(TCN) NEWARK, DELAMAR A 22-year-old man is incarcerated for allegedly killing a college student and seriously hurting another after he struck a throng of people with a stolen and past-due U-Haul vehicle.
The Newark Police Department reports that at 3:49 p.m. on April 29, officers were notified of a stolen U-Haul vehicle that was scheduled to be returned on March 18 near South Main Street. At a
Nearby retail center on East Main Street, police located the van and awaited Gordon Turner, the driver. At 4:34 p.m., Turner and another passenger boarded the U-Haul. As police arrived to take
Him into custody, he allegedly ran over a curb, collided with a police car, and ran away “at a high rate of speed.”
In their statement, police stressed that they “did not initiate a pursuit,” choosing instead to stay in the parking lot of the retail complex. According to reports, Turner kept speeding down East Main Street
Until he lost control of the van and collided with two individuals. According to reports, the U-Haul also collided with a number of parked vehicles, including one carrying a single person and another
