Rara Avis
Veteran Member
March 22, Franklin, New Jersey - An 87-year-old man was killed after he was run over by the farm tractor he was using to plow a farm field at his South Blue Bell Road home, police said. Joseph Gatto Jr. died late Friday night after police found him lying unconscious in the field. Gatto was run over by the tractor, which then crashed into woods line about 100 yards from where police found him. Representatives from Forest Grove Fire Department, Franklin Emergency Medical Services, Underwood-Memorial Hospital paramedics, Gloucester County Medical Examiner's Office and county Prosecutor's Office all responded to the scene.