Seminarian killed in accident is recalled as ‘prayerful and loving’ Ngu Quoc Tran, known to his friends as Peter, is shown in a photo from the Facebook page of the Diocese of Metuchen, for which he was a seminarian. He was killed in a hit-and-run accident May 11 while walking in New York City. By Catholic News Service • Posted May 19, 2021 PISCATAWAY, N.J. (CNS) — A seminarian from the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in New York City, the diocese reported. Ngu Quoc Tran, known as Peter by friends and classmates, was killed while walking on Manhattan’s East Side the evening of May 11.