From the Office of The Attorney General Press Release: "According to the investigation, at approximately 6:00 p.m. (November 9, 2025), officers from the West Deptford Police Department responded to a call received through police dispatch reporting two apparently intoxicated males. Patrolman Conor Goggin was operating a marked police vehicle when he activated his emergency lights in an attempt to stop a car matching the description of the vehicle described on the call. The driver of that car sped off at a high rate of speed. The speeding car disregarded a traffic signal and proceeded into the intersection of Hessian and Red Bank Avenues. The speeding car then collided with another car, driven by Mr. Martinez and occupied by a rear seat passenger. Mr. Martinez (also known as Jose M. Martinez-Peguero) was killed in the crash and his passenger sustained a leg fracture. The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office (GCPO) is prosecuting the driver of the speeding car that collided with Mr. Martinez’s vehicle. That individual has been identified as 24-year old George Linard. He was previously identified in a complaint-warrant issued by the GCPO by another name, based on a driver’s license that he provided. However, as alleged by the GCPO, this license was fraudulent. A Gloucester County grand jury indicted Linard on two counts of aggravated manslaughter (1st degree), eluding (2nd degree), death by auto (2nd degree), four counts of aggravated assault (2nd degree), and one count of fraudulent possession of a government license (4th degree). The charges and allegations against Linard are merely accusations, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law."

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