalk on East Main Street near North College Avenue, according to Newark police.
Gomez, of Clark, was a freshman at the University of Delaware who graduated from Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains.
A University of Delaware police officer attempted to stop the motorcycle for a traffic offense about three blocks away from the crash scene at 11:53 p.m. The patrol officer stopped pursuing the motorcycle because of the danger to the public after the rider fled at a high speed speed, Newark police said.
Gomez was struck within the next minute, officials said.
Following the crash, the driver came off of the motorcycle and it continued onto the sidewalk, striking four more people and a light pole, authorities said.
Three other pedestrians declined to be treated, while one was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The motorcyclist, who has not identified, was hospitalized with injuries. No charges have been filed as of early Tuesday afternoon, though the crash remains under investigation.
Fall classes at Delaware began on Tuesday.
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Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com.
Delaware
Delaware high school football scoreboard for Week 0
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Coaches talk about issues they see affecting Delaware high school football
At Delaware Online’s High School Football Media Day, head coaches talk about some of the issues they see affecting the sport in Delaware.
The Delaware high school football season kicks off Thursday with 11 games. Three games are set for Friday, and two games are planned for Saturday.
Please follow the games with the live scoreboard below, then come back for our roundups of the games.
Also, look for photos and videos of your favorite players by following @DEGameDay on Instagram.
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Delaware
More than 100 mussels found near Northeast Philly’s Pennypack on the Delaware
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It’s also good news for residents, he said. More than half of the city’s drinking water comes from upriver of where these water filtering mussels were found.
Riverfront North hopes to continue mussel surveys and encourage the community to get involved.
“You should care about the water that you’re consuming and using for recreation,” McWilliams said. “Once we educate the community about why it’s important to protect the watershed, that’s almost synonymous with [them] saying, ‘I want to conserve and protect my community.’ And that’s what we’re trying to promote.”
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