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Skillman Woman, 25, Among 3 Killed In Fiery Crash
Authorities have identified the three people killed in a fiery crash on Route 1 in South Brunswick earlier this month.
Charisse Nelson-Bailey, 24, Daniel Vida, 28, and Maria Passalaris, 25, all died in the Friday, April 12 crash near Ridge Road, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.
Just after the 9:40 a.m. accident, police said a van had been struck by a tractor-trailer before the van collided with two other vehicles. Both the tractor-trailer and van then caught fire.
Nelson-Bailey, of Princeton Junction, was identified as the van's driver. The other two victim…
SWAT Team Seizes Firearms, $21K In Drugs From Hillsborough Trio In Major Bust: Cops
Four handguns, five high-capacity magazines, and $21,000 in drugs were seized from three men following a narcotics investigation in Somerset County, authorities said.
Brothers Christian, 22 and Sean Lebron, 20, along with Juan Martinez, 21, are facing numerous charges following the investigation, which concluded on Friday, Jan. 26 in Hillsborough, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said.
Raids at the home of the three men — Martinez, of Gemini Drive, and the Lebrons, on South Branch Road — turned up four handguns with five high-capacity magazines; 770 Xanax pills, 10 Oxycodo…
4 Arrested In 100-Person Hillsborough Street Takeover: Police
Four young men have been arrested in a pair of street takeovers in Somerset County this fall.
Michael Patrick Steiner, 21, of Sayreville; David Panevsky, 24, of North Middletown; Dmytrius Bell, 20, of Hillsborough; and Jake Cossrow, 18, of Philadelphia, PA, are facing charges in the gatherings on Sept. 10 and Oct. 14, Hillsborough Police Chief Mike McMahon said.
In the first incident, more than 100 people gathered at Willow and Hillsborough roads around 1 a.m., watching as vehicles did donuts and burnouts, McMahon said.
The crowd refused to immediately disperse, and numerous peop…
Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Route 206 Crash Had Recently Lost His Dad, Family Says
Tragedy has struck twice for the Nelson family.
Daniel Joseph Nelson, of Skillman, died in a crash on Route 206 on Dec. 1 — nearly three months after losing his father, Dan Nelson. He was 26 years old.
According to a GoFundMe page, Danny's father had died in August. "The two of them were best friends," his sister Alyssa wrote. "They did just about everything together, which made the passing extremely hard for Daniel."
Nelson was riding his motorcycle along Route 206 in Montgomery Township when he was involved in an accident with another vehicle, around 12:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, as previou…
$10K Mega Millions Winner Sold In Somerset County
A lottery ticket sold at Leprechaun News in Bergen County found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
A lottery ticket worth $20,000 was sold at the Rutherford store on Friday, April 14, matching four of the five white balls, the Gold Mega Ball.
Another $20,000 winning ticket was sold at Goldy's in Bayonne. Both tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option.
A ticket that won a player a $10,000 prize was purchased at Quick Stop Food Stores in Hillsborough. The winning numbers for the drawing were: 23, 27, 41, 48, and 51. The Gold Mega Ball was 22, and the Megaplier M…
Public Masturbator Was Busted For Child Porn Months Ago: Somerset Prosecutor
A Somerset County man was caught masturbating in public months after being accused of sharing child pornography, linking him to several past offenses, authorities said.
Bernandino Gonzalez Lorenzana, 36, of Robin Road in Hillsborough, was arrested on Wednesday, April 6 and charged with three counts of peering, two counts of lewdness, and an additional count of lewdness as a disorderly person’s offense, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a release on Tuesday, April 11.
Investigators first received an indecent exposure report from a Meadowbrook Drive resident stating that he …
DWI Wife Fatally Ran Over Husband With Car In Somerset County: Prosecutor
A Somerset County woman was DWI when fatally ran her husband over with a car in February 2023, authorities said.
Amanda O'Keefe, 37, had a blood alcohol level over the legal limit when she ran over her husband, Robert O'Keefe, 41, in Hillsborough on Saturday, Feb. 25, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
Robert was pronounced dead outside of his Clark Lane home around 2:30 a.m., McDonald said.
O'Keefe surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, March, 29, on charges of second-degree death by auto. She was lodged in the Somerset County Jail and released on Thur…
