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2 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Major Hackettstown Intersection Crash: Police 2 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Major Hackettstown Intersection Crash: Police
2 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Major Hackettstown Intersection Crash: Police Two people were hospitalized, including a 14-year-old girl, during a two-vehicle crash that took down a traffic signal at a Hackettstown intersection Tuesday, May 16, authorities said. The crash occurred at the Mountain Avenue and East Avenue just before 3:55 p.m., according to Hackettstown Police. A 58-year-old Washington Township (Morris County) woman was behind the wheel of a 2015 Yukon heading northbound on Mountain Ave in the right turn lane for East Avenue when she made a left hand turn and was struck by a 2019 Ford heading southbound on Mountain Avenue, police said. The impact of …

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Drunk Volkswagen Driver Slams Into Hackettstown Bridge, Police Say Drunk Volkswagen Driver Slams Into Hackettstown Bridge, Police Say
Drunk Volkswagen Driver Slams Into Hackettstown Bridge, Police Say A Volkswagen driver from Morris County was intoxicated when he crashed into a bridge in Hackettstown, authorities said. Officers responding to the crash report on East Avenue found Timothy Mikesh, 43, behind the wheel of a 2016 Volkswagen just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, Hackettstown Police said in a Tuesday, Feb. 8 press release. While speaking with Mikesh, officers observed the odor of alcohol and subsequently found an open bottle of Smirnoff inside the car, police said. Mikesh, of Washington Township, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, and…

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Police: DWI Warren County Woman, 46, Causes Truck Fire After Utility Pole Hit-And-Run Crash Police: DWI Warren County Woman, 46, Causes Truck Fire After Utility Pole Hit-And-Run Crash
Police: DWI Warren County Woman, 46, Causes Truck Fire After Utility Pole Hit-And-Run Crash A Warren County woman was intoxicated when she hit a utility pole and sped away in a damaged car that caught fire shortly after, authorities said. Jennie Worthington, 46, was driving a 2020 GMC pickup truck on East Avenue in Hackettstown when she hit a utility pole while making a left turn onto Route 182 around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, local police said. Worthington then sped away, leaving the truck’s front passenger tire at the scene, police said. A witness followed Worthington back to a home in Mansfield Township, where the damaged truck allegedly caught fire and was being put out with a gar…

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by Valerie Musson