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Police & Fire
Forklift Accident On Route 12 Sends Man To Hospital: NJSP Forklift Accident On Route 12 Sends Man To Hospital: NJSP
Forklift Accident On Route 12 Sends Man To Hospital: Njsp A man had to be hospitalized after a run-in with a forklift on Route 12 in Hunterdon County on Monday, April 15, authorities said. At 9:59 a.m., Troopers responded to Route 12 in Kingwood Township and found the victim had sustained injuries to his foot due to a forklift, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  The man was transported to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation, Lebron said. The incident remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Car Strikes Utility Pole On Route 519: NJSP Car Strikes Utility Pole On Route 519: NJSP
Car Strikes Utility Pole On Route 519: Njsp A car crashed into a utility pole on County Route 519 in Hunterdon County on the evening of Tuesday, April 9, authorities said. At 6:30 p.m., a Volkswagen passenger vehicle ran off the roadway while traveling on the highway in Kingwood Township and then struck the utility pole, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  There were no injuries reported and the crash remains under investigation.

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by Sam Barron
Traffic
Flooding Shuts Route 29 In Kingwood Township, Other Roadways Across New Jersey Flooding Shuts Route 29 In Kingwood Township, Other Roadways Across New Jersey
Flooding Shuts Route 29 In Kingwood Township, Other Roadways Across New Jersey Flooding and heavy rain closed roads across New Jersey Saturday, March 23. According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest part of the storm may have passed. The flooding, however, has not. In Hasbrouck Heights, where Route 17 was closed, police pulled multiple drivers from their vehicles, Chief Rinke said. Members spent the past several hours rescuing over 20 trapped motorists from their vehicles in Heights and throughout Teterboro. Please avoid all flooded areas and do not attempt to drive through them. Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Saturday, March 23, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fire Ravages Kingwood Township Barn: Firefighters Fire Ravages Kingwood Township Barn: Firefighters
Fire Ravages Kingwood Township Barn: Firefighters A barn caught fire in Kingwood Township on Monday, March 11, authorities said. At 1:46 p.m., firefighters in Kingwood responded to the fire off County Route 519, Kingwood Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 said on Facebook. The fire began in the wall of the barn, firefighters said. Workers on the scene were able to safely evacuate animals from the barn, firefighters said. The homeowner and firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, firefighters said.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Flown To Trauma Center After Hunterdon County Hunting Accident Man Flown To Trauma Center After Hunterdon County Hunting Accident
Man Flown To Trauma Center After Hunterdon County Hunting Accident A man was flown to a trauma center after shooting himself with a bow while hunting in Hunterdon County on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26. Troopers responded to Horseshoe Bend Road in Kingwood Township around 3:55 p.m. and found that a 55-year-old man had accidentally shot himself in the leg with a bow, NJSP Detective I Jeffrey Lebron told Daily Voice. Volunteers at Horseshoe Bend Park helped control the bleeding as paramedics from Kingwood Township Volunteer Fire Company arrived and requested a medical helicopter. The man was removed from the woods and flown via NJSP NorthSTAR to a local tra…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
‘Unfathomable:’ Devoted Hunterdon County Dad Dies In Motorcycle Crash, 47 ‘Unfathomable:’ Devoted Hunterdon County Dad Dies In Motorcycle Crash, 47
‘Unfathomable:’ Devoted Hunterdon County Dad Dies In Motorcycle Crash, 47 Devoted Hunterdon County father David F. Hensal died at Capital Health System in Trenton following a motorcycle crash at age 47. The crash occurred in Delaware Township on Saturday, June 18, according to the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad, one of several agencies that responded to the scene. BLS Ambulance 4953 at the landing zone last night in Delaware Township Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad on Sunday, June 19, 2022 Atlantic Air One medevac in Delaware Township Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad on Sunday, June 19, 2022 H…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Trapped Pair Rescued, Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Rollover Crash (PHOTOS) Trapped Pair Rescued, Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Rollover Crash (PHOTOS)
Trapped Pair Rescued, Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Rollover Crash (Photos) A trapped driver and passenger were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital following a Thursday morning rollover crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The Kingwood Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 responded to the crash just before 9:55 a.m. and confirmed that the vehicle had overturned and trapped the two occupants, the company said. The driver and passenger were quickly extricated from the vehicle, which was on its side, photos from the crash scene show. Both victims were evaluated by on-scene paramedics before being taken to a nearby hospital. Several bystanders also assis…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Driver Rescued From Vehicle In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 29 PHOTOS: Driver Rescued From Vehicle In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 29
Photos: Driver Rescued From Vehicle In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 29 Emergency crews successfully extricated a driver following a Saturday afternoon crash on Route 29, authorities said. The crash occurred near Warsaw and Warford Roads just before 2:25 p.m., according to a Facebook post from the Kingwood Township Volunteer Fire Co. At 2:23pm the pagers went off for a MVA vehicle on its side driver trapped on Rt29 near Warsaw and Warford roads. Units... Posted by Kingwood Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 on Sunday, April 18, 2021 The driver was safely removed from the overturned vehicle after it had been stabilized, the department said. The Lambertv…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Stockton Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In Route 519 Crash Stockton Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In Route 519 Crash
Stockton Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In Route 519 Crash A 31-year-old man from Stockton was killed Tuesday evening after he swerved off the road on his motorcycle and hit a utility pole, state police said. Kyle Gamble was riding a Harley Davidson southbound on Route 519 in Kingwood Township when he crossed over the center line, hit a ditch and got ejected near milepost 8.2 around 5:30 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. Gamble was pronounced dead at the scene, Curry said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and the route was closed for more than two hours after the incident, police said.

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by Valerie Musson