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Downed Power Lines, Crash Delay Traffic On Route 73
Downed power lines and a separate crash were delaying traffic on parts of Route 73 in Burlington County, authorities said. THe downed lines were northbound North of Route 610 (Fox Meadow Drive) in Maple Shade at about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, according to 511nj.org. The crash was on Route 73 in Cinnaminson Township, 511nj.org reported.
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Tractor-Trailer Flips On Ben Franklin Bridge (
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A tractor-trailer overturned on the New Jersey side of the Ben Franklin Bridge, authorities said. The crash at about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, snarled traffic in the westbound lanes from Camden to mid-span, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Three right lanes of four lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported. This is a developing news story.
Police & Fire
Truck Driver Dies After Plunging Into South Jersey River
A 60-year-old truck driver was killed after he plunged into a river in Cumberland County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 11:33 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 on Route 553 southbound at milepost 16 in Fairfield Township, according to New Jersey State Police. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Kenworth T880 ran off the road to the right, through the guide rail and into the Cohansey River, State Police said. Matthew Jacobs Jr., of Bridgeton, sustained fatal injuries, police said. A passenger sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The crash r…
Police & Fire
Woman, 46, Killed After Striking Stray Wheel On Garden State Parkway:
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A 46-year-old woman from Ocean County was killed on the Garden State Parkway after her SUV hit a stray wheel, authorities said. The wheel had become dislodged from a Ford F-250 during a separate crash, according to Charles Marchan, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police. Elaina S. Clarke was driving south at 5:31 a.m. Tuesday June 6 near milepost 85.7 in Toms River when she struck the pickup's wheel, Marchan said. She veered off the highway to the left and slammed into the back of the disabled unoccupied pickup, Marchan said. As a result of the crash, Clarke sustained fatal injuries…
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Truck Flips Dumping Sand Across Garden State Parkway: State Police
A dump truck overturned on the Garden State Parkway spilling sand across the road in Cape May County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11 a.m. on the parkway southbound at milepost 7.2 in Middle Township, according to New Jersey State Police. Based on preliminary information, the dump truck struck the guardrail and overturned into the median spilling sand across the roadway, State Police said. No injuries were reported and the roadway was reopened at approximately 1 p.m. but the left lane was closed and hour later for approximately two hours for guardrail repair, police …
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Teens OK After Minibus From Prestigious Private School Careens Across Entire GS Parkway
A group of teens and their driver escaped serious injury when a minibus from a prestigious private school in Connecticut careened across both the northbound and southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway in Paramus on Friday the 13th. The Greenwich Country Day School bus was headed north when the driver swerved to avoid a Lexus whose driver had changed lanes abruptly around 12:30 p.m. Jan. 13, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. The minibus ran off the roadway, then across the southbound lanes, before coming to rest in a ditch with a flat rear tire. Two of nearly a …
Police & Fire
South Jersey Driver, 37, Killed In Collision With Dump Truck
A 37-year-old man from Camden County was killed when he struck a dump truck in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media reported. Thurman H. Smith Jr., of Chesilhurst, was heading west on Route 322/Glassboro Road when he struck the vehicle around midnight Thursday, Oct. 6, the outlet said citing Monroe Township police. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene near Fries Mill Road. The 34-year-old dump truck driver was not injured. Condolences poured in on Facebook remembering Smith as a dad who shared a special bond with his daughter. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.
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: Four Killed, Eight Hospitalized In Shuttle Van Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
The driver of a transport van apparently suffered a medical episode before the vehicle crashed overnight near the George Washington Bridge, killing him and three workers being shuttled home from a factory in Orange County, NY, authorities said. Eight others were hospitalized following the crash on the southbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway between Exits 1 and 2 in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2. George Massey, 54, of the Bronx was driving the Ford Econoline E350 passenger van, which landed on its side in a wooded area of the median, Palisades Interstate Pa…
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: Deceased Driver, Passengers ID'd In Multi-Fatal Van Crash On Palisades Parkway
UPDATE: The driver of a passenger van apparently suffered a medical episode before a crash overnight near the George Washington Bridge that killed him and three workers being shuttled home from a factory in Orange County, NY, authorities said. Eight others were hospitalized following the crash on the southbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway between Exits 1 and 2 in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2. George Massey, 54, of the Bronx was driving the Ford Econoline E350 passenger van, which landed on its side in a wooded area of the median, Palisades Interstate Par…
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Troubled Man Jumps From Moving Vehicle On NJ Highway
UPDATE: New Jersey State Police identified a man who was seriously injured when he bailed from a moving vehicle on busy Route 287. Passenger David Chavez, 27, of Livingston "exited" a Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed trailer as it headed south on the highway in Riverdale shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Chavez's father, who was driving, told responders that his son "just opened the door out of nowhere" and pitched onto the highway's southbound side in Riverdale, one said. "Luckily he wasn't struck by anyone," a responder s…
Police & Fire
Serious Rush-Hour Crash Reported On Route 1 In Central Jersey: Developing
A serious rush-hour crash, possibly involving a pedestrian, occurred in Middlesex County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 5:30 p.m. on Route 1 at Plainfield Avenue in Edison, initial reports said. A pole was knocked down and traffic was being diverted off Route 1 onto Plainfield Avenue, an unconfirmed report said. Edison police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Hitting Deer On Atlantic City Expressway
A Honda struck a deer killing its 27-year-old driver on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said. The crash was reported at 146 a.m. in the westbound lanes at milepost 39.4 in Winslow Township, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Preliminary investigation indicates a Honda Accord traveling eastbound struck a deer, went off the road to the left into the center median, and entered the westbound lanes where it struck a GMC Acadia, Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The driver of the Honda, Emily FitzPatrick, 27, of Hammonton sustained fatal injuries, Goez said. The driver of the G…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Dead By State Police Trooper: Prosecutor
A male pedestrian was struck and killed by a New Jersey State Police trooper early Thursday morning, authorities in Middlesex County said. The crash occurred around 5:55 a.m. near on Route 1 south near Raymond Road in South Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and his identity was being withheld pending notification. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Jonathan Berman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4328.
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Motorcyclist Killed In Meadowlands Crash
A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash near the Meadowlands in East Rutherford early Wednesday evening, responders said. The victim, 25, from West New York went down on the ramp from southbound Route 120 to eastbound Route 3 across from the American Dream shortly after 5 p.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. Three lanes of Route 120 along with the ramp remained closed for several hours for clearing of the wreckage and the collection of evidence, the deputy chief said. All lanes were subsequently reopened, he said. East Rutherford police…
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North Jersey Woman Dead, Girl Injured In Mother's Day Pedestrian Crash
A woman was killed and a girl injured when they were struck by a sedan while crossing a Tenafly street early Sunday, authorities said. The pair were struck at Engle Street and Hillside Avenue by a 2009 Honda Accord driven by an 82-year-old borough resident around 7:30 a.m., police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Responding officers conducted CPR before members of the Tenafly Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the woman and girl to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, the captain said. The woman, who responders said was 40 years old, was pronounced dead soon after. The girl was being trea…
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