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Motorcyclist, 27, Ejected, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash With Tree Motorcyclist, 27, Ejected, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash With Tree
Motorcyclist, 27, Ejected, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash With Tree A 27-year-old motorcyclist from Ocean County was killed when he attempted to pass another vehicle, lost control and struck a tree, authorities said. Robert Trout, of the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township, died in the crash on Wednesday, Sept. 20, Manchester police said. At approximately 4:35 p.m., Manchester Township police responded to Pasadena Road near the intersection of Buckingham Road to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Police found a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle near the wood-line on the grass shoulder adjacent to the roadway with extensive da…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police
Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police Three youths were attacked by two suspects carrying a machete in Lakewood, authorities said. The attack occurred during a fight on Saturday, June 3 at approximately 10:50 p.m., Lakewood police said. Police received a call from Monmouth Medical southern Campus stating that they had three stab wound victims, police said. The juvenile victims reported that they and the suspects exited their vehicles at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue before a confrontation began. The circumstances leading up to the confrontation are not clear, police said. There was no indication a…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
E-Bicyclist, 66, Seriously Hurt In Route 35 Jersey Shore Crash E-Bicyclist, 66, Seriously Hurt In Route 35 Jersey Shore Crash
E-Bicyclist, 66, Seriously Hurt In Route 35 Jersey Shore Crash A 66-year-old man on an e-bike was seriously hurt when he collided with a car in Monmouth County, authorities said. On Tuesday, March 21, at 3:51 p.m. Wall police responded to the intersection of State Route 35 and Lakewood Road. The bicyclist, from Brielle, had been traveling east on Lakewood Road when he entered the intersection with State Route 35, Wall police said. He collided with a Volkswagen driven by a 36-year-old Toms River woman who was traveling south on Route 35, police said. The bicyclist was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center by Wall Township Emergency Medical S…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Beloved 6-Year-Old Trenton Boy Noah Bodón Loses Battle With Rare Brain Cancer Beloved 6-Year-Old Trenton Boy Noah Bodón Loses Battle With Rare Brain Cancer
Beloved 6-Year-Old Trenton Boy Noah Bodón Loses Battle With Rare Brain Cancer Beloved Trenton boy Noah Jorge Bodón lost his battle with a rare form of brain cancer known as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) on Wednesday, Nov. 2. He was six. Noah’s battle with DIPG began in early April, when he was rushed to the emergency room at Robert Wood Johnson after collapsing and having a seizure at school, according to a GoFundMe launched at the time for his medical, and now his funeral costs. Nearly $9,000 had been raised as of Wednesday, Nov. 9. After receiving the rare brain cancer diagnosis that only 150 to 300 children get each year, Noah continued to be his bubbly…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Parked Vehicle In Hamilton, Police Say Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Parked Vehicle In Hamilton, Police Say
Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Parked Vehicle In Hamilton, Police Say A 52-year-old driver was hospitalized after crashing into a vehicle parked on the side of a Hamilton street, authorities said. Gerald Lane, of Trenton, was heading eastbound on E. State St. in a 2015 Subaru Legacy when he hit a parked vehicle on E. State St. near Norway Ave. just before 10:35 p.m. on Friday, August 19, Hamilton Police said. The impact pushed the parked vehicle into the fence of Global Painting at 1517 E. State St., while the Subaru continued east on E. State St. before stopping on the corner with Johnston Ave., police said. Lane was taken by Robert Wood Johnson medics to C…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Scooter Rider Critical In Central Jersey Hit-Run, Jeep Wrangler Sought Scooter Rider Critical In Central Jersey Hit-Run, Jeep Wrangler Sought
Scooter Rider Critical In Central Jersey Hit-Run, Jeep Wrangler Sought A Jeep Wrangler was being sought in a hit-and-run crash that left a scooter rider critical early Wednesday, May 25, authorities said. The victim was struck near Victory Bridge on Route 35 north in Sayreville around 5:25 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski said. The victim was taken to to Robert Wood Johnson where he was listed in critical condition. Authorities believe a 2011 to 2018 green, 4-door, Jeep Wrangler with a black top, black wheels, and painted fenders was involved in the crash.  The front passenger side of the vehicle has sustai…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Central Jersey Man Working Under Tractor-Trailer Is Pinned When It Rolls Over Him: Police Central Jersey Man Working Under Tractor-Trailer Is Pinned When It Rolls Over Him: Police
Central Jersey Man Working Under Tractor-Trailer Is Pinned When It Rolls Over Him: Police A 60-year-old man was seriously injured when a tractor-trailer he was working on rolled over him, authorities said. On Tuesday at approximately 1:25 p.m., Sayreville police were dispatched to 222 Jernee Mill Road in reference to an individual being struck by a tractor-trailer with injuries.  Police found the victim entrapped under two tires on the left side of the forward rear axle of a 2016 Freightliner tractor, according to Captain Daniel Plumacker, a Sayreville Police Department spokesman. A witness told police that they saw the victim working under the tractor when it rolled forwa…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Burlington County Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Burlington County Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash
Burlington County Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash A 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Jersey Shore crash on Tuesday, authorities said. Philip Gurganious, of Browns Mills, was heading north on County Route 539 when he left the roadway near Lincoln Boulevard and struck a utility pole around 6:45 p.m., Manchester police say. Gurganious' 2019 Yamaha XSR was in the shoulder of the northbound side when police arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Assisting at the scene were members of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit, Ocean County Medical Examiner, Manchester EMS and Paramedics from Robe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver, 51, Airlifted In Woodbridge Parkway Crash Driver, 51, Airlifted In Woodbridge Parkway Crash
Driver, 51, Airlifted In Woodbridge Parkway Crash A Union County driver was airlifted in a Garden State Parkway crash overnight,  New Jersey State Police said. Wahid Perry, 51, was headed south when he struck the center concrete barrier and bridge support near milepost 131.9 in Woodbridge around 2 a.m. Monday, Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Perry was ejected and flown to Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, Goez said. No other passengers or vehicles were involved. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine