Fog/Mist 46°
Tag:

Morris County Hazmat team

Police & Fire
Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Leaking Diesel, Refrigerant Backs Up Route 287 In Morristown Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Leaking Diesel, Refrigerant Backs Up Route 287 In Morristown
Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Leaking Diesel, Refrigerant Backs Up Route 287 In Morristown A jackknifed tractor-trailer leaking fluids closed several lanes of Route 287 northbound in Morristown before dawn Thursday, state police said. The driver lost control of the trailer, which struck a bridge embankment and jackknifed near milepost 36.7 in Morristown shortly after 3 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The trailer was blocking several lanes and leaking diesel fuel and refrigerant following the crash, Curry said. The driver suffered minor and non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, which remains under investigation, authorities said. The Morris County Hazmat te…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
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 …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine