Two Hudson Catholic soccer coaches and 4 others had been killed after their automotive flew off an overpass, smashed right into a assist column for New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway and burst into flames, officers mentioned.
The tragic crash occurred simply earlier than 11 p.m. on Friday evening close to Raymond Boulevard and Blanchard Road, in accordance with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Workplace.
The automotive was on a southbound on-ramp when the it by some means veered off the roadway, went “airborne” and smashed right into a assist column for the Pulaski Skyway mid-air.
The automotive crash landed on the bottom and caught fireplace, officers mentioned.
All six occupants died.
Beloved Hudson Catholic Excessive Faculty Head Coach Lamar McKnight and assistant coach and former Rutgers participant Brad Cunningham had been each killed within the crash, in accordance with The Knight Report.
Hudscon Catholic defensive again Amori McNeil posted a touching tribute to his coaches on social media and vowed to “finish the mission for y’all.”
“Coach McKnight since the first time we met it was an instant connection and a bond that nobody would ever break. I want to thank you for making me a better athlete and a better man at life without you I don’t know where I would be right now,” the junior wrote on Instagram.
“I love you Coach Brad you’re in a better place now and ima make sure to finish what we always talked about,” he added.
Rutgers College head soccer coach Greg Schiano mentioned he was “saddened” to listen to in regards to the coach’s deaths.
“Brad Cunningham, member of our first recruiting class, laid the foundation of the Rutgers football program,” Schiano tweeted.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Brad’s family and the entire Hudson Catholic football family.”
The Submit has reached out to Hudson Catholic and the Archdiocese of Newark for remark.
No further details about the crash was instantly accessible, officers mentioned.
A press convention has been scheduled for 3 p.m. on Monday on the Essex County Prosecutor’s Workplace in Newark.
