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Woman Crashes SUV Into Concrete Mixer Truck, Dies In Central Jersey
A Canadian woman was killed after her SUV crashed into a concrete mixer truck in Monmouth County, authorities said. Howell Township police responded to Route 33 near the intersection of West Renaissance Boulevard at around 10:28 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 2, the department said in a news release. The crash shut down the road in both directions between Yellow Brick Road and Route 34 for about four hours, according to the state Department of Transportation. The 54-year-old woman from Ontario, Canada, was driving west on Route 33 in a Mazda CX-5. She was driving around a curve when her SU…
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Bruce Springsteen Stops By Favorite Jersey Shore Diner — Again
Just in time for the holidays, Bruce Springsteen paid a visit to a popular hometown restaurant on the Jersey Shore. It was Springsteen's third visit to Roberto's Freehold Grill in two months. The 74-year-old rocker is seen posing with some of the restaurant’s employees in the kitchen. On Facebook, the eatery said, "The Boss stopped by the kitchen to spread some holiday cheer." Word is Springsteen digs the pancakes at Roberto’s enough to shoot the eight miles or so up Dutch Lane Road from his Colts Neck farm every now and then. The Freehold native also did the E (Main) Street sh…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Driver Killed In Route 9 Crash
Authorities have identified the driver killed in a seven-vehicle crash on Route 9 in Freehold Township. Daniel Kaplan, 78, of Freehold Township, died in the crash, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 northbound near Route 9's intersection with Route 33. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Brian Boryszewski at 800-533-7443 or Freehold Township police officer Justin Nunno at 732-462-7908.
Police & Fire
1 Killed In 7-Vehicle Crash On Route 9: Prosecutor
One person was killed in a seven-vehicle crash on Route 9 in Freehold Township, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 northbound near Route 9's intersection with Route 33. A spokesman with the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the fatality, but the victim's name had not been released. All lanes were closed in both directions for several hours during an investigation, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Witnesses told news12.com that a driver failed to stop and slammed into vehicles waiting at a red light. Th…
News
Bruce Springsteen Hits Freehold Diner Twice In One Weekend
So you had a peptic ulcer that forced you to postpone a world tour and where do you go for a bite when you're feeling better? How 'bout a landmark diner in your hometown? Word is Bruce Springsteen digs the pancakes at Roberto’s Freehold Grill enough to shoot the eight miles or so up Dutch Lane Road from his Colts Neck farm every now and then. His stomach was obviously healthy enough for him to head there twice in the same weekend. The Freehold native did the E (Main) Street shuffle on Friday, Nov. 17 and again on Sunday, posing for pics at the former Tony’s Freehold Grill with Chef Robert…
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Flips On Route 33 Jersey Shore (Developing)
A tractor-trailer overturned on Route 33 in Monmouth County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 1:40 p.m. eastbound at Route 537 (West Main Street) In Freehold Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. One right lane of three lanes was closed, 511nj.org reported. An unconfirmed report said that the tractor-trailer was leaking fuel all over the roadway. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Grand Jury Backs Detective In Pursuit Crash That Killed Mercer Scooter Rider, 21
A Hamilton Township police detective did nothing wrong when he tried to stop a scooter rider from Trenton who was killed moments later in a crash, a state grand jury has found. Francis De La Cruz Abad, 21, was operating a Yamaha scooter near the intersection of Route 33 and Whitehorse-Mercerville Road when Detective Brian Davis, driving an unmarked vehicle, tried to stop him shortly after 9 p.m. May 25, 2021. The reason for the stop wasn't specified. De La Cruz Abad “continued traveling westbound on Route 33 and collided with a Dodge Caravan, whose driver was attempting to turn left into t…
Police & Fire
Details Released In Route 9 Crash That Left Two Dead, Two Critical
Two passengers were killed and two drivers were seriously injured in a crash on Route 9 in Freehold Sunday, July 3, authorities said. A 74-year-old Manalapan woman heading south on Route 9 sideswiped a 2015 black Lexus RX350 in a 2019 Lexus NX around 1:30 p.m. at the Route 33 intersection, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. She then side-swiped a white 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, before rear-ending a 2017 black Honda CR-V. The black Honda CR-V then rear-ended a 2009 purple Scion TC, Linskey said. One of the Honda CR-V passengers, a 52-year-old woman from Marlboro, was pro…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed, Another Critical After 3-Vehicle Jersey Shore Crash On Route 33: Prosecutor
A motorist was killed and a second driver is in critical condition after a three-vehicle crash on Route 33 in Monmouth County, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after midnight, Friday, March 11 in Howell, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. None of the drivers' names had been released. A 2004 Ford F150 pickup, driven by a man from Jackson, was traveling westbound on Route 33, just west of Colts Neck Road crossing the intersection, when it crossed the centerline and collided with a 2004 Kia Rio, sideswiping the vehicle, Lin…
Police & Fire
Motorist Killed In Jersey Shore Crash (
Developing
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A motorist was killed in an overnight crash on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred shortly after midnight, Friday, March 11 on Route 33 near Colts Neck Road in Howell Township, initial reports said. A victim was ejected from their vehicle, an unconfirmed report said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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School Bus Crash Reported In Central Jersey: Developing
There was a school bus crash with injuries in Monmouth County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 3:30 p.m. on Route 33 at West Bangs Avenue in Neptune, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that there were at least four injuries and medics were en route. Neptune police were not immediately available for comment. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Motorist Trapped As Crash Closes Route 33 In Central Jersey: Developing
Firefighters, police and EMS crews were called to a serious crash that shut down Route 33 in Monmouth County, authorities said. The crash occurred early Wednesday afternoon on Route 33 at Neptune Boulevard in Neptune Township, police said. Neptune Township police said that Route 33 was closed in both directions between Taylor and Stanley avenues. One driver was trapped and unresponsive, according to the unconfirmed report, The other driver was suffering a medical episode, that report said at 2 p.m. NJ DOT was responding for traffic control. "This closure is expected to remain …
Police & Fire
Police Identify Driver Killed In Central Jersey Crash
Police have released the name of the driver killed in a crash on Route 33 in Middlesex County. Murray Lipman, 81, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday afternoon crash in Monroe Township, police said. Lipman, of Monroe, was driving south on Bentley Road when the side of his car was struck by the front end of an SUV traveling westbound on Route 33, police said. The driver of the SUV, a 39-year-old woman from Manalapan, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Her name was not released by police. Route 33 west in Monroe was closed …
Police & Fire
Serious Central Jersey Crash, Possibly Fatal, Reported On Route 33
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a serious crash in Middlesex County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 2 p.m. Wednesday on Route 33 at Bentley Road in Monroe Township, according o initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that the crash may have resulted in a fatality. Route 33 westbound was closed down for a police investigation, reports said. A state Department of Transportation team was reported at the scene. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
State Attorney General Reviews Death Of Trenton Man, 21, In Scooter Crash
New Jersey Attorney Gurbir S. Grewal said his office was reviewing the death of a 21-year-old Trenton man in a scooter crash because it somehow involved law enforcement. The man, who wasn't identified, was riding a Yamaha scooter without a helmet near the intersection of Route 33 and Whitehorse-Mercerville Road in Hamilton Township when a township officer in an unmarked car spotted him shortly after 9 p.m. on May 25, Grewal said. A release issued by Grewal on Thursday doesn't say whether the officer initiated a pursuit. What it does say is: "Before the officer could stop the scooter opera…
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Pedestrian Critically Hurt In Mercer County Crash
A 37-year-old pedestrian was critically hurt after being struck by a pick-up truck while crossing Route 33 in Mercer County, authorities said. The truck hit the pedestrian around 8:30 p.m. between Twin Rivers Drive North and Probasco Road, East Windsor police said. Initial reports said the pedestrian was in traumatic arrest. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick in New Brunswick with life-threatening injuries. A 22-year-old motorist from Hainesport in Burlington County, who was driving the truck, stopped and has not been charged. All l…
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Suspects In Custody
A police pursuit in Monmouth County ended with a crash and arrest of two suspects, authorities said. A chase began about 5:30 p.m. on Friday near 326 W. Main St. in Freehold after an "unspecified incident that occurred at WalMart," initial reports said. A vehicle being pursued by Freehold Township police reportedly crashed along Route 33. By 5:51 p.m., two people were in custody, according to an unconfirmed report. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Monroe PD: Driver, 72, Who Struck NJ DOT Lawnmower Dies
A 72-year-old man from Monroe Township was killed Wednesday after his car left the roadway and struck a tractor mowing in the median, authorities said. Marc A. Mandelkorn was driving west on Route 33 near its intersection with Bentley Road in Monroe when the collision occurred about 1:15 p.m., Monroe police said in a statement. His vehicle crossed into the median, leaving the roadway for an undetermined reason, police said. Mandelkorn's 2019 Hyundai Tucson then struck a New Jersey State Department of Transportation tractor that was mowing the grass, crossed over the eastbound lane of Route …
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Struck And Killed On Route 33 Outside Manalapan Residential Facility
Authorities have identified the group home resident struck and killed last Wednesday by two vehicles on Route 33 in Manalapan as a 38-year-old from Newark. Phillip R. Baines was not in a crosswalk when he was hit around 7:20 p.m. by a pair of eastbound cars that had a green light near the intersection with Woodward Road, authorities said. The drivers of the SUV and a car stopped and cooperated with police. Although Baines was initially reported by the Monmouth Prosecutor’s Office as a Newark resident, he was residing in the nearby Manalapan Manor, a group home that township leaders have rep…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hit By 2 Cars Dies On Monmouth County Highway
A 38-year-old man was killed after being hit by two vehicles on Route 33 in Manalapan, authorities said The man, a Manalapan resident, was not in a crosswalk when he was hit around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday by eastbound vehicles. They had a green light near the intersection with Woodward Road when the accident occurred, Manalapan police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene following life-saving efforts by emergency responders. Both drivers stopped and cooperated with police, who continue to investigate. Police had not released an ID pending notification of family.
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