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CRUMBY RIDE: Route 287 Traffic Sandwiched In Bread Truck, DOT Collision CRUMBY RIDE: Route 287 Traffic Sandwiched In Bread Truck, DOT Collision
Crumby Ride: Route 287 Traffic Sandwiched In Bread Truck, DOT Collision A tractor-trailer and New Jersey Department of Transportation truck collided just as the work-week rush was beginning on Route 287, spilling dozens and dozens of boxes of bread. No injuries were reported in the crash when one of the drivers tried to change lanes on the southbound highway at mile marker 64.4 near Campgaw Road in Mahwah around 5:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, New Jersey State Trooper Brandi Slota said. A combination of loaders, flatbed tow trucks, a huge Dumpster and some shovels helped clear the site. New Jersey State Police were investigating. The crash occurred around 5:3…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead In Rig On Route 95 Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead In Rig On Route 95
Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead In Rig On Route 95 A tractor-trailer driver was found dead in his cab on Route 95 near the George Washington Bridge, responders said. No foul play was immediately suspected. The rig had been parked on the shoulder of southbound Route 95 at mile marker 121.3 just past the Route 4 overpass in Fort Lee headed toward the New Jersey Turnpike/Route 80 split on Thursday morning, Sept. 8. New Jersey State Police were investigating, assisted by the state Department of Transportation and a medical examiner.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Dead, 2 More Hurt As Car Carrier Runs Red Light, Hits Van At Hunterdon County Intersection One Dead, 2 More Hurt As Car Carrier Runs Red Light, Hits Van At Hunterdon County Intersection
One Dead, 2 More Hurt As Car Carrier Runs Red Light, Hits Van At Hunterdon County Intersection A 77-year-old driver was killed and two others were hospitalized after a car-carrying trailer ran a red light and slammed into two other vehicles at a Hunterdon County intersection, authorities said. An open multiple car carrier trailer was heading northbound on Route 202 near Dory Dilts Road in Raritan Township when it failed to stop at the red light, striking a westbound Nissan Altima and a Nissan commercial van as they crossed through the intersection just after 2:30 p.m. on Monday, August 8, Police Lt. Scott Nelson said in a release. The Altima driver, John Monahan, 77, of Three Bridge…

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by Valerie Musson
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VIDEO: Motorists Report Tractor-Trailer Weaving Before Driver Is Killed In Fiery Route 80 Crash VIDEO: Motorists Report Tractor-Trailer Weaving Before Driver Is Killed In Fiery Route 80 Crash
Video: Motorists Report Tractor-Trailer Weaving Before Driver Is Killed In Fiery Route 80 Crash UPDATE: A tractor-trailer driver apparently suffered a medical emergency before he died in a fiery crash off Route 80, authorities confirmed. Motorists had just reported the rig weaving back and forth in front of them when it barreled off the westbound highway close to the site of the old Marcal plant in Elmwood Park shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday,  New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. First it drifted onto the right shoulder, then it struck the guardrail and continued over the curbed median at the Exit 61 on-ramp before plowing through another guardrail and plummeting off …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed In Horrific Fiery Crash On Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed In Horrific Fiery Crash On Route 80
Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed In Horrific Fiery Crash On Route 80 UPDATE: A tractor-trailer driver apparently suffered a medical emergency before he died in a fiery crash off Route 80, authorities confirmed. Motorists had just reported the rig weaving back and forth in front of them when it barreled off the westbound highway close to the site of the old Marcal plant in Elmwood Park shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. First it drifted onto the right shoulder, then it struck the guardrail and continued over the curbed median at the Exit 61 on-ramp before plowing through another guardrail and plummeting off …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Amazon Truck Topples Traffic Light, Route 46 Jammed For Hours Amazon Truck Topples Traffic Light, Route 46 Jammed For Hours
Amazon Truck Topples Traffic Light, Route 46 Jammed For Hours The rush hour on Route 46 near Teterboro Airport was a mess Monday morning, several hours after an Amazon truck took down a traffic signal, authorities said. The eastbound driver tried to make a U-turn at Huyler Street from the eastbound fast lane when the truck toppled the light on the border of Moonachie and South Hackensack at 1:15 a.m., Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. A New Jersey Department of Transportation crew arrived around 5 a.m. to begin repairs, Napolitano. This took out the fast lane on both sides of the highway, "adding to the pain of the (morning) commute," the l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang
Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang A 47-year-old unlicensed New Jersey driver has been charged in a Staten Island crash that left three teenagers, including a pair of siblings, dead over the weekend, authorities said. Maher Asi-Mahmoud, of Marlboro, was turning left in an eastbound 2017 GMC Yukon when it collided with a westbound Ford Mustang, carrying the teens Sunday, July 10, police said. The Mustang was sent into a tree on impact and split in half, ejecting two of the occupants. The victims were identified as 16-year-old Fernanda Gil, 15-year-old Jessie Gil and 15-year-old Ashley Rodriguez. The driver, 16, was the only o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving NJDOT Truck Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving NJDOT Truck
Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving Njdot Truck A 30-year-old Toms River woman was high on pot when she caused a four-car crash that left two people dead last March, authorities said. Danielle Bowker was behind the wheel of a 2018 Honda Civic heading westbound on Route 571 when she swerved while negotiating a right-hand curve around 7:15 a.m. March 29 in Manchester, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Civic then struck a New Jersey Department of Transportation Ford F-550 pickup truck driven by Eduardo Rivera, 30, of Hamilton Township, which was traveling eastbound on Route 571. Daniel Septor, 26, of the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Crash Involving 4 Cars Takes Down Traffic Signal On Route 10 (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash Involving 4 Cars Takes Down Traffic Signal On Route 10 (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Involving 4 Cars Takes Down Traffic Signal On Route 10 (Developing) A tractor-trailer crash involving four other vehicles brought down a traffic signal on Route 10 in Morris County, developing reports say. The signal at Route 10 and Canfield Avenue in Randolph was taken down following a tractor-trailer collision with four other cars shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Turning access onto Canfield Avenue was limited in both directions, the township confirmed on social media. There is a traffic signal down at Route 10 and Canfield Ave. limiting turn access onto Canfield Ave in both directions.... …

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by Valerie Musson
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2 Airlifted As Warren County Crash Shuts Down Route 31 (DEVELOPING) 2 Airlifted As Warren County Crash Shuts Down Route 31 (DEVELOPING)
2 Airlifted As Warren County Crash Shuts Down Route 31 (Developing) Two victims were being flown to nearby hospitals in separate medical helicopters following a serious crash in Warren County, developing reports say. The crash trapped the victims near 459 Route 31 in Washington shortly before 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Both NorthSTAR and Atlantic Air 1 medical helicopters were called to the scene as crews worked to extricate the victims, the report said. A diversion team was also requested, the initial report said. Meanwhile, Route 31 was closed in both directions for the crash investigation, NJDOT said…

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by Valerie Musson
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Jeep Topples Traffic Light In Waldwick Jeep Topples Traffic Light In Waldwick
Jeep Topples Traffic Light In Waldwick A 17-year-old driver escaped injury when her Jeep knocked down a traffic light and damaged a junction box in Waldwick, authorities said. The borough driver's vehicle came to rest in a wooded area off the corner of Sheridan Avenue and East Prospect Street at 9:50 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Police Chief Mark F. Messner said. Waldwick firefighters tended to a smoke condition in the engine, the DPW blocked off the area and the state Department of Transportation was notified, the chief said. The vehicle was towed and no summonses were issued, he said. Just off Sheridan Avenue and East Prospect …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway
Horrific Route 3 Crash: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway UPDATE: A tow truck driver was fighting for his life after he was gravely injured by an out-of-control vehicle while responding to a previous accident on Route 3 in Rutherford, authorities said. Police had closed down several lanes and the shoulder while placing their vehicles and cones behind the initial two-car crash scene on the westbound highway near Park Avenue -- west of Route 17 and east of the Passaic River -- around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, Police Chief John Russo said. Robert Thornton, 31, of Nick's Towing Service in Rutherford, had one of the vehicles on the flatbed and was p…

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by Jerry DeMarco