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Crash Closes All Lanes Of Route 18 Crash Closes All Lanes Of Route 18
Crash Closes All Lanes Of Route 18 A motor vehicle accident closed all lanes of Route 18 in Monmouth County Tuesday, April 9. The NJDOT said the crash happened in Colts Neck south of Exit 19. All lanes were closed as of 7:20 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Arrested For DUI Suffers Medical Episode, Dies In Bathroom Of NJ State Police Station Man Arrested For DUI Suffers Medical Episode, Dies In Bathroom Of NJ State Police Station
Man Arrested For DUI Suffers Medical Episode, Dies In Bathroom Of NJ State Police Station A driver who'd just been released following his arrest for being under the influence was found dead in a restroom at a New Jersey State Police barracks off Route 295, authorities said. Because the death of the as-yet unidentified defendant followed an encounter with law enforcement, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's staff is required to review it under state law. According to preliminary findings, the man was arrested by state troopers and brought to the Bellmawr station in Camden County following a motor vehicle accident at an undisclosed location shortly after 11 p.m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Car Plunges Into North Branch Raritan River (PHOTOS) Car Plunges Into North Branch Raritan River (PHOTOS)
Car Plunges Into North Branch Raritan River (Photos) Emergency crews in Somerset County quickly responded after a car plunged into the North Branch Raritan River Tuesday night, August 1. The Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department arrived with several water rescue technicians and found the occupants safely out of the vehicle. Members worked alongside the towing company as the vehicle was removed from the water. Somerset County Haz Mat also assisted. Scroll down to view additional photos from the scene. Last night 29 Fire was dispatched for the motor vehicle into the North Branch Raritan River. Engine 29-1, Rescue 29... Posted by Far Hill…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck By Car In Toms River: Police Bicyclist Struck By Car In Toms River: Police
Bicyclist Struck By Car In Toms River: Police A bicyclist was struck by a car in Toms River, authorities said. At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, police units were dispatched to the intersection of Route 35 S and Fifth Avenue for a reported motor vehicle accident with a bicyclist. The initial investigation revealed the driver was traveling southbound on Route 35 South in the left lane and turning left onto Fifth Ave when she collided with a bicyclist who was riding northbound, on the east shoulder of Route 35 South against traffic, police said. The bicyclist was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment. …

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by Jon Craig
Traffic
'Reckless' Crash Topples Traffic Light In Toms River: Police 'Reckless' Crash Topples Traffic Light In Toms River: Police
'Reckless' Crash Topples Traffic Light In Toms River: Police A 36-year-old Toms River woman lost control of her car and plowed into another stopped car while toppling a traffic signal, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 23, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Toms River police were dispatched to the intersection of Route 37 and Hooper Avenue for a reported motor vehicle accident.  The initial investigation revealed Daniella Ippolitto was traveling westbound on Route 37 "at a high rate of speed" when she lost control of her SUV while changing lanes, police said.  She crashed into a vehicle that was stopped for the red light at t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Student Struck By Car In Lakewood Student Struck By Car In Lakewood
Student Struck By Car In Lakewood An 18-year-old student was struck by a car after exiting a school bus late Wednesday, March 22 in Lakewood, authorities said. The incident occurred at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Courtney Road, Lakewood police said. The school bus was traveling south on Madison Avenue prior to the driver activating its flashing red lights, police said. After coming to a stop at the northwest corner of Courtney Road, the student exited the bus and began crossing over towards the northbound lane, police said.  As he cleared the bus he was struck by a 2020 Acura operated by a 24-year-old Howe…

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by Jon Craig
News
UPDATE: Firefighter Charged In Horrific 9W Crash Later Returned To Scene As Responder UPDATE: Firefighter Charged In Horrific 9W Crash Later Returned To Scene As Responder
Update: Firefighter Charged In Horrific 9W Crash Later Returned To Scene As Responder UPDATE: A volunteer firefighter charged in a horrific road-rage crash that nearly killed a fellow group of fellow Bergen County teens earlier this week left the scene and then returned as a responder, authorities said. Luke Stein, 18, who was taken into custody in Colorado on Friday, Oct. 14, became a volunteer firefighter in Alpine and Demarest earlier this year, records show.  He was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee with blue and white emergency lights on the dashboard when he pursued and then deliberately rear-ended the victims' Honda Pilot on Route 9W just after midnight on Monday, Oct. 1…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police
Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police A Bergen County man was identified by authorities as one of the two people killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash overnight in New York. George Gonzalez, 68, of Dumont, was heading north in the southbound lanes of I-87 in a 2017 Toyota RAV4, when he drove into a 2022 Nissan Altima around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Tuxedo, New York State Police said. Gonzalez's car became engulfed in flames. The Altima driver was identified as Yehuda Weinstock, 67, of Chester, NY. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither vehicle had any passengers. All southbound lanes were closed during the crash …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Crash With Injuries Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey Tractor-Trailer Crash With Injuries Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey
Tractor-Trailer Crash With Injuries Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey A crash involving a tractor-trailer and other vehicles resulted in multiple injuries, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29 in the 4100. block of Route 1 in South Brunswick, initial reports said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Transformer Catches Fire, Causes Power Outages As Truck Strikes Utility Pole In Warren County Transformer Catches Fire, Causes Power Outages As Truck Strikes Utility Pole In Warren County
Transformer Catches Fire, Causes Power Outages As Truck Strikes Utility Pole In Warren County A transformer caught fire and caused numerous Warren County residents to lose fire as a truck slammed into a utility pole, authorities said. The truck crashed into a utility pole on Route 31 South in White Township on the morning of Friday, August 12, according to the Mountain Lake Fire Company. Route 31 was closed between Route 46 and Pequest Road as crews worked at the scene of the crash, which caused power outages throughout the area, the department said. ⚠️ Route 31 is closed between Route 46 and Pequest Road due to a motor vehicle accident with wires down. Local areas will be wit…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING) Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING)
Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Crash (Developing) A motorist was trapped in a Central Jersey crash, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 11 at Route 535 and Interchange Plaza in South Brunswick, initial reports said. No details on injuries were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Airlifted As Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 206 (DEVELOPING) Trapped Driver Airlifted As Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 206 (DEVELOPING)
Trapped Driver Airlifted As Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 206 (Developing) A trapped driver was extricated and flown to a nearby hospital following a serious crash on Route 206, developing reports say. The crash occurred near 178 Rt. 206 in Roxbury Township around 6:30 p.m.on Monday, May 23, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Emergency crews worked for approximately 40 minutes to extricate the driver — who was heavily entrapped but still alert — as a NorthStar medical helicopter was requested to land at the Toys R Us in Flanders, the initial report said. The patient was then taken to the landing zone and flown to a trauma center for treatment of unspe…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Route 46 Crash Takes Down Traffic Signal, Utility Pole (PHOTOS) Route 46 Crash Takes Down Traffic Signal, Utility Pole (PHOTOS)
Route 46 Crash Takes Down Traffic Signal, Utility Pole (Photos) A crash on Route 46 brought down a traffic signal and utility pole over the weekend, authorities said. The Dover Fire Department responded to the crash at Mt. Hope Avenue and Route 46 in Dover and confirmed a downed pole on Saturday, April 16, authorities said. Crews worked to mitigate a fluid spill as the NJDOT was requested to replace the signal, the department said. Route 46 was temporarily closed as the crash scene was cleared. The cause of the crash remained under investigation. Scroll down to view additional photos from the crash scene. Tour 3 responded to a motor vehicle acc…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Man Tried Killing Woman With Car After Fender Bender: Prosecutor Elizabeth Man Tried Killing Woman With Car After Fender Bender: Prosecutor
Elizabeth Man Tried Killing Woman With Car After Fender Bender: Prosecutor A 56-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after he ran over a woman with his SUV following a minor crash in Elizabeth, authorities said. Vincent Jean and the 23-year-old woman had gotten into an accident on Salem Avenue and Aberdeen Road, when the woman got out and was taking pictures of the vehicles from the sidewalk around 8:30 a.m., according to a release from the Union County Prosecutor's Office.
 That's when Jean struck the woman with his car, drover over her then backed up deliberately and ran over her a second time, the UCPO said. He fled in a Mitsubishi SUV. Later th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Motorist Trapped In Jersey Shore Rollover Crash (DEVELOPING) Motorist Trapped In Jersey Shore Rollover Crash (DEVELOPING)
Motorist Trapped In Jersey Shore Rollover Crash (Developing) A motorist was trapped in a rollover crash on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. on Monday, March 28 at Allenwood Road and Route 138 in Wall Township, initial reports said. There were no immediate details on injuries. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Admits Leaving Fatal Crash, Fleeing To Mexico: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Admits Leaving Fatal Crash, Fleeing To Mexico: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Admits Leaving Fatal Crash, Fleeing To Mexico: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted leaving the scene of a fatal crash before fleeing to Mexico, authorities said. Roberto Alcazar-Sanchez, of Jackson, pleaded guilty to knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death on Thursday, Feb. 24, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Dec. 24, 2020, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Jackson police responded to I-195 for a motor vehicle crash with serious injuries. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Vehicular Homicide Unit and Jackson Township Po…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Hunterdon County Woman Killed In Morris County Dump Truck Crash Hunterdon County Woman Killed In Morris County Dump Truck Crash
Hunterdon County Woman Killed In Morris County Dump Truck Crash UPDATE: The crash victim was identified as beloved Califon mother of triplets, Gina Pateman, 52, NJ.com reported. A GoFundMe had raised nearly $30,000 for the family. ----------------------------- One person was killed in a Morris County crash involving a dump truck Tuesday morning, developing reports say. The dump truck collided with another vehicle, trapping the occupant near 250 Bartley Rd. in Long Valley just before 9:40 a.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. A medical helicopter was requested and later canceled before the victim was pronounced dead, the initial report s…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Edison Woman Killed By Car At Clark Commons Edison Woman Killed By Car At Clark Commons
Edison Woman Killed By Car At Clark Commons Authorities have identified the woman struck and killed by a car at a Union County shopping mall on Saturday, Feb. 12. Maha W. Qalawi, 51, of Edison, was struck around 2:30 p.m. at Clark Commons, and the driver remained on the scene, Assistant Union County Prosecutor Michael Sheets told Daily Voice.  The Clark Police Department is currently investigating a motor vehicle accident involving an adult female who was... Posted by Clark Township Police Department on Saturday, February 12, 2022 No further details were immediately available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore: Police Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore: Police
Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore: Police A motorist was killed in a crash on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. on Route 18 southbound in Marlboro Township, police said. Route 18 South in the area of Tennent Road and Route 520 was shut down until about 10 a.m., according to Capt. Stephen Levy, a police department spokesman. The vehicle, a 2008 grey Honda Accord,  left the roadway and struck a large tree, Levy said. The driver, who was the sole occupant of the Honda, was pronounced dead at the scene.  Identification of the driver is being withheld pending notification of hi…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorist Trapped After Car Flips In Mercer County Motorist Trapped After Car Flips In Mercer County
Motorist Trapped After Car Flips In Mercer County A motorist was reportedly trapped after a vehicle overturned during rush-hour in Mercer County, authorities said. The crash occurred Monday near Second Avenue and Whitehead Road in Hamilton Township, initial reports said.  An unconfirmed report at about 5 p.m. said one of the crash victims was unresponsive and the vehicle was "on its side" and reportedly smoking. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Toddler, Baby Hurt In DUI Mom's South Jersey Crash, Police Say Toddler, Baby Hurt In DUI Mom's South Jersey Crash, Police Say
Toddler, Baby Hurt In DUI Mom's South Jersey Crash, Police Say A 27-year-old woman from South Jersey was driving under the influence of drugs when she drove off the road to avoid a head-on collision last spring, authorities said. Rachel Huff of Little Egg Harbor and two of her daughters were seriously hurt in the crash, according to Hamilton Township police. Huff was charged Thursday with two criminal counts of assault by auto and for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license causing serious bodily injury, police said in a statement. The newest charges were delayed while awaiting toxicology test results, police said, and Huff was released on …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Head-On Jersey Shore Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Seriously Injured Head-On Jersey Shore Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Seriously Injured
Head-On Jersey Shore Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Seriously Injured A 37-year-old motorist from Ocean County was killed in a head-on crash while passing another vehicle, authorities said. The driver who was killed, from New Eqypt, has not been identified pending notification of family, according to Plumsted police. The victim was driving north on Pinehurst Road shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday when he tried to pass another vehicle, police said.  His vehicle struck an oncoming vehicle and then reportedly collided with the vehicle he was passing, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  A 77-year-old couple from Manchester, whose…

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by Jon Craig
News
Driver Admits Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run Driver Admits Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run
Driver Admits Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run Wasting little time, a 27-year-old Passaic driver admitted severely injuring another city resident in a hit-and-run pedestrian crash last fall. Matthew Cancel didn’t wait for a grand jury to determine whether the case should proceed, pleading guilty Friday to knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving serious bodily injury. Cancel admitted he was behind the wheel of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz that struck the 64-year-old victim at Market and Hudson streets last Oct. 25, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
UPDATE: Drivers, Passenger Seriously Injured In Passaic County Wrong-Way Head-On Crash UPDATE: Drivers, Passenger Seriously Injured In Passaic County Wrong-Way Head-On Crash
Update: Drivers, Passenger Seriously Injured In Passaic County Wrong-Way Head-On Crash UPDATE: A vehicle driven in the opposite direction by a 20-year-old motorist slammed head-on into another on Route 20 in Paterson before dawn Wednesday, seriously injuring himself, a passenger and the other driver, authorities said. Another vehicle also was involved, causing a minor injury to that driver, in what some called the worst crash they’d ever seen. The 2019 Kia Forte driven by the young city man was heading north in the southbound lanes of the highway when it collided at 17th Avenue with a 2016 Honda Accord driven by a 63-year-old Fair Lawn man shortly before 5 a.m., authorities s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: DUI Hackettstown Man With Cocaine Crashes, Parks Pickup In Middle Of The Street Police: DUI Hackettstown Man With Cocaine Crashes, Parks Pickup In Middle Of The Street
Police: DUI Hackettstown Man With Cocaine Crashes, Parks Pickup In Middle Of The Street A Hackettstown man was under the influence when he crashed into a utility pole and parked his damaged pickup truck in the middle of the road Saturday night, authorities said. Scott E. Conner II, 22, was found in the driver’s seat of an orange Chevy pickup truck with a missing a tire and a damaged frame in the middle of Drakestown Road in Budd Lake shortly after 7:15 p.m., Mount Olive Township Police said. While talking with Conner, officers “immediately” observed signs of intoxication, police said. Further investigation revealed that Conner had struck a telephone pole in Hackettstown befor…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant A man accused of drinking before getting behind the wheel of his car and killing a runner in Somerset County is a retired police officer, according to social media posts and confirmation from his former chief in a recent news report. Kevin D. Betyeman, 56, of Bridgewater, was charged with driving while intoxicated, and several motor vehicle summonses following the Friday afternoon crash in Raritan, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said earlier this week. The retired Mountainside police sergeant fatally struck Celeste Andresen, 60, of San Manuel, AZ, in his Chevy pickup truck…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Lakewood Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Baltimore Man, 20 Lakewood Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Baltimore Man, 20
Lakewood Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Baltimore Man, 20 A 29-year-old suspended Lakewood driver fled the scene of a crash that killed a Baltimore man, alleges an indictment that also accuses two accomplices of lying for him. A grand jury in Toms River charged Mashon Wilson with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident and causing a death while driving with a suspended license, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Two acquaintances --  Shana Lee, 49, and Iyanna Hall, 30 -- were charged with attempting to interfere with the police investigation after telling officers that Lee was driving at the time, Billhimer …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Freehold Man Struck, Killed By Car In Colts Neck Freehold Man Struck, Killed By Car In Colts Neck
Freehold Man Struck, Killed By Car In Colts Neck A Freehold man died after being struck and killed by a car in Colts Neck Tuesday, authorities said. Robert Owenburg, 67, was struck by a vehicle just before 3 p.m. at a Crine Road property, Colts Neck Township Police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene near Hillsdale Road. Initial and unconfirmed reports said someone was trapped under a vehicle at Slope Brook Farm. An investigation is ongoing.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NYC Pair Charged In High-Speed Route 80 Chase, Crash In Hackensack NYC Pair Charged In High-Speed Route 80 Chase, Crash In Hackensack
NYC Pair Charged In High-Speed Route 80 Chase, Crash In Hackensack UPDATE: Authorities Thursday night identified two men captured by Bergen County prosecutor's detectives after a pursuit that topped out at 100 miles an hour ended when their car crashed off Route 80 in Hackensack. Deiby Valdez-Santos, a 27-year-old landscaper from East Harlem, and Jose E. Rodriguez-Castillo, a 25-year-old mechanic from Forest Hills, were both charged with drug possession, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Valdez-Santos, the driver, was also charged with eluding, Musella said. A prosecutor’s investigator had pulled over the pair's Honda sedan around 1 p.m. We…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
High-Speed Route 80 Chase Ends In Hackensack Crash, Pair Nabbed By Prosecutor's Detectives High-Speed Route 80 Chase Ends In Hackensack Crash, Pair Nabbed By Prosecutor's Detectives
High-Speed Route 80 Chase Ends In Hackensack Crash, Pair Nabbed By Prosecutor's Detectives UPDATE: uthorities Thursday night identified two men captured by Bergen County prosecutor's detectives after a pursuit that topped out at 100 miles an hour ended when their car crashed off Route 80 in Hackensack. Deiby Valdez-Santos, a 27-year-old landscaper from East Harlem, and Jose E. Rodriguez-Castillo, a 25-year-old mechanic from Forest Hills, were both charged with drug possession, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Valdez-Santos, the driver, was also charged with eluding, Musella said. A prosecutor’s investigator had pulled over the pair's Honda sedan around 1 p.m. Wed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Instagram Video Shows Vibrant Victims Moments Before Deadly Woodbridge Crash Instagram Video Shows Vibrant Victims Moments Before Deadly Woodbridge Crash
Instagram Video Shows Vibrant Victims Moments Before Deadly Woodbridge Crash Chilling videos posted to Instagram show the three victims of a late-night Woodbridge crash singing and dancing just moments before they died, the New York Post originally reported. “These are all of my high school friends," said Michaela Powell, who posted the snippets to her Instagram page. "These are the people I grew up with." Powell, 23, and Uchechukw Chukwuma, 24, were passengers in the Nissan Altima driven by Brianna Martinez, 23, which rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Route 1 near Ford Avenue around 11:50 p.m. Friday night, Woodbridge police said. The three graduated from Frank…

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by Cecilia Levine