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Car Downs Pole, Closes Route 70 In South Jersey Car Downs Pole, Closes Route 70 In South Jersey
Car Downs Pole, Closes Route 70 In South Jersey Traffic was snarled on a major roadway in South Jersey after a utility pole was knocked down, authorities said. A crash at about noon Wednesday toppled the pole and wires across the 900 block of Route 70 westbound in Evesham, initial reports said. A state Department of Transportation crew was closing down the westbound lanes so repairs could begin, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Burlington County Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Burlington County
Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Burlington County Authorities are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in South Jersey. The crash occurred about 1:30 a.m. Thursday on Route 130 southbound near Andover Road in Cinnaminson, according to initial reports.  The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The state Department of Transportation assisted police in closing the road for the investigation.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Wedding Guest Killed By Hit-Run Driver Outside North Jersey Catering Hall Wedding Guest Killed By Hit-Run Driver Outside North Jersey Catering Hall
Wedding Guest Killed By Hit-Run Driver Outside North Jersey Catering Hall UPDATE: Authorities have the hit-and-run vehicle that struck and killed a 20-year-old wedding guest from Massachusetts outside a popular Route 17 catering hall Saturday night. Now they just need to determine who was driving. Witnesses and several occupants who were in the vehicle at the time were being interviewed. "We need to make sure which one was the actual driver," Bergen County Prosecutor's Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti told Daily Voice around noontime. An alert initially was broadcast for a red Dodge that fled the scene after the victim from Roxbury, MA was struck outside t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Tree Downs Wires, Burns Route 17 Pavement UPDATE: Tree Downs Wires, Burns Route 17 Pavement
Update: Tree Downs Wires, Burns Route 17 Pavement UPDATE: Southbound Route 17 remained closed temporarily after a transformer fire downed wires and burned a portion of the roadway Wednesday night in Waldwick. Police initially closed the highway north at Allendale Road and south at Cameron Road around 9:15 p.m. Several area power outages were reported. Police, firefighters and the state Department of Transportation responded. The northbound side was reopened shortly before 10:30 p.m., but the southbound side remained closed while things cooled off and a hole could be patched. Grove Street in Waldwick.DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco