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Police & Fire
Horse Rescued From Creek In Hunterdon County: Whitehouse Rescue Squad
A horse is back in her stall after getting stuck in a creek and down an embankment Saturday, March 2, rescuers said. At 12:34 p.m. the Whitehouse Fire Company and Whitehouse Rescue Squad were alerted to the scene. The adverse weather made conditions difficult for first responders, but they were able to get the horse out of the creek and down the embarkment, rescuers said. Members placed blankets on the horse to keep her warm while the lift system was constructed, rescuers said. Whitehouse Rescue Squad The horse was brought to a standing position by using multiple grip hoists along …
Police & Fire
Pair Hospitalized After Vehicle Flips On Rt. 78 In Hunterdon County
Two people were taken to a local hospital after a vehicle flipped onto its roof on Route 78 in Hunterdon County Sunday morning, Sept. 17, responders said. The Whitehouse Rescue Squad responded to the crash on the westbound side in Readington and found the vehicle upside-down with one occupant still trapped inside. Fire crews from Whitehouse and Oldwick assisted in extricating the remaining occupant and stabilizing the vehicle before EMS professionals from Hunterdon Health transported two patients to nearby hospitals for additional evaluation and treatment.
Police & Fire
3 Hurt, Lab Rescued During Serious Back-To-Back Crashes In Hunterdon County
Three people were taken to trauma centers and a yellow lab was rescued during back-to-back crashes in Hunterdon County on Sunday, June 4, responders said. The Tewksbury First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the first crash around 10:10 a.m. and found that the driver had slammed into a utility pole on Route 517 north of King Street in Oldwick. The driver was treated at the scene and taken to a nearby trauma center while the passenger — a yellow lab — was cared for at the scene and picked up later by family, the squad said. Assisting agencies include the Tewksbury Township Police Departme…
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Found Unconscious, Airlifted After SUV Strikes Tree In Hunterdon County: Police
A 24-year-old driver was found unconscious, extricated, and flown to a nearby trauma center after crashing into a tree in Hunterdon County on Sunday evening, May 21, authorities said. The Whitehouse Rescue squad responded to the crash on Readington Road near Shepherds Lane just after 6:40 p.m., Readington Township Police said. The squad extricated the unconscious driver, a 24-year-old man, from the vehicle before taking him via ambulance to Solberg Airport, where an NJSP NorthStar medical helicopter flew him to RWJ New Brunswick Trauma Center for treatment of severe injuries. The Readingt…
Police & Fire
One Injured In Crash At Route 202 Intersection
One person was taken to a nearby hospital after a crash at an intersection with Route 202 early on Friday, May 5, crews said. The Whitehouse Rescue Squad responded to the accident at Route 202 near Railroad Avenue in Readington Township, they said. Initial reports came in around 6:30 a.m. Photos from the scene appear to show an overturned vehicle, a second vehicle with significant front-end damage, and a snapped utility pole: Route 202 & Railroad Ave. this morning in the Three Bridges section of Readington Township. One patient treated and... Posted by Whitehouse Rescue Squad, Rea…
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Truck Driver Pulled From Rig In Hunterdon County Crash
First responders from multiple squads helped free a truck driver who ran off the road in Readington, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 17 at 6:40 p.m., the Flemington - Raritan Rescue Squad, Whitehouse Rescue Squad, Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Company and Hunterdon Medical Center MICU EMS-1 were dispatched to Route 202 northbound in the area of the Countryside Funeral Home for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash. The initial reports indicated a tractor-trailer versus a passenger vehicle, with the truck off of the roadway and possible entrapment in both vehicles. After a collis…
Police & Fire
Girl, 11, Run Over By Car In Hunterdon County
An 11-year-old girl was taken to a trauma center after being run over by a car in Hunterdon County early Friday morning, responders said. The accident occurred near Van Etta Road and Witherspoon Street in Readington Township shortly after 7 a.m. The Whitehouse Rescue Squad responded to the accident and treated the girl for leg and foot injuries, a member told Daily Voice. She was then taken by ambulance to the RWJ New Brunswick trauma center.
Police & Fire
Man, 33, Dies After Tree-Cutting Accident In Hunterdon County
A 33-year-old man died Thursday morning after becoming trapped underneath a tree he was trying to cut down with a chainsaw, authorities in Hunterdon County confirmed. Emergency crews responded to a home on McCann Mill Road in Tewksbury Township and found the man trapped under a tree around 9:10 a.m., Police Chief Timothy Barlow said in a press release. A follow-up investigation found that the man had been trying to cut down the tree using a chainsaw. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said. His identity was being withheld pending family notification. Assisting agencies inclu…
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Airlifted, Another Hospitalized After Serious Hunterdon County Intersection Crash
A 19-year-old was airlifted to a trauma center and a second victim was hospitalized after a serious Sunday evening crash at a Hunterdon County intersection, authorities said. The two-car crash occurred at the intersection of Route 202 and Summer Road in Readington Township just after 6 p.m., the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said. The Whitehouse Rescue Squad also responded and worked alongside the FRFARS to quickly extricate one of the victims, a 19-year-old man, who was then taken via NJSP NorthSTAR medical helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital trauma cente…
Police & Fire
Pair Taken To Trauma Center After Car Plunges Into Hunterdon County Pond (
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Two people were rescued and taken to a trauma center with serious injuries after their car veered off a Hunterdon County roadway and plunged into a pond early Monday morning, authorities said. The Whitehouse Rescue Squad responded with local police to the crash off Higginsville Road in Readington and found the trapped victims around 7:30 a.m., the squad said. The crash occurred near the intersection with Niki's Way, initial reports said. WRS used water rescue techniques to safely extricate the pair before transporting them to a local trauma center for treatment of serious injuries. The T…
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Truck Slams Into Warren County Home (
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Numerous emergency crews rushed to the scene of a truck that slammed into a home in Warren County. The Oxford Emergency Squad responded to the crash at a home in Oxford shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, the department said. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time of the crash, according to South Branch Emergency Services, Inc., which also responded. Crews worked to stabilize the home and remove the truck without causing additional damage. No injuries were reported. Other assisting agencies include the Washington Township Police Department, Oxford Volunteer Fire Department, Wa…
Police & Fire
Victim Rescued From Crumpled Car, Taken To Trauma Center After Route 78 Crash (
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One person had to be extricated from a crumpled car and taken to a nearby trauma center following a crash on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The crash occurred near the intersection of Route 78 and Route 523 in Tewksbury on the morning of Tuesday, April 12, according to the Whitehouse Rescue Squad. Photos show the nearly unrecognizable vehicle after it had struck a telephone pole near an underpass. The victim was safely removed from the car and taken to the local trauma center for treatment, the rescue squad said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Assisti…
Police & Fire
Driver Taken To Trauma Center In Hunterdon County Rollover Crash: Police
A driver was taken to a nearby trauma center following a rollover crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The vehicle crashed into a telephone pole and overturned on Route 523 near Edgewood Road in Readington around 6:15 p.m. Friday, township police said in a release. The driver was taken to a trauma center by the Whitehouse Rescue Squad for treatment of unspecified injuries, police said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home (Photos)
A car barreled into a Hunterdon County home over the weekend, authorities said. The crash occurred outside a home in Alexandria Township shortly before 3:50 p.m. Saturday, according to the Hunterdon County Technical Rescue Task Force. The crash destroyed a column between the home’s garage doors, which then had to be stabilized before the vehicle could be safely pushed back into the driveway, the task force said. The second-floor joists that had lost their support from the column were restored and stabilized using a three-post vertical shore. “The shore was built in place in order to work…
Police & Fire
‘Not Our Average Start:’ Hunterdon County Rescue Crews Free 85-Pound Pig Stuck In Trench
Emergency crews in Hunterdon County said the start to their Wednesday morning was anything but average after rescuing an 85-pound pig that was stuck in a trench. “Not our average start to a Wednesday morning,” begins a Facebook post from Readington's Whitehouse Rescue Squad, who responded to the call around 6:20 a.m. The pig — named Indigo — had gotten stuck into a small trench and was unable to escape, the crew said. With help from both ambulance duty crews and the Heavy Rescue crew, Indigo was safely removed from the trench and was unharmed, they said. Not our average start to a We…
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: Firefighter Hospitalized After Battling Hunterdon County High-Elevation Blaze
One firefighter was hospitalized after battling a high-elevation blaze at a Hunterdon County home, authorities said. More than a dozen fire companies provided mutual aid at the blaze, which broke out at a home on Old Mountain Road in Clinton around 1:20 p.m. on April 20, the Township of Clinton Division of Fire said. Seven-hundred feet of large diameter hosing was laid out to reach the fully involved fire, which was set back far off the road on steep terrain, authorities said. Four firefighters were evaluated at the scene with one hospitalized and released, authorities said. The following…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Who Died In Hunterdon County Apartment Fire
Authorities have identified Sunday's victim of a Hunterdon County fire at a housing complex for disabled residents. Thomas A. Mahoney, 62, was found with serious burns inside his apartment at The Meadows at Oldwick, around 6:40 a.m., Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said in a joint release with local police. The blaze broke out in the kitchen of Mahoney's unit at the independent living facility, authorities said. Mahoney was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. “Our condolences go out to Mr. Mahoney’s family and friends during this difficult …
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Fire At Hunterdon County Housing Complex For Disabled Residents
A man was killed in a fire at a housing complex for disabled residents Sunday morning in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Firefighters and rescue crews found the man dead in one of the units at Meadows at Oldwick on Fisher Road in Tewskbury Township around 6:30 a.m., Whitehouse Rescue Squad Chief Jeff Herzog said. The blaze was confined to the one unit, and the victim's identity was pending investigation by the medical examiner's officer, police said. Further details were not released and no other injuries were reported. The cause was under investigation Sunday afternoon. Mea…
Police & Fire
Family Narrowly Escapes Readington Township House Fire
A fire destroyed a home and nearly trapped the occupants early Monday morning, authorities said. Members of the Readington Police Department, Readington Volunteer Fire Company and the Whitehouse Rescue Squad responded to the Readington Road home after a resident called 911 around 12:20 a.m. Monday, township police said. The residents “narrowly escaped the blaze" after waking up to smoke alarms, police said. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated by Readington Township Police and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office. "In light of this tragic loss, the Readington Police w…
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