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South Jersey Woman, 41, Dies Of Injuries From Route 38 Crash South Jersey Woman, 41, Dies Of Injuries From Route 38 Crash
South Jersey Woman, 41, Dies Of Injuries From Route 38 Crash A 41-year-old woman from South Jersey died of her injuries from a four-vehicle crash last week in Burlington County. Angela Johnson of Sicklerville was driving her Cadillac SUV eastbound on Route 38 near milepost 19 in Southampton at about 4 p.m. on March 12, according to New Jersey State Police. Her SUV struck the side of an eastbound Toyota, State Police said. The SUV then veered into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a Freightliner truck before both the truck and SUV hit a Nissan, police said. Johnson was brought to an area hospital where she died of her injuries three days l…

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by Jon Craig
Traffic
Teenage Passenger Killed In I-295 Crash Teenage Passenger Killed In I-295 Crash
Teenage Passenger Killed In I-295 Crash A 17-year-old passenger was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 295,  authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 on I-295 southbound in Greenwich Township, according to New Jersey State Police. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Subaru driven by a 16-year-old with a 17-year-old passenger was traveling south on I-295 in the left lane.  A Freightliner with a flatbed trailer was traveling south on I-295 in the center lane.  In the area of milepost 15.3 the Subaru changed lanes and struck the front of the Freightl…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 36, Killed In Collision With Truck In South Jersey Motorcyclist, 36, Killed In Collision With Truck In South Jersey
Motorcyclist, 36, Killed In Collision With Truck In South Jersey A 36-year-old motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a Freightliner truck in Gloucester County, authorities said. Steven Bass, 36, of Williamstown, was riding a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle east on Clayton Road in Monroe and collided with the truck, Monroe Township police said. Bass was taken to aa area hospital and pronounced dead at 12:32 p.m. Saturday, May 6, police said. The Freightliner truck was traveling west on Clayton Road at about 11:40 a.m. when it failed to yield the right of way while making a left turn onto Railroad Avenue, according to Monroe police. The 46-year-ol…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt In Mercer County Crash Motorcyclist Critically Hurt In Mercer County Crash
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt In Mercer County Crash A motorcyclist suffered critical head injuries during a crash in Mercer County, authorities said. On Tuesday, April 4, at 7:34 p.m, West Windsor Township Police dispatch received calls about a serious crash on Old Trenton Road at Mercer County. West Windsor Township Fire & Emergency Services, MICU, and Robbinsville Township Fire Rescue all responded. The motorcyclist was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center with severe and life-threatening head injuries, police said. His name had not been released. His 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling northbound on Old Trenton…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production
Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production A pair of young filmmakers from the Baltimore area were killed in a crash on Interstate 95 in Delaware while returning from a production in Philadelphia, according to news reports and those who knew them. Martin Whittier, 37, and Nate Brubaker, 27, were heading south in a 2020 BMW M2 when the car became disabled in the middle lane of the highway around 10:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 in Newark, DE, according to Delaware State Police and the pair's associates. A white 2017 Freightliner box truck also traveling southbound struck the BMW from behind, and pushed it in southern direction, towa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (UPDATE) Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (UPDATE)
Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (Update) Two toddlers were among the seven victims hurt in a serious chain-reaction crash on Route 78, state police confirmed. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes near milepost 7.2 in Bloomsbury around 4:25 p.m. on Monday, July 25, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. A 2007 Freightliner pulling a utility trailer was heading east in the center lane in front of a Toyota Camry, which was in front of a Mazda CX-5, Marchan said. Meanwhile, a Kia Sorrento was in the left lane alongside the 2007 Freightliner, which also had a 2015 Freightliner box truck to its right. A 2019 Kentworth…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Crane Operator Killed After Flipping On Garden State Parkway: NJSP Crane Operator Killed After Flipping On Garden State Parkway: NJSP
Crane Operator Killed After Flipping On Garden State Parkway: Njsp A crane operator was killed when his rig rolled over on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The crash occurred at 6:31 a.m. on Thursday, June 23 northbound near mile marker 135 in Woodbridge Township, State Police said. Preliminary information indicates that a Freightliner M2 truck traveling northbound overturned. As a result, the driver, Scott Stadnik, 49, of Flemington, Burlington County, was partially ejected and sustained fatal injuries, police said.  The passenger, a 41-year-old male, did not sustain injuries.  No other vehicles were involved.  The crash remai…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Passenger Killed When Tractor-Trailer Flips At NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza: State Police Passenger Killed When Tractor-Trailer Flips At NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza: State Police
Passenger Killed When Tractor-Trailer Flips At NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza: State Police A passenger in a tractor-trailer was killed when the truck flipped after a collision in a New Jersey Turnpike toll plaza in Salem County, authorities said. Kastarra Sha Quinta Lawrence, 23, of Augusta, Georgia, was killed, State Police said. The truck driver, 23-year-old Corey McKonnen Duncan Jr., also from Augusta, suffered critical injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, according to Trooper Brandi Slota, a State Police spokeswoman.  The crash occurred at about 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19.  A Ford F150 pickup truck was struck from behind by a Freightliner truck pulling…

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by Jon Craig
News
SEEN IT? Video Shows Truck Involved In Crash That Killed NJ Motorcyclist SEEN IT? Video Shows Truck Involved In Crash That Killed NJ Motorcyclist
Seen IT? Video Shows Truck Involved In Crash That Killed NJ Motorcyclist VIDEO: A semi-trailer truck that authorities said kept going after a motorcyclist from Elmwood Park was killed on Route 17 is seen in a brief surveillance video clip released by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. "The maroon or red semi-trailer truck slowed down to a stop in the right lane of Route 17 South due to traffic ahead" around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Motorcyclist Mario Andres Uran Gaviria, 41, couldn't stop in time and hit the "bobtail" truck from behind in front of Allied Carpet, the prosecutor said. Gaviria, previously of Montgomery Vi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Father Of NJ Police Officer Who Died In 2011 Motorcycle Crash Killed The Same Way, 63 Father Of NJ Police Officer Who Died In 2011 Motorcycle Crash Killed The Same Way, 63
Father Of NJ Police Officer Who Died In 2011 Motorcycle Crash Killed The Same Way, 63 A 63-year-old motorcyclist from Burlington County was killed in a Route 31 collision with a school bus over the weekend -- just more than nine years after his son died in a motorcycle crash. Alex Harvilla, of Chesterfield, was heading southbound on a Honda motorcycle when he struck an eastbound Freightliner school bus near milepost 15 around 3:20 p.m. Sunday,  NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Harvilla was pronounced dead at the scene. None of the 14 passengers on the school bus nor the 64-year-old driver from Somerville were injured, Goez said. Harvilla's son, Joh…

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by Cecilia Levine & Valerie Musson