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Officers Catch Woman In 20-Foot Fall From Ledge Of AC Expressway Officers Catch Woman In 20-Foot Fall From Ledge Of AC Expressway
Officers Catch Woman In 20-Foot Fall From Ledge Of AC Expressway A 41-year-old suicidal woman who lost her balance while trying to make her way off of a ledge on the Atlantic City Expressway was caught during her 20-foot fall by a New Jersey State trooper, authorities said. Troopers responding to reports of a suicidal person near mile marker 41 in Winslow Township around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 found the woman on the ledge of an overpass, NJSP said. The woman started making her way off of the ledge when troopers arrived, but lost her balance and fell 20 feet into the road, police said. An officer partially caught her and helped break the fall. The…
Tolls Going Up On Atlantic City Expressway Tolls Going Up On Atlantic City Expressway
Tolls Going Up On Atlantic City Expressway Tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway are going up next year, officials said on Thursday, Nov. 17. Starting Jan. 1, 2023, cash tolls on the 44-mile Expressway’s Egg Harbor and Route 50 toll plazas will increase from $4.40 to $4.55 for a passenger vehicle. Expressway tolls are going up by 3% from year to year, said Kimberly Testa, a spokeswoman with the South Jersey Transportation Authority. Tolls for the average Expressway trip will go from $2.44 to $2.53, Testa said. SJTA officials cited inflation and increased expenses as reasons for the toll increase. The new toll rates are lower…
'Perfect Poop Guy' From Atlantic City Promotes Feces Transplants, Healthy Diet 'Perfect Poop Guy' From Atlantic City Promotes Feces Transplants, Healthy Diet
'Perfect Poop Guy' From Atlantic City Promotes Feces Transplants, Healthy Diet A 73-year-old man from South Jersey is promoting the donation of "perfect poop" to people with life-threatening digestive disorders. Herbie Allen of Brigantine learned he has "perfect poop" when his late wife was experiencing serious colon problems that hospitalized her. Allen's healthy diet — which has a long list including fruits, fish, honey, room-temperature food and vitamins — contains no soda, sweets, meat, fried foods or alcohol. It helped make him a perfect candidate to donate his good bacteria-carrying poop.  "I'm just going to eat perfect foods,'' he said in an intervie…
Philadelphia Pedestrian, 28, Killed By SUV On Atlantic City Expressway Philadelphia Pedestrian, 28, Killed By SUV On Atlantic City Expressway
Philadelphia Pedestrian, 28, Killed By SUV On Atlantic City Expressway A 28-year-old pedestrian from Philadelphia was struck and killed by a car on the Atlantic City Expressway Saturday, Oct. 29, authorities said. Donte Horton was struck by a westbound Toyota Rav4 in the left lane around 10:05 p.m. in Hamilton Township near milepost 22.8, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The driver of the Toyota, a 25-year-old male of Egg Harbor City, NJ was not injured, nor was his passenger.  A GoFundMe for Horton's family remembers him as "a wonderful son, brother, father, uncle, and best-friend who solemnly touched the lives of those around him." Th…
PA Driver Dies, Driver Changing Tire Hurt In Atlantic City Expressway Crash PA Driver Dies, Driver Changing Tire Hurt In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
PA Driver Dies, Driver Changing Tire Hurt In Atlantic City Expressway Crash A Pennsylvania driver died and another changing a tire on the side of the Atlantic City Expressway was seriously hurt in a crash Friday, Aug. 26, authorities said. The pedestrian was changing a tire on a Ford Explorer in the right shoulder when a GMC Yukon driven by Steven Ray Davis Jr, 43, of Downingtown, PA, crashed into the Ford and overturned, New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said. The incident happened at milepost 36.3 in Winslow Township around 10 p.m., police said. Davis was pronounced dead while the pedestrian was treated for serious injuries at a local hospital.
Atlantic City Gets $20M In Federal Money To Combat Flooding Along Route 40 Atlantic City Gets $20M In Federal Money To Combat Flooding Along Route 40
Atlantic City Gets $20M In Federal Money To Combat Flooding Along Route 40 Atlantic City is getting $20 million to reconstruct and raise Route 40 as it approaches the city to end flooding that makes the major road and evacuation route dangerous during severe weather, federal officials said. The grant is among $2.2 billion in federal money for 166 projects nationwide in the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday, Aug. 11. A higher Route 40, combined with an 800-foot extension of the seawall, and upgraded drainage systems, are designed to withstand severe storm…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Atlantic City: Police UPDATED: A pedestrian was struck by one or two cars overnight in Atlantic City, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 on the Black Horse Pike eastbound near the Atlantic City Expressway. ACE Exit 2's eastbound ramp was closed during an investigation. Police said that CPR was performed by an off-duty patrol officer on the victim, but that he was pronounced dead at the medical center. A name had not been released.  The pedestrian was crossing Route 40 when he was struck by at least one vehicle, police said. The driver, Laquay Reynolds, 23 of At…
South Jersey Police Investigate Wild Crime Spree Involving Stolen Car South Jersey Police Investigate Wild Crime Spree Involving Stolen Car
South Jersey Police Investigate Wild Crime Spree Involving Stolen Car Multiple police departments in South Jersey are investigating a two-day crime spree that involved a car stolen out of Atlantic City, authorities said. The first incident took place at 8:21 a.m. Monday at Garden State Fuels in West Atlantic City. a young male driver of the stolen vehicle, a 2013 Grey Honda CRV, left without paying for gas, Egg Harbor Township police said. The next incident took place at 3:36 p.m, Monday at Gorilla Vapes on the Black Horse Pike. Three young females entered the store, stole merchandise and took the tip jar, police said. Egg Harbor Town…
Driver Killed After Hitting Deer On Atlantic City Expressway Driver Killed After Hitting Deer On Atlantic City Expressway
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…
Siblings Killed In Fiery AC Expressway Crash Were Family Breadwinners Siblings Killed In Fiery AC Expressway Crash Were Family Breadwinners
Siblings Killed In Fiery AC Expressway Crash Were Family Breadwinners There's been an outpouring of community support for the two brothers and a sister killed in a fiery Atlantic City Expressway crash. This GoFundMe page includes a statement from Mimi Khiev and covers funeral expenses for her two older brothers, Reachthon “Tonny” Khiev, 31, and Reachsieh “Johnny” Khiev, 27, and their younger sister, Keotepie "Keo" Khiev 14.  More than $48,000 had been raised as of Tuesday afternoon. All three siblings were killed when their car collided with the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza and went up in flames in Hamilton Township on Sunday night.  Mimi wrote…
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash A teen and two adults were killed when a car slammed into a tollbooth on the Atlantic City Expressway Sunday night, New Jersey State Police said. Reachthon Khiev, of Manchester, NH, was behind the wheel of a Honda heading east when he struck the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza near milepost 17.6 in Hamilton around 9:05 p.m., Sgt. Philip Curry said. The car went up in flames killing Khiev and two of his passengers, Reachsieh Khiev, 27, of Manchester, NH (front seat passenger), and Keotepie Khiev, 14, of Atlantic City (back seat passenger). A fourth backseat passenger, age 12, …
Toll Hikes Expected On Parkway, NJ Turnpike: Report Toll Hikes Expected On Parkway, NJ Turnpike: Report
Toll Hikes Expected On Parkway, NJ Turnpike: Report Some of you are making resolutions to be wealthier in the new year -- but the tolls New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway have no intention of helping you achieve that Tolls on the highways are going up on Jan. 1, NJ Advance Media reports. Despite a 2020 toll road increase, the rate on two of New Jersey’s most traveled highways are about to increase, this time by 3%, the outlet said. The tolls will increase on the New Jersey Turnpike, and the Atlantic City Expressway, the outlet reports citing the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. “The purpose of the 3% indexing is to provide a stable…
TOLL HIKE? Brace For Higher NJ Bridge Tolls Across Delaware River TOLL HIKE? Brace For Higher NJ Bridge Tolls Across Delaware River
Toll Hike? Brace For Higher NJ Bridge Tolls Across Delaware River Drivers who cross any of the eight Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s spans between New Jersey and Pennsylvania face two proposed toll increases this year and in 2024, authorities said. The need to hike state bridge tolls is being blamed on lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. The proposed increase, announced Monday, would be implemented on April 3, if approved by the board of commissioners at a March 29 meeting. The proposed hike comes just a month after the bridge commission approved a 2021 budget that state officials boasted had no toll hike. The 2021 proposed increa…
SEE ANYTHING? Teenager Critical After South Jersey Drive-By Shooting SEE ANYTHING? Teenager Critical After South Jersey Drive-By Shooting
SEE Anything? Teenager Critical After South Jersey Drive-By Shooting New Jersey State Police seek the public's help identifying the vehicle or gunman who fired seven shots on the Atlantic City Expressway early Sunday, leaving a 13-year-old boy critically injured. The shooting victim sustained three bullet wounds and remained in critical but stable condition on Thursday, state police said in a statement. State troopers found the boy conscious and alert at 4:06 a.m. seated inside a white Toyota Tundra pickup truck in Egg Harbor Township, they said.  The shots were fired from an unidentified passing vehicle on the westbound lanes of the Expressway, police …
Atlantic City Expressway Crash Victims Include Teenage Brothers From South Jersey Atlantic City Expressway Crash Victims Include Teenage Brothers From South Jersey
Atlantic City Expressway Crash Victims Include Teenage Brothers From South Jersey Authorities released the identities of the three teenagers who died in the single-vehicle crash on the Atlantic City Expressway on Sunday, The car overturned when the driver lost control in the eastbound lanes in Hammonton, then rolled into a wooded area just before 3:10 p.m., state police said. Three teenagers, including two brothers from Camden, died, police said.  The driver, a 19-year-old Philadelphia man, was taken to AtlantiCare Medical Center’s City Campus in Atlantic City with moderate injuries. Maryha Toro, 19, of Philadelphia, and two brothers from Camden — Marcus Crawf…
3 Killed In Atlantic City Expressway Crash 3 Killed In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
3 Killed In Atlantic City Expressway Crash Three people died in a one-car crash on the Atlantic City Expressway Sunday afternoon, State Police said. The car overturned when the driver lost control in the eastbound lanes in Hammonton, then rolled into a wooded area just before 3:15 p.m., authorities said. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
5 Injured In Separate Atlantic City Expressway Crashes July Fourth Weekend 5 Injured In Separate Atlantic City Expressway Crashes July Fourth Weekend
5 Injured In Separate Atlantic City Expressway Crashes July Fourth Weekend Five people were injured in a pair of Atlantic City Expressway crashes hours apart on the July Fourth weekend. Three people were injured when two cars collided in the westbound lanes near Cross Keys Road in Winslow Township, around 11:30 p.m. Friday, 6abc reports. One of the vehicles went up in flames and the victims were taken to the hospitals for treatment of non life-threatening injuries. Then, around 7:15 a.m. Saturday, a crash involving a tractor trailer and Honda Accord closed the eastbound lanes in Egg Harbor Township. The trailer was pushed off the roadway and into the woods upon …
Authorities: NJ State Trooper Seizes 2 Handguns, Drugs From Philly Pair On AC Expressway Authorities: NJ State Trooper Seizes 2 Handguns, Drugs From Philly Pair On AC Expressway
Authorities: NJ State Trooper Seizes 2 Handguns, Drugs From Philly Pair On AC Expressway State Police seized two guns along with some heroin and pot from two Philadelphia men and a Pennsylvania companion after a stop on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said Tuesday. Trooper John Fallon stopped their car for a traffic violation on the westbound expressway in Winslow Township on Saturday, State Police said in a release. Dante Johnson-Simmons, 25, was carrying a .380-caliber gun and marijuana, and Latal Turner, 19, had a .40-caliber handgun and heroin, they said. Johnson-Simmons and Turner, both of Philadelphia, were arrested on drug and weapons charges. A third man, Ca…
Huge Toll Hikes Coming: Up 36% On NJ Turnpike, 27% On Garden State Parkway Huge Toll Hikes Coming: Up 36% On NJ Turnpike, 27% On Garden State Parkway
Huge Toll Hikes Coming: Up 36% On NJ Turnpike, 27% On Garden State Parkway Toll prices on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway will increase dramatically beginning Sept. 13. Turnpike Exit 19W on the western spur in the Meadowlands will also be getting a toll, following unanimous 7-0 decisions by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The commissioners unanimously approved increases of 36% on the turnpike and 27% on the parkway to help pay for what they said will be $24 billion in infrastructure projects. The decision came around the same time that the South Jersey Transportation Authority approved toll hikes for the Atlantic City Expressway…