West Long Branch Road Reopens 12+ Hours After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Utility Pole

A tractor-trailer crashed into a utility pole in Monmouth County, shutting down a road for more than 12 hours, officials said.

A tractor-trailer crashed into a utility pole in West Long Branch, NJ, on June 6, 2024.
Photo Credit: *Facebook - West Long Branch Emergency Management*

Chris Spiker

06/07/2024 9:54 a.m.

Crews responded to the crash on Broadway between Locust Avenue and Route 36 on Thursday, June 6, the West Long Branch Office of Emergency Management posted on Facebook at 4:09 p.m.

No injuries were reported in the wreck. Police set up detours and firefighters responded to help at the scene.

Jersey Central Power & Light crews worked to repair the utility pole after "a few homes" lost power. The JCP&L outage map showed no customers without power in West Long Branch as of 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7.

Despite warnings that Broadway would be closed for the entire morning commute, the emergency management office said the road reopened to traffic in another Facebook post at 7:57 a.m.

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