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Crash With Injuries Reported On I-295 (
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There is a crash with injuries on Interstate 295 in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 southbound near Exit 34 in Cherry Hill, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Traffic
Crash Closes Route 70 In South Jersey
A crash closed all lanes of Route 70 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred before noon on Tuesday, April 9 eastbound near New Road in Southampton Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. An unconfirmed report said the crash involved a motorcycle. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Traffic
I-195 Crash Hamilton
A four-vehicle crash closed Interstate 195 in Mercer County, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, April 5 eastbound near Exit 3 in Hamilton Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. All lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Ford pickup, Chevrolet box truck, Peterbilt tractor-trailer and Toyota passenger vehicle were traveling eastbound on I-195. In the area of milepost 4, when a collision occurred between all four vehicles, according to New Jersey State Police. As a result of the crash, the…
Traffic
Crash Shuts Route 42 In South Jersey
A serious crash closed all lanes of Route 42 in Gloucester County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 2 on the southbound ramp to Exit 12 in Deptford Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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High School Swimmer ID'd As 16-Year-Old Killed In South Jersey Crash
The 16-year-old girl killed in a weekend South Jersey crash has been identified as a high school athlete. Sophia Bennett was killed in the two-car crash on Friday, March 22, at the intersection of Hurffville Road and Deptford Center Road just after 8 p.m., according to police and school officials. The vehicle that Sophia was riding in was being driven by a 17-year-old Gibbstown boy, who was seriously injured, police said at the time of the crash. The other driver, a 27-year-old woman from Deptford, was taken to Jefferson Hospital (Washington Township), police said. Sophia was a s…
Police & Fire
Speeding 22-Year-Old Driver Dead In 3-Car South Jersey Crash: Cops
A 22-year-old South Jersey driver was killed after hitting two other vehicles in a high-speed, head-on crash on Friday, March 22, police said. The unnamed driver from Berlin was headed south on Haddonfield Berlin Road in a 2008 Honda at a high rate of speed when they struck a 2024 Lexus SUV being operated by a 53-year-old Atco resident just before 10:10 p.m. near Lafayette Avenue in Voorhees, local police said. After the initial impact with the Lexus SUV, the Honda crossed the double yellow lines and struck a northbound vehicle head-on, authorities said. That vehicle, a 2016 Chevy Traverse…
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Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection
A New Jersey widow is taking legal action to obtain additional details from a New Jersey police department in the crash that killed her 32-year-old husband last fall. Matthew H. Bunner, a scientist with Bristol Myers Squibb and a University of Pennsylvania graduate, was out for a walk when he was struck and killed by a 66-year-old driver in East Brunswick at about 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023, according to the police report and his obituary. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Henley Drive Bunner was stepping into the crosswalk from the center grassy m…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash
A pedestrian is in serious condition after a crash in Camden County, authorities said. On Tuesday, March 19 at about 7:20 p.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to College Drive and Erial Road for a report of a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle while crossing the roadway. The pedestrian was transported to Cooper Hospital with serious injuries, Gloucester Township police said. The driver of the vehicle remained at the crash scene and was not injured, they said. College Drive eastbound was closed for approximately two and a half hours. Gloucester …
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Flips On New Jersey Turnpike
A tractor-trailer loaded with soil overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 2:20 p.m. Monday, March 18 southbound near Interchange 4 (Route 73) in Mount Laurel Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. There were no injuries, according to New Jersey State Police.
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South Jersey Driver Hospitalized After Route 73 Crash (
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A 69-year-old driver from Somers Point was injured after his car rear-ended a box truck in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 18 on Route 73 northbound near Davis Avenue in Winslow Township, Winslow police said. Ronald Kollman, the car's driver, was taken to Cooper University Hospital for treatment, police said. Police did not say how seriously Kollman was hurt. No other injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Monmouth County Crash
A man was fighting for his life after he was hit by an SUV while walking across Route 9 in Monmouth County, authorities said. Howell Township police responded to the pedestrian crash near the intersection with Strickland Road at around 5:21 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 11, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. The 27-year-old man was crossing Route 9 when he was hit by a northbound 2020 GMC Terrain. The pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with several life-threatening injuries. The 41-year-old man driving the SUV stayed at the scene. The crash investigation is active an…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Critical After South Jersey Crash: Police
A pedestrian was in critical condition after a crash in Gloucester Township, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11 p.m. on Monday, March 11. at the intersection of Blackwood Clementon Road and Kelly Drivers Lane, according to Gloucester Township police. The pedestrian was found in the roadway unconscious and suffering from serious bodily injuries, police said. The driver remained at the crash scene and was not injured, police said. The pedestrian was taken to Cooper Hospital, Trauma Unit, in Camden by Inspira ambulance. Blackwood Clementon Road was closed for severa…
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Crashes On NJ Turnpike (
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A tractor-trailer crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike near Interstate 195 in Mercer County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11 a.m. on Monday, March 11 on the outer roadway southbound near Interchange 7A in Robbinsville, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The driver of the Peterbilt tractor-trailer lost directional control, running off the roadway right and into an embankment, according to New Jersey State Police. There were no injuries, State Police said. The crash remains under investigation.
Traffic
Pickup Collides With Tractor-Trailer On I-295 In South Jersey:
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A pickup truck collided with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 295 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred on I-295 northbound north of Exit 52 (Columbus Road) in Mansfield Township at about 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. New Jersey State Police said there were no injuries. A GMC pickup lost control, struck a guardrail and collided with the tractor-trailer, State Police said. The right shoulder was closed, 511nj.org reported. The accident remains under investigation.
Police & Fire
Fatal Parkway Pedestrian Crash Lands Hit-Run Texas Driver In State Slammer For Years
A Texas man has been sentenced to nine years in New Jersey State Prison for fleeing the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash along the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Fornice Cary Boatner III, 33, of Cleveland, Texas, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 13, for knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the May 2022 death of 31-year-old Felipe Dos Santos last year in Woodbridge, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Dos Santos, of Elizabeth was walking along the Parkway when he was struck by Boatner in a Dodge Ram on May 25, 2022, Ciccone s…
Police & Fire
Passenger, 25, Dies In Collision With Dump Truck In South Jersey
A 25-year-old passenger was killed in a collision with a dump truck in Salem County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 5:32 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the intersection of Garden and Centerton roads in Pittsgrove Township, according to New Jersey State Police. A 24-year-old Camden resident was driving a Kia northbound on Centerton Road and the Kenworth dump truck was heading west on Garden Road, police said. As a result of the crash, Alize Fernandez, 24, the car's driver, sustained serious injuries and the passenger, Kayla Dowling, 25, of Blackwood, sustained fatal injuries. Th…
Traffic
Crash With Injuries Partially Closes Route 42 In Gloucester County
A crash with injuries was reported on Route 42 in Gloucester County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 on Route 42 northbound north of Exit 13 (Route 55) in Deptford Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. One lane was closed, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Serious Crash Closes Road In Mercer County (
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A serious crash closed a roadway in Mercer County, authorities said. Old Trenton Road between Edinburg and Newport was closed at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 due to the crash, West Winsor police said. Police, fire and EMS were at the scene. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Crash With Injuries Reported On I-295 In Camden County
There was a crash with injuries on Interstate 295 in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 southbound near exit 34 (Route 70) in Cherry Hill Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. There were no serious injuries, according to New Jersey State Police.
Police & Fire
DWI Off-Duty Officer Charged In Double-Fatal Somerset County Crash, Victims IDd: Prosecutor
An off-duty Edison police officer was charged with vehicular homicide in connection with one of the two double-fatal crashes that occurred in Somerset County over the weekend, authorities announced. Amitoj Oberoi, 29, of Somerset, was charged with two counts of first-degree vehicular homicide, as well as DWI, and several motor vehicle violations, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said Wednesday, Aug. 30. Oberoi is employed as an Edison police officer and was off-duty at the time of the crash, the prosecutor said. Oberoi was driving a 2007 Audi Q7 heading southbound on Somerset St…
Police & Fire
Man, 94, Dies Of Injuries After Gloucester County Crash
A 94-year-old man died of his injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Gloucester County, authorities said. John Haynicz, of Monroeville, was driving a pickup that collided with an SUV at 2:27 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at Delsea Drive and Paul Street in Franklinville, according to Franklin Township police. Haynicz was conscious when police took him to Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, but they learned on Saturday that he was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden where he died of his injuries, police said. A 34-year-old Sewell man driving the SUV suffered head injuries and was taken …
Traffic
Dump Truck Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (
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A dump truck overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 southbound north of Interchange 7 (Route 206) in Chesterfield Township, according to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. There were no immediate details on injuries. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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South Jersey Football Player Jamyre Dewey, 18, Killed In Head-On Crash
The community is rallying to support the family of an 18-year-old driver from Atlantic County who was killed in a head-on crash. The Cedar Creek High School Football Booster Club has organized a GoFundMe on behalf of Jamyre Dewey Jr.'s mother. He was a 2023 graduate of Cedar Creek High School. "Jamyre joined our program last year and represented our program always in the best manner both on and off the field. His infectious smile lit up the room every time he walked in," the GofundMe page says. Jamyre of Egg Harbor City was killed in the two-car crash Sunday, July 30 in Hamilto…
Traffic
2 Crashes Reported On Atlantic City Expressway
There were two rush-hour crashes on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said. Neither 7:30 a.m. crash in Egg Harbor Township resulted in serious injuries, according to New Jersey State Police. One of the crashes happened eastbound near the exit to the Atlantic City International Airport (Exit 9), according to the South Jersey Transportation Authority.
Traffic
Serious Crash Shuts I-295
A serious crash shut down Interstate 295 southbound in Gloucester County, authorities said. The crash occurred before 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 near Exit 15 (Route 607/Tomlin Station Road) in Greenwich Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. An unconfirmed report said there was a fatality. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Driver Trapped In Serious Rollover Crash In South Jersey: Police
A driver became trapped and had to be extricated after a serious rollover crash in Cape May County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday June 13, Lower Township police said. Police were dispatched just north of the intersection of Breakwater and Bayshore Roads. A multi-agency response was activated with assistance from Villas and Erma Fire Departments, Inspira Medical personnel and Atlanticare Medical personnel. Upon arrival at the crash scene, Lower Township Police observed a white 2016 Ford Focus Hatchback with severe front-end damage resting on its passenger side …
Police & Fire
Car Flips On I-295 Burlington County
A vehicle overturned on Interstate 295 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 1:15 p.m. Friday, March 31 in the northbound lanes south of Exit 47, according to the New Jersey Department of Transporation. The right lane and shoulder of I-295 were closed south of Route 541/Burlington-Mount Holly Road in Burlington Township, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
81-Year-Old Passenger Killed In DWI Crash In South Jersey: Police
A 33-year-old man from Sicklerville was arrested after a three-car DWI crash that resulted in the death of a woman passenger in another car, authorities said. Brendan Haas was charged with DWI, death by auto and assault by auto, according to Monroe Township police. Antionette Hummel, 81, of Hammonton was killed in the collision, police said. She was the passenger in one of two cars struck by Haas, they said. The fatal crash occurred at 6:41 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11. on Route 42 (North Black Horse Pike) at Brookdale Boulevard, police said. A 2019 GMC Terrain was exiting Brookda…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 63, Critical After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mercer County Crosswalk
A 63-year-old pedestrian was rushed to a nearby hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a Mercer County crosswalk Tuesday evening, authorities said. The pedestrian was heading east to west in the southern crosswalk of the intersection of Penn-Lyle Road at Canoe Brook Drive in West Windsor, local police said in a press release. A 55-year-old West Windsor driver traveling southbound on Penn-Lyle Road approaching the Canoe Brook Drive intersection struck the pedestrian around 5:45 p.m., the release said. The pedestrian, of West Windsor, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center …
Police & Fire
East Windsor Crash Shuts Down NJ Turnpike For Emergency Guardrail Repair
A crash in East Windsor shut down the NJ Turnpike for emergency guardrail repairs Friday afternoon, authorities said. The crash was reported on the outer roadway southbound entrance ramp at interchange 8 to Route 33 in East Windsor around 12:15 p.m., according to 511NJ: Crash on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway southbound Entrance ramp Interchange 8 - NJ 33 (East Windsor Twp) All lanes blocked https://t.co/snRbxdV6Jl — 511NJ TPK (@511njtpk) January 20, 2023 All lanes remained closed and detoured as emergency crews were repairing a damaged guardrail after the crash, 511NJ said. Eme…
Police & Fire
Crash With Injuries Reported In South Jersey
There was a serious crash in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22 on Route 38 westbound in Cherry Hill Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. There were injuries, 511nj.org reported. The crash occurred near Routes 616 and 627 (Coles Avenue). One of three lanes was closed. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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