Some losses are impossible to put into words. They leave behind a silence that feels heavier than anything we have ever known, and a question that echoes through the hearts of everyone who loved someone who is no longer here. 💔🕯️
With profound sadness, we remember Welther Briggs, 51, of Willingboro, whose life was tragically taken in a pedestrian crash on Route 130 South near Pennypacker Drive in Edgewater Park Township on September 20, 2026.
According to the Edgewater Park Township Police Department, the crash happened at approximately 1:55 a.m. Briggs was struck by a vehicle traveling south on Route 130 near the intersection with Pennypacker Drive.
Briggs suffered fatal injuries and died following the collision.
The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to police. Authorities later identified the driver as 51-year-old Huseyin Ozkok of Pemberton. Ozkok was charged with driving while suspended or unlicensed and causing death or injury. The charge is an allegation, and the case remains under investigation.
The Edgewater Park Township Police Department and the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Authorities have asked anyone who witnessed the collision or saw anything unusual in the area around the time of the incident to come forward with information.
For Welther's family, friends and loved ones, the investigation follows a devastating loss that came without warning.
His life will be remembered by those who knew him, while his loved ones continue to mourn the loss of a man whose life ended far too soon.
