Driver Indicted After Deadly Hit-and-run Crash in Little Egg Harbor Twp., NJ

Ocean County, N.J. — A Monroe Township man has been indicted in connection with a fatal pedestrian accident late last year.

54-year-old Artice Norvell is facing charges of vehicular homicide and knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death.

The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office says at around 4:00 on the morning of November 5th, 2025, officers with the Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Center and Oak Streets for a report of an injured pedestrian.

At the scene, they found 68-year-old Domenico Russano of Little Egg Harbor Township lying on the roadway with serious injuries. He was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, where he died from his injuries.

Authorities said an investigation revealed that a white Ford F-650 box truck that Norvell was driving struck Russano as he was walking on the sidewalk and then fled the area.

On March 6th, Norvell was charged, and he turned himself in to police three days later. He was taken to the Ocean County Jail and subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.

The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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