Police asking for public's help to ID car in fatal Camden hit-and-run
CAMDEN - Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal collision in Camden.
The collision happened at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Mount Ephraim and Sayres avenues in South Camden. A gold Nissan Maxima struck a motorcycle, Camden County Police Department said. Police responding to the scene found the victim, Willieant Cooper, unconscious, according to Camden County Police Deputy Chief Janell Simpson. The 41-year-old city resident was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he later died.
The other driver immediately fled the scene in the Maxima, police said.
Police are looking for a 2000-2003 Nissan Maxima with extensive damage, a missing rear bumper (which was left at the scene) and a damaged windshield.
Anyone with information on this vehicle is asked to call the Camden County Police Department tip line at 856-757-7042. Anonymous tips may also be sent through the STOPit app.
Phaedra Trethan has been a reporter and editor in South Jersey since 2007 and has covered Camden and surrounding areas since 2015, concentrating on issues relating to quality of life and social justice for the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. She's called South Jersey home since 1971. Contact her with feedback, news tips or questions at ptrethan@gannettnj.com, on Twitter @By_Phaedra, or by phone at 856.486-2417.
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This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Camden County police seek information in fatal hit-and-run
