A Camden, New Jersey, neighborhood is mourning the loss of a beloved mechanic killed last week in what authorities said was a hit-and-run involving a stolen car.
Around 6:46 p.m. Thursday, Kenneth Blane Smith, known by those close to him simply as Blane, was riding a motorcycle when he was struck by a stolen Chevy Blazer, according to the Camden County prosecutor’s office. The driver fled the scene, officials said.
Jackie Thomas, who lives across the street, said the impact threw Smith into the air…