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Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Dies In Route 72 Crash With Pickup Truck Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Dies In Route 72 Crash With Pickup Truck
Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Dies In Route 72 Crash With Pickup Truck A Pennsylvania motorcyclist died in a crash on Route 72 in Burlington County, NJ Saturday, Sept. 16, authorities said. Eric Tomko, 47, of Bensalem, was heading east on Route 72 when he struck a westbound Chevrolet Silverado attempting a lefthand turn onto County Route 532 around 8:50 p.m. in Woodland Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Tomko was thrown from his bike, which entered the path of a Ford Escape traveling behind the Chevy, police said. Tomko and the bike both struck the Ford's front passenger side.  Tomko was pronounced dead at the scene and the crash …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lightning Strikes Caused Pair Of South Jersey Wildfires: Forest Fire Officials Say Lightning Strikes Caused Pair Of South Jersey Wildfires: Forest Fire Officials Say
Lightning Strikes Caused Pair Of South Jersey Wildfires: Forest Fire Officials Say Lightning strikes from two storms caused two recent wildfires in Burlington County, authorities said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reached that conclusion in the Flatiron Wildfire, which burned over 210 acres in Medford, and the Acorn Hill Wildfire, which was contained Tuesday, June 20 after it destroyed 246 acres of the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest. “Lightning-caused wildfires are uncommon in New Jersey and represent 1% of all wildfire starts in the Garden State,” the Forest Fire Service said. Lightning-caused wildfires don’t always start immediately and can burn inside a tree for …

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by Jon Craig
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Air Force Family Recovering After South Jersey Fire Air Force Family Recovering After South Jersey Fire
Air Force Family Recovering After South Jersey Fire An Air Force couple's family has been living at a military base since a fire destroyed their home in Burlington County. Last Monday, May 15, Bob and Kim Dotson and their two young daughters were displaced by the six-alarm fire. Bob is a master sergeant and Kim is a captain in the Air Force at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. A neighbor, Jesse Estlow of Woodland Township, organized a GoFundMe to help the family, who lost everything in the fire. While Kim was coming home from work, Bob awoke on the couch to their family home on fire.  Bob safely evacuated his two daughters and t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Three Pedestrians Killed By Car In South Jersey Three Pedestrians Killed By Car In South Jersey
Three Pedestrians Killed By Car In South Jersey Three pedestrians were struck and killed by a car in Burlington County Saturday, Sept. 24, authorities said. A Nissan Maxima heading north on Chatworth Barnegat Road (CR-532) struck the rear of a Ford Mustang, also heading north around 11:25 p.m. in Woodland Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The Nissan then hit three pedestrians identified as Dion Cardell, 50, of Browns Mills, Michael Stull, 46, of Hamilton, and Brian Blaszka, 36, of Forked River. All were killed. The driver of the Ford sustained minor injuries and the driver of the Nissan did not report any in…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Three Seriously Hurt In Route 72 Crash Three Seriously Hurt In Route 72 Crash
Three Seriously Hurt In Route 72 Crash Three people were airlifted to local hospitals in a Route 72 Saturday, July 9, authorities said. The multi-car crash was reported at 3:51 p.m. on the westbound side in Woodland Township, at milepost 55, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Both directions of the highway were closed near Savoy Boulevard for accident investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJSP Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In Collision With Dump Truck NJSP Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In Collision With Dump Truck
Njsp Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In Collision With Dump Truck New Jersey State Police have identified the motorcyclist killed on Tuesday in a collision with a dump truck in Burlington County. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on Route 72 west at milepost 2.8 near Anna Street in Woodland Township.  Jeffrey E. Roller, 76, of Whiting was operating a Harley Davidson west on Route 72 and was stopped in the right shoulder, according to Trooper Charles Marchan, a state police spokesman.. Calvin Gamble was operating a 2007 Peterbilt dump truck, also traveling west on Route 72, Marchan said.  Roller merged into the westbound lane of travel from the s…

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by Jon Craig
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NJSP Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In Crash With Dump Truck NJSP Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In Crash With Dump Truck
Njsp Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In Crash With Dump Truck New Jersey State Police have identified the motorcyclist killed on Tuesday in a collision with a dump truck in Burlington County. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on Route 72 west at milepost 2.8 near Anna Street in Woodland Township.  Jeffrey E. Roller, 76, of Whiting was operating a Harley Davidson west on Route 72 and was stopped in the right shoulder, according to Trooper Charles Marchan, a state police spokesman.. Calvin Gamble was operating a 2007 Peterbilt dump truck, also traveling west on Route 72, Marchan said.  Roller merged into the westbound lane of travel from the s…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Burlington Crash Victims Airlifted With Serious Injuries Burlington Crash Victims Airlifted With Serious Injuries
Burlington Crash Victims Airlifted With Serious Injuries Medevac helicopters were en route to a multi-vehicle crash in Burlington County late Thursday afternoon, authorities said.  Two of the victims being airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City were described as teenagers in an unconfirmed report. The crash occurred at Route 72 and Sooey Road in Woodland Township, according to initial reports.  Crash victims were entrapped, according to an unconfirmed report. Mutual aid was requested at about 6 p.m. from first responders in Warren Grove and Barnegat Township in Ocean County. This is a developing news stor…

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by Jon Craig