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Route 40, NJ

Crash Knocks Down Utility Pole, Closes Part Of Route 40 In South Jersey Crash Knocks Down Utility Pole, Closes Part Of Route 40 In South Jersey
Crash Knocks Down Utility Pole, Closes Part Of Route 40 In South Jersey A crash knocked down a utility pole in downtown Mays Landing, closing part of a busy road in both directions during morning rush hour, officials said. Township of Hamilton police said officers were responding to the crash on Route 40 East between Route 50 and Forty Wire Road on Wednesday, Apr. 3, the department posted on Facebook. Crews from the state Department of Transportation were also helping Hamilton police at the scene. The NJDOT's website said the crash was reported at around 8:23 a.m. The NJDOT also said the crash shut down Route 40 in both directions because of a downed…
DUI Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Double Organ Transplant Survivor In NJ DUI Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Double Organ Transplant Survivor In NJ
DUI Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Double Organ Transplant Survivor In NJ A Delaware man was accused of driving drunk, speeding, and ignoring a red light in a crash that killed a woman in Atlantic County, authorities said. Kevin Wilson, 63, of New Castle, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, Mar. 19 for first-degree aggravated manslaughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. The indictment came after a deadly crash in Buena Vista Township on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Ada Roman, 36, of Vineland, died after she was a passenger in a Honda Civic that was struck by a Lexus L46. The crash happened at the intersection of ro…
Driver Cited After Crash Shuts Down South Jersey Road For About 15 Hours Driver Cited After Crash Shuts Down South Jersey Road For About 15 Hours
Driver Cited After Crash Shuts Down South Jersey Road For About 15 Hours A Mays Landing man was cited after a crash shut down a major road for about 15 hours, authorities said. Daniel Sabat, 36, of Mays Landing, was driving west on Route 40 in a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta at around 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 9, the Township of Hamilton Police Department said in a Facebook post. His car went off the road near the intersection with New York Avenue and hit a traffic light pole and a utility pole. Both poles fell into the road along with electrical wires. Paramedics brought Sabat to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus, in Pomona for "moderate inju…
PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police
PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police A 36-year-old pedestrian from Pennsylvania was struck and killed in Atlantic County, authorities said. Heather L. Gerevics was crossing Millville Avenue at the intersection of Route 40 in Hamilton at 7:58  p.m. on Saturday, Sept 17, when she was hit, police said. Gerevics, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene. The drive of a Nissan Pathfinder, Herman Lopex, 53, from the Mays Landing section of Hamilton, stopped., police said. He had not been charged. The accident remains under investigation by the Township of Hamilton Police Department.  Anyone who wit…
Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say
Historic Drug Seizure Near Atlantic City Nets Fentanyl, Heroin, Coke, Feds Say Local and federal authorities seized more than 30 pounds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine – the area’s largest narcotics haul in history -- while raiding a basement drug mill just outside Atlantic City, authorities said. A federal judge in Camden ordered via videoconference that Ricardo Clavijo, 39, who lives in the Egg Harbor Township home, and Christopher Gonzalez, 37, of Pleasantville, remain held without bail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Each is charged with conspiring to have and sell more than a kilo of heroin. “By all accounts, this case represents the largest single…
Police ID Driver, 28, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer Police ID Driver, 28, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Police ID Driver, 28, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer Authorities have identified the driver of an SUV killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer late Wednesday in Gloucester County. Carl E. Cheeseman Jr., 30, of Vineland, was driving westbound on Route 40 near Rosemont Avenue and Harding Avenue in Newfield about 11 p.m. when police think he swerved to avoid a deer. His SUV entered the eastbound lane striking the truck, which was driven by a 28-year-old Vineland man, according to Franklin Township Police. Cheeseman was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, police said. The truck driver remained at the scene and cooperated w…