Teen charged in fatal Vineland hit-and-run

VINELAND An 18-year-old Millville man was charged in connection with the Aug. 29 hit-and-run along South Delsea Drive that claimed the life of another city man.

Robert W. Fauver III of South Second Street in Millville was arrested Thursday and charged with death by auto and leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury.

After obtaining a search warrant for Fauver's phone, police also charged the teen with use of a cellphone while driving and use of a cellphone by a probationary driver, according to police reports.

On Aug. 29, Richard C. Seigh, 69, of Millville was picked up by a taxi at Second and Vine streets in Millville about 9:45 p.m. and dropped off at the Cosmopolitan Restaurant parking lot, just north of Cumberland Mall.

Police reported Seigh was crossing the street in the 3500 block of South Delsea Drive when he was hit in the southbound interior lane by a black Dodge pickup.

Seigh was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:26 p.m., according to police.

A while later, police reported they received a phone call from a Millville man reporting his 18-year-old son had struck a deer in the area of the Cosmopolitan Restaurant. Police noted they did not find a deer in that area.

Police seized Fauver's vehicle and took DNA samples that were forwarded to the New Jersey State Police lab.

Fauver was also charged with hindering an investigation and reckless driving.

Deborah M. Marko; (856) 563-5256; dmarko@gannettnj.com