Atlantic County Man Fatally Hit By Car, Organs Donated

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — A pedestrian hit by a van on Monday died from his injuries. Kamal Chand was hospitalized after the incident on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township. Now he's in position to save three lives.

Doctors determined that the accident caused major head trauma, leaving him brain dead, according to a GoFundMe raising money for his funeral. His wife — Rosina Torres Chand — decided through advanced directives to take him off life support and donate his organs.

When Chand, 41, became an American citizen, he felt proud that he could get a driver's license. He also wondered what an organ donor was. Once his wife explained, he immediately decided to become one.

A transplant team took Chand to the operating room Wednesday night to take his organs, which will serve three recipients.

"Kamal became a hero, he saved 3 strangers that without him may not have survived, he became a gift to them and their families that prayed for a miracle," the GoFundMe says.

The crash took place at 11:02 p.m. Monday around Conoco in the West Atlantic City section of town. A Dodge van driver was traveling westbound during the incident.

Chand, of Egg Harbor Township, was thrown toward the shoulder of the road, police said. He was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus.

No one else was injured.

The Black Horse Pike was shut down for about four hours as officials cleared and investigated the area.

Patch is withholding the driver's identifying information because no charges or summonses have been announced. Officers Patrick Daly and James Ludwig — of Egg Harbor Township PD's Traffic Safety Unit — are investigating the incident.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash can contact the Egg Harbor Township Traffic Safety Unit at 609-926-2661.

Correction: This story previously listed the wrong date of the incident.

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