LAWNSIDE – A Pennsylvania man is facing criminal charges in connection with a traffic accident that killed a Cherry Hill grandmother.
Anwar Parham, 29, of North Wales was speeding “before and during” the May 13 crash at White Horse Pike and Gloucester Avenue, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.
The 9:35 p.m. crash killed the driver of the second vehicle, 69-year-old Theresa Karbach of Cherry Hill.
A 69-year-old Pine Hill woman in Karbach’s car was admitted to Cooper University Hospital, Camden.
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The women had to be freed from the wreckage of their car, the prosecutor’s office said.
Karbach, who was married for 50 years, had three children and four grandchildren, an obituary said.
She was a patient account representative at Virtua Health for 44 years.
After retiring from Virtua, Karbach worked at several retail stores, most recently for Brighton Collectibles at Cherry Hill Mall.
“She also loved opera, theater and art,” the obituary said. It added that “most importantly, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.”
Parham, who was also taken to Cooper after the crash, was arrested at Lawnside Police Station on May 23. He is charged with manslaughter by car, assault by car and driving with a suspended license during a fatal accident.
The accusations are just accusations. Parham has not been convicted in the case.
Anyone with information is asked to call District Attorney’s Office Detective Samuel Funches at 856-397-4000 and Lawnside Police Sgt. Ross Chase at 856-573-6205.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter at the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email: Jwalsh@cpsj.com.
This article originally appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Theresa Karbach, retiree and grandmother, dies in White Horse Pike crash
