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Police & Fire
2-Car Crash Shuts Down Route 22, Damages Bridge 2-Car Crash Shuts Down Route 22, Damages Bridge
2-Car Crash Shuts Down Route 22, Damages Bridge UPDATE: A driver from Pennsylvania was more than three times the legal BAC limit when she crashed into a flatbed tow truck and caused serious damage to a bridge in Warren County, authorities said. ---------------------------------- A two-car crash brought traffic to a halt on Route 22 and damaged a bridge in the Phillipsburg area Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The Lopatcong Township Fire Company responded to the crash in the westbound lanes on the bridge passing over Route 57 around 1:30 p.m., the department said. Emergency crews prevented an electrical fire by removing the batter…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Route 46 Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Route 46
Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Route 46 UPDATE: The victim was identified as Jen Gorgas, 25, of Netcong, DailyVoice.com reported.  --------------------------------- A deadly tractor-trailer crash shut down Route 46 in Morris County early Tuesday, March 15, developing reports say. A car collided with the trailer and became trapped under it near 1470 Route 46 in Roxbury Township around 8:40 a.m., according to initial reports. A medical helicopter was requested and later canceled as emergency crews pronounced the victim dead at the scene, the initial report said. All lanes were closed in both directions East of Rt. 183/Netcong C…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Driver, 39, Airlifted After New SUV Hits Pole, Rolls On Route 23 Jersey Shore Driver, 39, Airlifted After New SUV Hits Pole, Rolls On Route 23
Jersey Shore Driver, 39, Airlifted After New SUV Hits Pole, Rolls On Route 23 A Jersey Shore driver was airlifted after his new SUV hit a utility pole and rolled on Route 23 in West Milford over the weekend. Brian Kochakji, a 39-year-old finance manager with Mercedes Benz, was headed north on Route 23 when the 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 crashed shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Kochakji, a former township resident who lives in Point Pleasant, was brought by ambulance to Echo Lake Ballfield on Germantown Road, police Lt. Thomas Valente said. AirMed One flew him from there to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with serious injuries, Va…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Major NJ Highway Closing This Weekend For Repairs Major NJ Highway Closing This Weekend For Repairs
Major NJ Highway Closing This Weekend For Repairs Route 202 will be closed in both directions this weekend for drainage pipe replacement in Hunterdon County. Both southbound lanes and one right northbound lane will be closed approximately one mile north of ramp Route 29, from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Sunday, New Jersey's transportation department said. Southbound traffic will get by in the southbound shoulder, while one right lane will be open for northbound traffic. Oversize loads wider than 8 feet and 6 inches will be prohibited from traveling on this section of the highway completely. If work is completed early, the road will reopen so…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Another Hellish Commute After Trucks Collide On Route 80 E. In Parsippany Another Hellish Commute After Trucks Collide On Route 80 E. In Parsippany
Another Hellish Commute After Trucks Collide On Route 80 E. In Parsippany Traffic crawled along the eastbound side of Route 80 late Tuesday morning -- hours after a two-truck crash that spilled fuel and debris across the highway in Parsippany. The four-lane highway was down to two near Exit 42 as of noon as crews worked to clear the scene, the NJDOT said. Two trucks collided around 4:30 a.m., drivers said. Motorists stuck in traffic later that morning took to Twitter to let out frustration. "It has taken me an hour and a half to go 8 miles."Twitter @BeeAshleigh "Route 80 is the devil baby of NJ"Twitter @teachwifelife *68 minutes* to my 12 mile commute…

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by Cecilia Levine