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Prosecutor: Passenger Dies, Driver Hospitalized In Jefferson Crash Prosecutor: Passenger Dies, Driver Hospitalized In Jefferson Crash
Prosecutor: Passenger Dies, Driver Hospitalized In Jefferson Crash A driver was hospitalized and the passenger killed after crashing into a tree in Jefferson Saturday morning, authorities said. The driver crashed a 1973 Chevrolet Nova into a tree on Berkshire Valley Road near mile marker 4.4 just after 8 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with local police. ** UPDATE: The driver of the Chevrolet, Matthew Pulis, has been served a summons complaint of third-degree vehicular homicide in connection with the incident. ** A male passenger was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver was taken to Morristown Medic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk Hackettstown Driver Restrained After Hitting Police Sergeant, Jefferson PD Says Drunk Hackettstown Driver Restrained After Hitting Police Sergeant, Jefferson PD Says
Drunk Hackettstown Driver Restrained After Hitting Police Sergeant, Jefferson PD Says A Hackettstown man being arrested on a drunk driving charge had to be restrained after hitting a Jefferson police officer, authorities said. Police found Robert Devos, 55, last month when he was  stopped for erratic driving on Berkshire Valley Road, Jefferson Police Sgt. Joe Kratzel said. While being processed at Jefferson police headquarters, Devos struck a sergeant several times and had to be restrained, Kratzel said. Devos was served a DWI and charged with aggressive assault on a police officer, police said. He also received a summons for reckless driving and failure to maintain la…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dump Truck Driver Dies In Jefferson Route 15 Crash, Police Say Dump Truck Driver Dies In Jefferson Route 15 Crash, Police Say
Dump Truck Driver Dies In Jefferson Route 15 Crash, Police Say A 70-year-old dump truck driver died in a Jefferson crash, authorities said. Gilberto Salazar, of Ledgewood, was trapped inside of his dump truck when it overturned on Route 15 northbound and Weldon Road around 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jefferson Police Lt. Robert Bush said. Officers extricated Salazar, who was transported to St. Clare's Dover Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Bush said. No other occupants were inside the overturned truck, police said. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.  The Jefferson Township Police Department was assisted by the Morris …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor Investigating Mysterious Jefferson Shooting Prosecutor Investigating Mysterious Jefferson Shooting
Prosecutor Investigating Mysterious Jefferson Shooting Authorities are investigating shooting that left bullet holes in the outside of a Jefferson home. Police responded to a report of shots fired to a house on Seneca Trail just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a statement with local police. Officers found " multiple suspected gunshots" to objects on the property and the house, police said. No injuries were reported. The incident is under investigation by the Jefferson Police Department, Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office …

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by Cecilia Levine