Russell C. McCurnin
Russell C. McCurnin
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Age: 48
Location:
100 block of Faith Court at the intersection of Route 70
Eversham
Burlington County , NJ
United States
We received reports of a ghost bike installed on Rt 70. Probably it was placed in memory of Russell. The driver that klled him was charged and convicted, but as advocates pointed out, not of vehicular homicide.
From the bicycle commissiong of greater philadelphia
From the Camden Courier Post:
Nehru
P. Turner, 37, of the 3000 block of St. Martin's Road, is accused of
striking Russell C. McCurnin, 48, of the 100 block of Faith Court at the
intersection of Green Brook Drive and Route 70 in Evesham at 11:10 a.m. Sunday (December 11), police said.
Police said McCurnin was riding his bicycle on the shoulder of the roadway at the time of the accident.
Turner
is charged with causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a
suspended license, failure to maintain a lane, operating a vehicle on a
shoulder, driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended
license, police said.
From the Courier Post
Man faces charges in cyclist's death
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
By JASON NARK and CAROL COMEGNO
Courier-Post Staff
MOUNT HOLLY
A Pennsauken man appeared in court Tuesday to face charges in the death of a
Mount Laurel cyclist.
Nehru P. Turner, 37, of the 3000 block of St. Martin's Road, is accused of
striking Russell C. McCurnin, 48, of the 100 block of Faith Court at the
intersection of Route 70 in Evesham at 11:10 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Police said McCurnin was riding his bicycle on the shoulder of the roadway
at the time of the accident.
Turner is charged with causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a
suspended license, failure to maintain a lane, operating a vehicle on a
shoulder, driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license,
police said.
Thaddeus Drummond, assistant Burlington County prosecutor, said additional
charges depend on the results of blood tests by a lab.
"The possibility of additional charges looms heavy in this case," Drummond
said in court Tuesday.
Drummond said the defendant told police he would test positive for
marijuana, PCP and cocaine.
The prosecutor said several witnesses told police that Turner was driving
erratically before he struck the cyclist.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Smith Jr. reduced the bail for Turner from
$500,000 to $100,000 on the indictable charge -- causing a death while
operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver's license.
Smith said the defendant must post surety or a bail bond for the entire
amount instead of the usual 10 percent.
Turner, who has served time in state prison, said he has four children and a
pregnant wife but did not say if he works.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Age: 48
Location:
100 block of Faith Court at the intersection of Route 70
Eversham
Burlington County , NJ
United States
We received reports of a ghost bike installed on Rt 70. Probably it was placed in memory of Russell. The driver that klled him was charged and convicted, but as advocates pointed out, not of vehicular homicide.
From the bicycle commissiong of greater philadelphia
From the Camden Courier Post:
Nehru
P. Turner, 37, of the 3000 block of St. Martin's Road, is accused of
striking Russell C. McCurnin, 48, of the 100 block of Faith Court at the
intersection of Green Brook Drive and Route 70 in Evesham at 11:10 a.m. Sunday (December 11), police said.
Police said McCurnin was riding his bicycle on the shoulder of the roadway at the time of the accident.
Turner
is charged with causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a
suspended license, failure to maintain a lane, operating a vehicle on a
shoulder, driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended
license, police said.
From the Courier Post
Man faces charges in cyclist's death
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
By JASON NARK and CAROL COMEGNO
Courier-Post Staff
MOUNT HOLLY
A Pennsauken man appeared in court Tuesday to face charges in the death of a
Mount Laurel cyclist.
Nehru P. Turner, 37, of the 3000 block of St. Martin's Road, is accused of
striking Russell C. McCurnin, 48, of the 100 block of Faith Court at the
intersection of Route 70 in Evesham at 11:10 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Police said McCurnin was riding his bicycle on the shoulder of the roadway
at the time of the accident.
Turner is charged with causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a
suspended license, failure to maintain a lane, operating a vehicle on a
shoulder, driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license,
police said.
Thaddeus Drummond, assistant Burlington County prosecutor, said additional
charges depend on the results of blood tests by a lab.
"The possibility of additional charges looms heavy in this case," Drummond
said in court Tuesday.
Drummond said the defendant told police he would test positive for
marijuana, PCP and cocaine.
The prosecutor said several witnesses told police that Turner was driving
erratically before he struck the cyclist.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Smith Jr. reduced the bail for Turner from
$500,000 to $100,000 on the indictable charge -- causing a death while
operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver's license.
Smith said the defendant must post surety or a bail bond for the entire
amount instead of the usual 10 percent.
Turner, who has served time in state prison, said he has four children and a
pregnant wife but did not say if he works.