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Tractor Trailer Downs Wires, Creates Traffic Mess In Toms River Tractor Trailer Downs Wires, Creates Traffic Mess In Toms River
Tractor Trailer Downs Wires, Creates Traffic Mess In Toms River A tractor-trailer crash downed wires and caused traffic delays Saturday, Aug. 5 in Toms River, as first reported by Ocean County Scanner News. Photos of the scene on Hooper Avenue at South Shore show tangled wires on the back of the truck.  TOMS RIVER: Expect Delays & Seek Alternate Route on Hooper (CR 549) @ South Shore for a serious motor vehicle crash.... Posted by Ocean County Scanner News on Saturday, August 5, 2023 The crash happened just after 11:30 a.m., causing widespread outages that impacted traffic signals. No further information was provided. Delays were to be expecte…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Concrete Slab Closes I-195 Ramp Tractor-Trailer Flips, Concrete Slab Closes I-195 Ramp
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Concrete Slab Closes I-195 Ramp A tractor-trailer overturned and dumped a large concrete slab onto Interstate 195 during the morning rush hour, authorities said. The crash occurred at 8:14 a.m. Tuesda-Feb. 14 on I-195 eastbound exit 28B to Roiute 9 in Howell Township, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The driver was not injured., Curry said. The exit ramp remained closed at noon and would remain closed until the concrete slab can be lifted back onto the trailer, Curry said. There are no additional details available at this time. Respectfully, Sgt. Philip Curry #7105

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Victim Of Fiery Crash On Cross Bronx Expressway Was Special Ed. Teacher From NJ Victim Of Fiery Crash On Cross Bronx Expressway Was Special Ed. Teacher From NJ
Victim Of Fiery Crash On Cross Bronx Expressway Was Special Ed. Teacher From NJ A 49-year-old special education teacher from New Jersey has been identified in a fiery crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway early Tuesday, Nov. 29, police said. Shelly Vilsaint's Range Rover collided with a tractor trailer contracted by the U.S. Postal Service in the westbound lanes around 12:35 a.m. near the Major Deegan Expressway, according to police and the New York Post. Vilsaint was sitting in her car behind the trailer when another tractor trailer slammed into her vehicle, igniting a fire that spread to the first tractor trailer. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Neither t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 78 Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 78
Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of Route 78 A tractor trailer crash closed a portion of Route 78 in Somerset County during rush hour Monday, Oct. 17. The trailer overturned on the eastbound side of the highway on the Exit 36 ramp in Warren Township around 7:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The driver was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation and there was no additional information available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (UPDATE) Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (UPDATE)
Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (Update) A driver was taken to a nearby hospital following a double tractor-trailer crash that dumped fuel and shut down Route 78 in the afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 29, state police said. The tractor-trailers collided in the eastbound lanes near milepost 17.4 in Clinton Township, causing one of them to spill fuel in the right and center lanes between mileposts 17.4 and 17.8. just before 1:15 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. One of the drivers was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center for treatment of a lower-body injury, Curry said. The other was not hurt. The Hunterdon County HazMat…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Passenger, 19, Killed In Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police Passenger, 19, Killed In Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police
Passenger, 19, Killed In Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police A 19-year-old Nissan passenger was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on Route 80, state police confirmed. A Nissan Versa was heading east on Route 80 in Hope Township when it ran off the left side of the road, crossed the grass median, and entered the westbound lanes near milepost 13.1 in Hope Township around 7:15 a.m. on Monday, July 18, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The Nissan was then struck by a Volvo tractor-trailer, which was heading west on Route 80, Marchan said. One of the passengers in the Nissan — identified as Melanise Torres, of Newark — was killed in the c…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Fiery Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Route 78 In Newark Fiery Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Route 78 In Newark
Fiery Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Route 78 In Newark A fiery tractor trailer crash with one fatality closed Route 78 in Newark early Saturday, July 16, developing reports say. The truck apparently jumped the median on the westbound highway near Exit 56 around 6:15 a.m., trapping the driver, who was killed, RLS Media reports. Smoke billowed above the scene and could be scene from the tarmac at Newark Airport. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Double Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Serious Delays, Fluid Spill On Route 78: DEVELOPING Double Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Serious Delays, Fluid Spill On Route 78: DEVELOPING
Double Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Serious Delays, Fluid Spill On Route 78: Developing A crash involving two tractor-trailers spilled fluid on the roadway and serious delays on Route 78, developing reports say. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes west of Exit 11 to Route 614/Pattenburg Road in Bethlehem Township around 7 a.m. on Friday, July 8, according to 511NJ. Crash and Fuel spill on I-78 eastbound West of Exit 11 - CR 614/Pattenburg Rd (Bethlehem Twp) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed https://t.co/0aKQTOOj4A — 511NJ I78 (@511nji78) July 8, 2022 Two of three right lanes remained closed as of 9:40 a.m. with delays of around 40 minutes, the outlet said. Crash an…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Injuries Reported In NJ Turnpike Tractor-Trailer Crash Injuries Reported In NJ Turnpike Tractor-Trailer Crash
Injuries Reported In NJ Turnpike Tractor-Trailer Crash There was a tractor-trailer crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in South Jersey, authorities said.  The crash occurred at 6:27 a.m. Wednesday, June 29 southbound near milepost 1.1 in Carneys Point Township. There were no serious injuries, New Jersey State Police said. Based on a preliminary investigation a tractor-trailer rear-ended another tractor-trailer stopped in traffic. The driver of one vehicle was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, State Police said. There was an earlier crash on the northbound lanes of the Turnpike in Bellmawr involving a box tr…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Reported On NJ Turnpike: State Police Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Reported On NJ Turnpike: State Police
Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Reported On NJ Turnpike: State Police New Jersey State Police are investigating a tractor-trailer crash with serious injuries, authorities said. The crash occurred at about noon on Wednesday, Jan. 16 near interchange 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike in South Brunswick Township. Preliminary investigation reveals that a tractor-trailer was traveling on the turnpike when it struck a pole, said Trooper Brandi Slota.  This investigation is ongoing. No other details were immediately released. .  

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Central Jersey Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Central Jersey
Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Central Jersey Part of Route 1 in Central Jersey was closed due to a jackknifed tractor-trailer, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 7 a.m. Monday on Route 1 in South Brunswick Township, initial reports said.  At least one southbound lane was shut down as the other lane was cleared, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
News
Mom Overheard Crash That Killed NJ High School Sweethearts, Lawsuit Alleges Mom Overheard Crash That Killed NJ High School Sweethearts, Lawsuit Alleges
Mom Overheard Crash That Killed NJ High School Sweethearts, Lawsuit Alleges A New Jersey mother was talking to her daughter on the phone when she overheard the tractor-trailer crash that ended her and her boyfriend's lives in Illinois over the summer, a new lawsuit alleges. Point Pleasant high school sweethearts Marsada "Sadi" Connors, 20, and Cole Young, 19 — along with their yellow lab, Maezy — died when a tractor trailer veered into oncoming traffic and hit their 2008 Honda Odyssey on Route 70 in Illinois on Friday, Aug. 20. Connors' mom Kimberly Kohler says she heard her daughter scream before the trailer hit the van and the line cut out, NJ.com reports. …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Driver Dies In Fiery Crash On I-78 Tractor Trailer Driver Dies In Fiery Crash On I-78
Tractor Trailer Driver Dies In Fiery Crash On I-78 A tractor trailer driver died in a fiery crash on Interstate 78 in Somerset County late Wednesday night, authorities said. The multi-vehicle crash involved two tractor trailers and occurred on the eastbound side at milepost 29.4 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The driver's identity was not immediately released and further details were not available. The right lane remains closed for the accident investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Crash With Fuel Spill Closes Portion Of Route 130 Tractor Trailer Crash With Fuel Spill Closes Portion Of Route 130
Tractor Trailer Crash With Fuel Spill Closes Portion Of Route 130 A tractor trailer crash and fuel spill jammed traffic on Route 130 in South Brunswick. The crash occurred on the northbound side of the roadway at Stults Road around 9:15 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Double Tractor-Trailer Crash Scatters Debris Throughout Route 78 In Hunterdon County PHOTOS: Double Tractor-Trailer Crash Scatters Debris Throughout Route 78 In Hunterdon County
Photos: Double Tractor-Trailer Crash Scatters Debris Throughout Route 78 In Hunterdon County A crash involving two tractor-trailers shut down the westbound lanes of Route 78 and scattered debris throughout the highway Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The tractor-trailers collided near the rest stop just before Exit 7 in Bloomsbury, the Stewartsville Volunteer Fire Company said on Facebook. The tractor-trailers were significantly damaged in the crash, which spread debris throughout the highway, authorities said. The Bloomsbury Hose Co. assisted with cleanup while the Pattenburg Rescue Squad provided patient care. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Not One, Not Two, But Three Tractor-Trailers Crash On Notorious Route 287 Stretch Not One, Not Two, But Three Tractor-Trailers Crash On Notorious Route 287 Stretch
Not One, Not Two, But Three Tractor-Trailers Crash On Notorious Route 287 Stretch A driver was serious injured during a series of tractor-trailer crashes that closed both sides of a notorious stretch of Route 287 in Oakland, jamming traffic until well after sunrise Wednesday. Two rigs crashed separately on the rain-soaked highway's northbound side near Skyline Drive barely 15 minutes apart just after 2:30 a.m.  A medical chopper was summoned for the seriously injured driver and then cancelled because of the weather. Responders said he'd been ejected from the cab of his rig. Another tractor-trailer tipped in the southbound lanes about four hours earlier. State Police …

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by Jerry DeMarco