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Bayville Man High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers Bayville Man High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers
Bayville Man High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers A Bayville man was accused of driving while high on drugs when he caused several crashes on the Garden State Parkway before assaulting a construction worker, authorities said. Jonathan Ferro, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to multiple hit-and-run crashes near milepost 101.3 on the northbound side of the parkway in Tinton Falls at around 2:18 p.m. Investigators said Ferro was driving a Dodge pickup in the crashes and ran away from the truck when it became disabled. Ferro also physically assaulted a road worker while…

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by Chris Spiker
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Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour
Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour A construction worker from Pennsylvania died when the machine he was operating fell into frigid Linden waters, trapping him inside for nearly an hour Thursday morning, according to officials and news reports. Fire and police units responded to a construction site at 4900 Tremley Point Road, where the excavator had fallen into the Arthur Kill River Channel -- the operator inside a small pocket of air around 8 a.m., Linden police said in a release. The man was removed from the machine cab sometime around 9 a.m. by NYPD aviation divers. The construction worker was rushed to Trinitas Regio…

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by Cecilia Levine