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Teen Was Speeding, Blew Stop Sign In Crash That Killed NJ Girl On 1st Day Of School: Officials Teen Was Speeding, Blew Stop Sign In Crash That Killed NJ Girl On 1st Day Of School: Officials
Teen Was Speeding, Blew Stop Sign In Crash That Killed NJ Girl On 1st Day Of School: Officials A 17-year-old Clinton Township resident has been charged on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in connection with a crash in August in Franklin Township that killed 16-year-old Sophia Detorres on the first day of school. An investigation found that the driver was speeding and failed to stop at a designated stop sign just before the collision at Hogback Road and Lower Lansdown Road in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Chief of Detectives Timothy Drew, said.  Detorres was among three juvenile passengers in the vehicle, and two other cars were involved in the crash…

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by Sam Barron
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Details Released In Deadly Dump Truck Crash In North Jersey Town Details Released In Deadly Dump Truck Crash In North Jersey Town
Details Released In Deadly Dump Truck Crash In North Jersey Town Authorities have released details in a dump truck crash on Route 31 in Clinton Township that left one person dead on Tuesday, June 18. A 66-year-old man was operating a dump truck that collided with a Toyota sedan driven by a 64-year-old woman around 2:20 p.m. in front of Riley and Jake's Restaurant, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. Both vehicles were heading north. The Toyota then entered the southbound lane and collided with a Volkswagen, operated by a 17-year-old girl. A passenger in the Toyota, Arthur John Latzko, 70, of Stroudsburg, PA, died at the scene, the prosecutor's…

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by Cecilia Levine
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23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police 23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police A 23-year-old woman was flown to the hospital in a crash on Interstate 78 Sunday, June 25, New Jersey State Police said. An Acura Integra driven by a 23-year-old Manville man ran off the highway to the left and crossed the center median, entering the westbound lanes around 9 a.m. near milepost 22.7, in Clinton Township, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Acura was struck by a westbound Hyundai. The 23-year-old Acura driver was seriously injured, as was his passenger, a Middlesex woman, who was flown to the hospital. The Hyundai's passengers suffered moderate injuries.

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by Cecilia Levine
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5 Nabbed In Brutal Hunterdon County Motorcycle Gang Attack And Robbery, More Still On Loose: PD 5 Nabbed In Brutal Hunterdon County Motorcycle Gang Attack And Robbery, More Still On Loose: PD
5 Nabbed In Brutal Hunterdon County Motorcycle Gang Attack And Robbery, More Still On Loose: PD Police have identified and arrested five of more than a dozen motorcyclists whom they say brutally yanked a man out of his vehicle, attacked him, robbed him, and sped off after a September crash in Hunterdon County. The initial crash occurred in Clinton Township just after 10:10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, DailyVoice.com reported. Officers responding to an assault on Cokesbury Road in Clinton Township found that a group of about 13 motorcyclists had dragged a 62-year-old man from his vehicle, assaulted him, and stolen his cellphone after the crash, Chief Thomas A. DeRosa said in a release a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Hits Two Cars And Tractor-Trailer After Having Medical Emergency In Rt. 31 Crash: UPDATE Driver Hits Two Cars And Tractor-Trailer After Having Medical Emergency In Rt. 31 Crash: UPDATE
Driver Hits Two Cars And Tractor-Trailer After Having Medical Emergency In Rt. 31 Crash: Update A Honda driver went unconscious and veered into two cars before hitting a tractor-trailer during a crash on Route 31 in Hunterdon County Tuesday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred near 356 Route 31 in Raritan Township just after 8:40 a.m., Lt. Scott Nelson said in a press release. A 62-year-old Flemington man driving a Honda Odyssey southbound went unconscious and swerved into the northbound lane several times, striking two other vehicles before hitting a tractor-trailer, police said. Responding officers, as well as an off-duty officer from Clinton Township, freed the driver fro…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver, 64, Airlifted After 3-Car Chain-Reaction Crash In Hunterdon County Driver, 64, Airlifted After 3-Car Chain-Reaction Crash In Hunterdon County
Driver, 64, Airlifted After 3-Car Chain-Reaction Crash In Hunterdon County A 64-year-old driver was airlifted to a nearby hospital following a three-car chain-reaction crash in Hunterdon County Thursday evening, authorities said. The crash occurred in the left lane of Route 31 north just prior to West Main Street (CR 513) in Clinton Township around 6 p.m., Police Administrative Division Commander, Lt. Harry P. Bugal Jr. said in a release. The driver of the first vehicle rear-ended a vehicle stopped in traffic, which then rear-ended another vehicle that was stopped in traffic, Bugal said. The driver of the second vehicle that was rear-ended — a 64-year-old man — w…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (UPDATE) Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (UPDATE)
Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (Update) A driver was taken to a nearby hospital following a double tractor-trailer crash that dumped fuel and shut down Route 78 in the afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 29, state police said. The tractor-trailers collided in the eastbound lanes near milepost 17.4 in Clinton Township, causing one of them to spill fuel in the right and center lanes between mileposts 17.4 and 17.8. just before 1:15 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. One of the drivers was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center for treatment of a lower-body injury, Curry said. The other was not hurt. The Hunterdon County HazMat…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor 18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor
18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor Eighteen people were arrested and charged as part of a several-month investigation into the distribution of meth, heroin, cocaine, and suboxone in Hunterdon County, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 19. The investigation was launched by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office with assistance from the Clinton Township Police Department Investigative Division after numerous complaints were received regarding narcotic activity along Route 22 in Clinton Township, Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. The following suspects were arrested and charged as part of the investigation, Robeson said: L…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Tree In Hunterdon County, Police Say Drunk Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Tree In Hunterdon County, Police Say
Drunk Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Tree In Hunterdon County, Police Say A 43-year-old man was drunk when he crashed into a tree and suffered serious injuries that required hospitalization, authorities said. Jose l. Borja was behind the wheel of a 2018 Black Infiniti Q50 when he veered off the right side of the road and hit a tree on Petticoat Lane near Herman Thau Road in Clinton Township just after 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, CTPD Lt. Harry P. Bugal Jr. said in a release. Borja’s vehicle then overturned and re-entered the road, where it came to a stop. Borja suffered serious injuries and was treated at the scene before being taken to the Hunterdon Medical C…

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by Valerie Musson
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Assault By Auto, Weapons Charges For Hunterdon County Man Who Hit Woman With Car: Prosecutor Assault By Auto, Weapons Charges For Hunterdon County Man Who Hit Woman With Car: Prosecutor
Assault By Auto, Weapons Charges For Hunterdon County Man Who Hit Woman With Car: Prosecutor A Hunterdon County man was charged with assault by auto and several other serious offenses after hitting a 24-year-old woman with his car, authorities said. Kevin Stephenson, 62, was charged with second-degree aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, assault by auto, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and other offenses, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said in a release on Monday, July 11. Stephenson, of Clinton Township, is accused of running his car off the roadway and hitting the woman at the intersection of Deer Path Road and Old Mountain Ro…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Hunterdon County Crash: UPDATE Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Hunterdon County Crash: UPDATE
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Hunterdon County Crash: Update A motorcyclist was hospitalized following a crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. A 36-year-old man riding a 2014 BMW S10 motorcycle lost control and crashed near the intersection of Route 22 and Round Valley Access Road in Clinton Township around 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, Police Administrative Division Commander Lt. Harry P. Bugal Jr. told DailyVoice.com. The victim was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital for treatment of multiple bodily injuries, police said. The crash remains under investigation by the Clinton Township Police Department. Additional details were not …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Flown To Hospital Following Hunterdon County Crash (UPDATE) 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Flown To Hospital Following Hunterdon County Crash (UPDATE)
25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Flown To Hospital Following Hunterdon County Crash (Update) A 25-year-old motorcyclist was flown to Morristown Memorial Hospital following a serious crash in Hunterdon County, police confirmed. The rider lost control of his Suzuki 750 near Route 629 just off Route 22 in Clinton Township around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, Clinton Township Police Sgt. Harry P. Bugal Jr. said in a release. The man was flown to the hospital with several serious injuries, authorities said. The crash remained under investigation by the Clinton Township Police Department.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PA Passenger Thrown From Box Truck In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 78: State Police PA Passenger Thrown From Box Truck In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 78: State Police
PA Passenger Thrown From Box Truck In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 78: State Police A Pennsylvania passenger was seriously hurt after being thrown from a box truck in a Hunterdon County crash on Route 78, state police confirmed. A Hino box truck was traveling in the westbound lanes when it veered off the left side of the roadway, hitting the center guardrail and overhead sign support near milepost 18.2 in Clinton Township shortly after 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Its passenger, Johnnie Brackett, 37, of Allentown, was thrown from the truck and suffered serious injuries, Curry said. Initial reports stated that the victim wa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Meth & Cocaine, Guns, Thousands In Cash Seized In Major Takedown Of NJ Drug Ring Meth & Cocaine, Guns, Thousands In Cash Seized In Major Takedown Of NJ Drug Ring
Meth & Cocaine, Guns, Thousands In Cash Seized In Major Takedown Of NJ Drug Ring A seven-month-long investigation led to nearly two dozen arrests and the seizure of several pounds of drugs, firearms, ammunition, drug money and more, authorities in Central Jersey announced. "Operation Fire and Ice" — launched under the direction of Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Thomas J. Chirichella Jr., and multiple federal law enforcement agencies — targeted a crystal meth, cocaine and firearms distribution ring, Chirichella's office said on Monday, March 7. Twenty search warrants were executed at the homes of Jeffrey Cope, Shayne Murdock, Jermaine Lloyd, Jason Fort, David Nin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Children, Driver Hospitalized As School Bus Overturns, Hits Historic Hunterdon County Building Children, Driver Hospitalized As School Bus Overturns, Hits Historic Hunterdon County Building
Children, Driver Hospitalized As School Bus Overturns, Hits Historic Hunterdon County Building Two children and a school bus driver were sent to a nearby hospital after the vehicle overturned and crashed into a historic Hunterdon County building early Wednesday, authorities said. The Clinton Township bus was driving 17 children on its morning route northbound on Haytown Road when it veered off the right side of the road, struck a boulder and historic outbuilding, and overturned near Evergreen Court, township police said. No serious injuries were reported — however, two children were taken to a nearby medical center for evaluation, police said. The driver, a 55-year-old Glen Gardner…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Deer Stuck On Ice Rescued From Hunterdon County Reservoir (PHOTOS) Deer Stuck On Ice Rescued From Hunterdon County Reservoir (PHOTOS)
Deer Stuck On Ice Rescued From Hunterdon County Reservoir (Photos) A deer that had gotten trapped on a section of ice was rescued from a Hunterdon County reservoir Thursday afternoon, authorities shared in a touching series of photos. The deer was found stranded on the ice near the swimming area at Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Township, according to South Branch Emergency Services, which was called to the rescue scene by NJ Park Police. Rescuers first tried using an inflatable boat but upgraded to an ice rescue sled to locate the deer, SBES said on Facebook. Crew members were then able to lasso the deer with a rescue rope and navigate the ice sled b…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Feds: Ex-Con Whose Companion Crashed Into NJ Restaurant Sentenced For 'Glock Switch' Pistol Feds: Ex-Con Whose Companion Crashed Into NJ Restaurant Sentenced For 'Glock Switch' Pistol
Feds: Ex-Con Whose Companion Crashed Into NJ Restaurant Sentenced For 'Glock Switch' Pistol An ex-con whose companion crashed his car into a Route 22 restaurant was sentenced in Newark to 2½ years in federal prison for carrying a pistol converted into a machine gun. Christian Cordero-Gotay, 29, of Brooklyn was being arrested Clinton Township police during an August 2020 traffic stop on Route 22 when his companion, Genesis Bertefabian, suddenly jumped behind the wheel and sped off, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. The vehicle crashed into a Lebanon restaurant minutes later, Honig said. Bertefabian ran into woods behind Chelsea’s Restaurant and tried to hide a 9mm Glock-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PA Man Pleads Guilty In Armed North Jersey Chase, Route 78 Crash That Injured 3 PA Man Pleads Guilty In Armed North Jersey Chase, Route 78 Crash That Injured 3
PA Man Pleads Guilty In Armed North Jersey Chase, Route 78 Crash That Injured 3 A PA man pleaded guilty to eluding, assault by auto and various weapons offenses after leading police on an armed North Jersey chase ending with a crash that injured three people. Demarcus A. Caldwell, 35, led New Jersey State Police on a high-speed chase through Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties before crashing into two vehicles on Route 78 in Clinton Township and injuring three people, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. Caldwell, of Bethlehem, was found with a 9mm handgun when he was taken into custody. Caldwell pleaded guilty Sept. 24 to second-de…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
NEW RANKINGS: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State NEW RANKINGS: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State
NEW Rankings: These New Jersey Towns Named Among Safest In State A new report from AdvisorSmith ranked the crime rates of hundreds of municipalities across New Jersey to determine the safest small, midsize and large cities. The study — which analyzed a total of 37 large cities, 200 midsize cities and 247 small cities — used data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Dataset to calculate and compare crime levels, putting more weight on serious and violent crimes like murder, rape and assault. The analysis found the safest small, midsize and large cities to be Matawan, Warren Township and Middletown, respectively. The average crime score for the large ci…

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by Valerie Musson
News
2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice' 2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice'
2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice' Two New Jersey State Parks will be closing indefinitely come Monday, officials said. Voorhees State Park in Hunterdon County and Fort Mott State Park in Salem County will close on Monday so park staff can be used at other nearby parks that are seeing an uptick in visitors, the New Jersey State Park Service said. State Park officials said only that the two would be closed "until further notice." Visitors of Mott State Park were urged to visit Parvin State Park in Pittsgrove Township for swimming and camping, along with Tall Pines State Preserve in Gloucester County. Spruce Run Re…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities Smash California-To-NJ Pot Smuggling Ring Following Hackensack Traffic Stop Authorities Smash California-To-NJ Pot Smuggling Ring Following Hackensack Traffic Stop
Authorities Smash California-To-NJ Pot Smuggling Ring Following Hackensack Traffic Stop It began with a driver who Hackensack police said they caught with three large bags of pot and some THC during a traffic stop. It ended in the takedown of a Somerset County-based operation that authorities said shipped marijuana by the pound from California to New Jersey. Hackensack police said they found a five-gallon bucket containing bags of pot, along with the THC cartridges, when they stopped Victor I. Chihimie, 22, of Madison last month for a traffic violation. City police detectives quickly found that Chihimie “was receiving multiple suspicious packages [at] a residence on Edgew…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Police Seek Hunterdon County Puppy Snatcher KNOW HIM? Police Seek Hunterdon County Puppy Snatcher
Know HIM? Police Seek Hunterdon County Puppy Snatcher Police in Clinton Township are on the lookout for a man they say stole a Yorkshire Terrier puppy from a Hunterdon County resident. The victim met the suspect at the Annandale Train Station shortly before 5:30 p.m., April 15 after making arrangements to sell the puppy, named Fido, for $650, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. However, when the suspect met with the buyer, he took the puppy and ran without paying, authorities said. Police conducted a search of the area but were unable to local the suspect, who may be from Trenton, authorities said. Anyone with information …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana
Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana Two Bergen County residents were caught with more than 400 Xanax pills and marijuana in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Daniel Weber, 35, of Westwood and Jessica Lodge, 36, of Paramus were arrested on Monday following an investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Narcotics Task Force and Clinton Township Police Department. Weber had 422 Xanax pills and Lodge had less than 50 grams of marijuana, authorities said. Details surrounding the bust weren't immediately released by the prosecutor's office. Both were charged with various drug counts and released pending an appea…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy
K-9s, Partners Graduate From Bergen County Sheriff's Training Academy The two newest sets of partners with one of the largest, most active law enforcement K-9 units in New Jersey were graduated on Friday. Graduating after nine months of rigorous physical and academic exercises at the Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 Training Academy were: BCSO Officer Sohrab Muossavian and Cash; BCSO Officer Justin Epifano and Johny. Clinton Township Police Sgt. John Tiger and Tapko, with Bergen County Sheriff Anthony CuretonCOURTESY: Bergen County Sheriff They were joined by Clinton Township Police Sgt. John Tiger and Tapko (above). Sheriff’s K-9 Officers Joseph Cutrona …

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by Jerry DeMarco