Driver turns himself in after demolishing fence in NJ hit-and-run crash

Jan 1, 2026 - 00:00
Driver turns himself in after demolishing fence in NJ hit-and-run crash

Police in Gloucester County have released images of the damage done after a driver behind the wheel of a Ford Focus drove through and demolished a vinyl fence in a hit-and-run crash in Washington Township early Wednesday.

Officials shared images of the destruction caused in this crash on social media on Wednesday.

Courtesy Washington Township Police Department
Courtesy Washington Township Police Department

According to police, the incident happened at about 1 a.m. at a home along Egg Harbor Road when a Ford Focus drove through the vinyl fencing before driving away from the scene.

Then, around 3 p.m., the suspected driver turned himself into police, officials said.

Police explained that the driver told them that he had swerved to avoid a deer when his car crashed into the fence.