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'Unusual Incident:' NJ DOT Mower Stuck In I-295 South Jersey Creek, Driver Rescued
We've all heard the saying, "Up a creek without a paddle."
Well, first responders in South Jersey were called to such an "unusual incident," Friday afternoon.
Off of Interstate 295, near mile-marker 53.2 in Mansfield, a NJ Department of Transportation mower got "stuck in a creek," according to initial reports about noon and was "knee deep in the mud."
Local firefighters, EMS crews and a Burlington County tech rescue team were called for assistance, early reports said, along the right shoulder of I-295.
By 1 p.m., reports said, the crash victim was "free from the mud, wor…
Queens Man Dead, 13 Injured In I-295 Crash
A Queens, NY man died and 13 other people were injured in a crash involving a passenger van on Interstate 295 in Mercer County Wednesday, New Jersey State Police said.
A Ford Econoline van was traveling north in near mile post 59 in Hamilton Township, when it went off the road to the right, struck the guardrail, reentered the roadway and overturned around 3:30 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said.
Four of the 14 occupants were ejected, including 55-year-old Daniel Del Carmen Marmol Batista, of Ridgewood, NY, who died.
The driver, Silvestre Diaz, 33, of Camden, suffered minor injur…
South Jersey Driver, 25, Killed When Car Flips Off I-295
A 25-year-old motorist from South Jersey was killed on Sunday when his car flipped and veered off of Interstate-295 in Gloucester County, authorities said.
Joseph Patterson Jr., 25, of Williamstown was driving a 2015 Honda Civic southbound in West Deptford Township about 10:45 a.m. when his vehicle went off the highway near milepost 19.8, according to New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez.
The Honda went off I-295 to the right, reentered the roadway, went off the road to the left, struck the center median guardrail, and overturned, according to Goez.
Patterson sustained…
Florida Driver, 64, Killed After Car Bursts Into Flames In Mercer County
A car burst into flames killing a driver from Florida on Interstate-295 in Mercer County on Wednesday, authorities said.
Fevzi Denker, 64, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police.
No one else was in the Toyota Corolla when it caught fire at 5:55 p.m., Curry said.
The motorist was traveling north near the Exit 60 ramp to I-195 in Hamilton Township, Curry said.
After catching fire, the Toyota ran off the highway, striking a concrete barrier, Curry said.
The ramp was closed for approximat…
