NJ teen driver plows SUV into group of students on sidewalk, leaving six injured

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Nicholas McEntyre

Quick Summary

A New Jersey teen driver struck six high school students on a sidewalk in Lindenwold with a silver Cadillac Escalade around 2:11 p.m., resulting in injuries but no fatalities. The crash happened near Lindenwold High School and an apartment complex. A grocery worker intervened to help the trapped victims, preventing the alleged driver from fleeing before police arrived. The teen driver faces multiple charges including aggravated assault and joyriding.
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Story summary

On February 15, a teen driver in Lindenwold, New Jersey crashed a silver Cadillac Escalade into a group of high school students walking on E Gibbsboro Road near Lindenwold High School. The accident happened around 2:11 p.m., trapping one student under the vehicle and injuring five others. Surveillance footage showed the SUV swerving off the road, jumping the curb onto the sidewalk, nearly hitting a utility pole before crashing into a metal fence. One injured teen was airlifted to a hospital for treatment while the other five were taken to local hospitals with undisclosed conditions. All victims are reported to be recovering without any fatalities.

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Nicholas McEntyre
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Cadillac Lindenwold Lindenwold High School NJ.com New Jersey

Subjects

Woodley PERSON · 3× Lindenwold GPE · 2× Cadillac ORG · 1× Camden County GPE · 1× Dennis Woodley PERSON · 1× Fox29 ORG · 1× Lindenwold High School ORG · 1× NJ.com ORG · 1× Nelson ORG · 1× New Jersey GPE · 1×

Narrative

The car was propelled across the sidewalk, nearly hitting a utility pole and crashing into a metal fence. At least one of the teens was found trapped underneath the front of the car and was flown to a hospital for treatment. The other five victims were left in undisclosed conditions and transported to local hospitals.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08

Claims (20 extracted, 3 hedged)

A New Jersey teen driver allegedly plowed an SUV into a group of minors walking on a sidewalk, trapping one of them under the hulking vehicle. uncertain
driver → plow → vehicle
The group of high school students, ages 14 to 16, was walking on the side of E Gibbsboro Road — down the street from Lindenwold High School and in front of an apartment complex — when they were struck around 2:11 p.m., Lindenwold Police said. asserted
Police → walk → p.m.
The alleged teen driver had been driving a silver Cadillac Escalade down the street when the SUV violently swerved off the road, jumping the curb and onto the sidewalk. asserted
SUV → drive → sidewalk
The half-a-dozen teens were then struck by the car, according to surveillance video obtained by NJ.com. uncertain
teens → strike → NJ.com
The car was propelled across the sidewalk, nearly hitting a utility pole and crashing into a metal fence. At least one of the teens was found trapped underneath the front of the car and was flown to a hospital for treatment. The other five victims were left in undisclosed conditions and transported to local hospitals. asserted
victims → propel → hospitals
Officials said all victims were recovering with no reported fatalities. asserted
victims → say → fatalities
The crash occurred down the road from Lindenwold High School in front of an apartment complex and grocery store. asserted
crash → occur → complex
Grocery worker Dennis Woodley had just finished a shift at his nearby story when he sprang into action to help the injured teens. asserted
he → finish → teens
“Soon as I clocked out, I heard the crash happen so I ran immediately to the crash. asserted
I → clock → crash
Because they said it was high school kids,” Woodley told Fox29. asserted
Woodley → say → Fox29
“I seen the girl that was lying on the sidewalk. asserted
that → see → sidewalk
Her leg was pinned under the tire. asserted
leg → pin → tire
After that, I heard a voice saying ‘Help,’ but it was a little faint and then I went outside of the fence and I seen a kid under the front bumper.” asserted
I → hear → bumper
Woodley claimed the 16-year-old driver attempted to flee the scene, but he and his co-worker, who had pulled him out of the car, prevented the escape. “I restrained him, I put him in a full Nelson, I said you’re under citizen’s arrest, and you’re not leaving until the police get here,” Woodley said. asserted
Woodley → claim → arrest
Police have not confirmed whether the driver tried to flee. asserted
driver → confirm → ?
Police detained the driver and an unidentified passenger at the scene. asserted
Police → detain → scene
Charges have since been filed against the teen driver, who faces one count of 2nd degree aggravated assault, six counts of third degree aggravated assault and one count of joyriding. asserted
who → file → joyriding
He was remanded to Camden County Juvenile Detention Center, police said. asserted
police → remand → Center
Lindenwold school district Superintendent Kristin P. O’Neil called Tuesday’s crash an “accident.” asserted
O’Neil → call → crash
“Today, I hope we all hug our children a little longer and take a moment to share a kind thought, prayer, or expression of support for the children who are recovering and for the families, friends, and loved ones who are caring for them,” O’Neil wrote to the school district community, according to NJ.com. uncertain
O’Neil → hope → NJ.com
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