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Route 202
News
Crash Shuts All Lanes Of Route 287
All lanes of Route 287 were closed due to a crash late Thursday, June 27, the NJDOT site says. The NJDOT site said police were on scene of a crash investigation in the northbound lanes south of Route 202 as of 11 p.m. The crash itself happened just after 8:30 p.m., preliminary reports say. UPDATE: Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Route 287 Crash In Bridgewater Delays of 30 minutes were being reported.
Police & Fire
Photos Show Responders Lifting Tractor Trailer Driver 75 Feet To Roadway After Route 202 Crash
The driver of a tractor trailer was flown to the hospital after apparently being cut off by a vehicle then crashing on Route 202 last week, responders said. The northbound passenger car apparently pulled in front of the tractor trailer, which veered to the right side of the roadway in an attempt to avoid collision near Countryside Funeral Home in Readington Township, around 6:40 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 , the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said. Serious Motor Vehicle Crash - U.S. Route 202 Readington Township - 17 February 2023 Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and R…
Police & Fire
Deadly Crash Reported In Hunterdon County, State Police Say (
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One person was killed in a crash on Route 202 in Hunterdon County, state police said. A vehicle went off the road and overturned on Route 202 north near Wertsville Road in East Amwell Township around 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told DailyVoice.com. One person was confirmed dead following the crash, Goez said. The ramp from 31 to 202 was temporarily shut down for the investigation. Additional details were not immediately released.
Police & Fire
Football, Lax Player Struck By Car On Route 202 Remains Critical
A 15-year-old football and lacrosse player remains critical after being struck by a car on Route 202 early Memorial Day, those who know him say. Jerry Walther was identified as the victim flown to Morristown Medical Center after being struck at Reaville Road around 2:25 a.m., according to a GoFundMe page raising money for his family. Nearly $6,900 had been raised as of Tuesday, May 31. "Jerry 'Jer Bear' is an awesome kid who has touched so many lives," the page reads. "If you know him from youth football, high school football and/or lacrosse, you already know he is tough. Please …
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Boy Airlifted In Route 202 Crash
A 15-year-old boy was flown to the hospital after being struck by a car on Route 202, authorities said. He was struck around 2:25 a.m. at the Reaville Road intersection in Flemington, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office said. He was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment and the crash remains under investigation.
News
NJ Officer Nabs Fast-Buck Pair Siphoning Cooking Grease From Local Eateries
A pair of grease bandits had just stolen 200 gallons of used cooking oil when an Oakland police sergeant stopped their commercial van, authorities said. Inside, he found a large storage tank filled with grease. Some thieves steal copper wire for black-market sale, ordinarily for drug money. Some hit no-questions-asked pawn shops after swiping jewelry or electronics. For others, grease is the word. What makes it so valuable? Biodiesel. Each year, an estimated billion and a half pounds of used oil is rendered into renewable fuel -- in the process releasing about 85% fewer carbon emissio…
Traffic
Major NJ Highway Closing This Weekend For Repairs
Route 202 will be closed in both directions this weekend for drainage pipe replacement in Hunterdon County. Both southbound lanes and one right northbound lane will be closed approximately one mile north of ramp Route 29, from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Sunday, New Jersey's transportation department said. Southbound traffic will get by in the southbound shoulder, while one right lane will be open for northbound traffic. Oversize loads wider than 8 feet and 6 inches will be prohibited from traveling on this section of the highway completely. If work is completed early, the road will reopen so…
Police & Fire
FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland Bank Robber
UPDATE: A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Bergen, Rockland and Dutchess counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period be…
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