Seton Hall seminarian killed in hit-and-run will be remembered in live-streamed funeral
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Seminarian Ngu Quoc Tran, who was known as Peter, died in a hit-and-run accident in Manhattan’s East Side, Catholic Church officials said. (Diocese of Metuchen)
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A Catholic seminarian who was killed by an alleged drunk driver while crossing the street in Manhattan will be remembered at a funeral Mass in New Jersey before his body is returned to his family in Vietnam, church officials said Monday.
Ngu Quoc Tran, who was known as Peter, died May 11 shortly after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Manhattan’s East Side, police said. The alleged driver was arrested about 20 minutes later after his car broke down on the FDR Drive.
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A 29-year-old man studying to become a priest was struck and killed in New York City by a drunken hit-and-run driver late Tuesday night, according to Catholic Church officials.
Ngu Quoc Tran, who went by Peter, was walking on Manhattan’s East Side when he was struck by the driver, who was arrested after he car was involved in another collision, the Diocese of Metuchen said.
Born and raised in the An Giang Province in the south of Vietnam, Tran moved to the U.S. in August 2017 and lived at the Saint John Vianney House of Discernment in Highland Park.
Man studying to be a Catholic priest at Seton Hall killed in NYC hit-and-run
Updated May 13, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
Seminarian Ngu Quoc Tran, who was known as Peter, died in a hit-and-run accident in Manhattan’s East Side Tuesday, Catholic Church officials said. (Diocese of Metuchen)
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A seminarian studying to be a priest was killed while crossing the street in New York City earlier this week by a hit-and-run driver who was allegedly drunk, Catholic Church officials said Wednesday.
Ngu Quoc Tran, who was known as Peter, was walking on Manhattan’s East Side late Tuesday when he hit, officials said. He died a short time later.