Tag:

Injury

3-Hour Fight: Firefighters Battle Raritan Township House Blaze 3-Hour Fight: Firefighters Battle Raritan Township House Blaze
3-Hour Fight: Firefighters Battle Raritan Township House Blaze Firefighters from multiple agencies came together to fight a structure fire on Saturday, Dec. 21 in Raritan Township, responders said. Yesterday afternoon at 1705 Hours, the Rescue Squad responded with the Raritan Township Fire Company and mutual aid... Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad on Sunday, December 22, 2024 The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the Nashaway Drive blaze, which was reported at 5:05 p.m., the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said. When crews arrived, they found an active fire, officials said. The…
Elderly Driver Plows Into Three Ocean County Homes, Two Hospitalized: Police Elderly Driver Plows Into Three Ocean County Homes, Two Hospitalized: Police
Elderly Driver Plows Into Three Ocean County Homes, Two Hospitalized: Police An elderly driver crashed into three homes Saturday morning, Dec. 21 in Manchester Township, sending two people ot the hospital, police said. It happened in the Leisure Village West community, causing extensive damage just before 11 a.m., according to the Manchester Township Police Department. Upon arrival, officers found a 2017 Toyota Camry with severe front-end damage. The driver, identified as an 84-year-old woman from Manchester, was extricated from the vehicle by first responders. Police say she initially backed her car into a residence where an 88-year-old female occupant, was present…
Firefighter Injured Battling Junkyard Blaze Near Marlboro Shopping Center (PHOTOS) Firefighter Injured Battling Junkyard Blaze Near Marlboro Shopping Center (PHOTOS)
Firefighter Injured Battling Junkyard Blaze Near Marlboro Shopping Center (Photos) A firefighter was injured while battling a massive blaze involving 8-9 burning vehicles at a junkyard near a Marlboro shopping center on Saturday morning, Dec. 21, officials said. Crews were initially dispatched around 8:13 a.m. to a reported structure fire at Texas Road and Route 9. Upon arrival, Morganville Fire Chief 28-2-66 reported a visible column of smoke, later confirming the fire was outside the building in an adjacent junkyard. After gaining access to the gated area, firefighters discovered several vehicles engulfed in flames, with hazardous fluids leaking from the wreckage. The S…
School Bus Hits Tree, Four Central Jersey Students Sent To Hospitals: Police School Bus Hits Tree, Four Central Jersey Students Sent To Hospitals: Police
School Bus Hits Tree, Four Central Jersey Students Sent To Hospitals: Police Four middle school students were hospitalized, including one who broke their leg, when a school bus crashed into a tree in Monroe Township, authorities said. Officers responded to the scene on North State Home Road at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, the Monroe Township Police Department. Investigators said the school bus was traveling east on North State Home Road when it veered off the road and struck a tree on the driver’s side. The bus was transporting students from Monroe Township Middle School. One student suffered a broken leg and was transported to a nea…
Photos Show Plane Crash Near Lakewood Airport, 4 Miraculously Survive (UPDATE) Photos Show Plane Crash Near Lakewood Airport, 4 Miraculously Survive (UPDATE)
Photos Show Plane Crash Near Lakewood Airport, 4 Miraculously Survive (Update) A small plane crashed near Lakewood's airport, leaving four passengers injured, authorities said. Officers received a call about the crash at the Lakewood Township Municipal Airport just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, a Lakewood Police Department spokesperson said. Emergency responders arrived at the scene and found the plane in a wooded area. The general aviation airport is located on 191 acres off Cedarbridge Avenue and is operated by the township government. Photos were shared by The Lakewood Scoop, who was the first to report the story. View this pos…
NYC Man Seriously Injured In Crash At Central Jersey Intersection, Police Say NYC Man Seriously Injured In Crash At Central Jersey Intersection, Police Say
NYC Man Seriously Injured In Crash At Central Jersey Intersection, Police Say A New York City man was seriously injured in a crash at a Mercer County intersection, authorities said. Officers responded to the intersection of Nottingham Way and Wegner Avenue in Hamilton Township at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Hamilton Police Division said in a news release. The intersection is next to an off-ramp for Exit 63B on Interstate 295. Investigators said a 2008 Infiniti G35 driven by a Trenton man was heading west on Nottingham Way when the car struck a 2010 Toyota Prius. A Brooklyn, New York, man was trying to turn left in the Toyota from…
BREAKING: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say BREAKING: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say
Breaking: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say A Wayne Board of Education school bus crashed into a building after striking two vehicles at a busy intersection Thursday morning, Dec. 20, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Students, School Bus Driver Hospitalized In Crash With Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 In Paramus The crash occurred at approximately 7:28 a.m. as the bus was traveling north on Black Oak Ridge Road near the intersection with Pompton Plains Crossroad, according to Detective Captain Dan Daly of the Wayne Police Department. After hitting two vehicles stopped in the left turn lane, the bus continued into the intersection, veer…
Cops ID NJ Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash Cops ID NJ Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash
Cops ID NJ Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash Authorities have released the identities of both the pilot who survived and the passenger who died in a small plane crash that shut down Interstate 684 at the border of Fairfield, CT and Westchester, CT counties for hours. Kalmen Goldberger, 26, of Linden, NJ, had reported engine trouble before the single-engine Tecnam P-2008 went down in the center median of I-684 near Exit 2 in Harrison Thursday, Dec. 12 around 7:15 p.m., officials said. Goldberger survived, however, his passenger, Jacob Yankele Friedman, 32, of the Rockland County hamlet of Monsey, was pronounced dead at the sc…
Medical Episode Caused Serious Wreck That Hospitalized Little Falls Officer, Department Says Medical Episode Caused Serious Wreck That Hospitalized Little Falls Officer, Department Says
Medical Episode Caused Serious Wreck That Hospitalized Little Falls Officer, Department Says Little Falls police have released details in the overnight wreck that hospitalized an officer. The Little Falls officer was experiencing a medical episode while driving around 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, the department said. The officer’s marked patrol vehicle veered off Main Street and struck the building of a local business. The officer was not responding to any calls or engaged in any law enforcement actions at the time of the crash.  The officer, whose identity has not been released, was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson for treatment. He is still receiving ca…
Car Enthusiast Set 4-Alarm NJ Fire Before Crash Stolen Construction Vehicle: Prosecutor Car Enthusiast Set 4-Alarm NJ Fire Before Crash Stolen Construction Vehicle: Prosecutor
Car Enthusiast Set 4-Alarm NJ Fire Before Crash Stolen Construction Vehicle: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Somerset County man who was arrested this week in connection with a fire that left five first responders injured and destroyed a downtown district had just crashed a stolen construction vehicle, authorities announced. Amr A. Khodeer, whose Facebook profile shows he's a car enthusiast who studied at Raritan Valley Community College, stole a vehicle from Union Street and sped away, hitting two cars in Bridgewater, as previously reported by Daily Voice. That incident happened around 2:15 p.m., police said. On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Somerset County Prosecutor's…
Man Killed, Another Injured In Shooting During Argument Outside Trenton Bar: Police Man Killed, Another Injured In Shooting During Argument Outside Trenton Bar: Police
Man Killed, Another Injured In Shooting During Argument Outside Trenton Bar: Police A Ewing man died and another man was injured in an early morning shooting outside a Trenton bar, authorities said. Kristoffer Givens, 47, was shot and killed outside Al-Lee’s Bar and Lounge on Dickinson Street, Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton said in a news release. The shooting happened at around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. Trenton police responded to a report of a shooting in progress. Officers learned an argument outside the bar escalated and several shots were fired. Givens was found about a block away on Olden Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Cap…
Elderly Woman Critically Injured In Trenton House Fire, Neighbors Treated For Smoke Inhalation Elderly Woman Critically Injured In Trenton House Fire, Neighbors Treated For Smoke Inhalation
Elderly Woman Critically Injured In Trenton House Fire, Neighbors Treated For Smoke Inhalation An elderly woman was fighting for her life after a late-night fire tore through her Trenton home, leaving neighbors injured and displacing multiple residents, authorities said. The 89-year-old woman was critically injured in a house fire on Wednesday, Dec. 4, a Trenton Police Department spokesperson said. The blaze in the Howell Street home was reported at around 11:28 p.m. The fire also impacted a neighboring home, sending two adults and a child to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for smoke inhalation. Another adult from the home was displaced.  The Red Cross is provi…
Pedestrian Pinned By Car In Morris County Acme Parking Lot: Police Pedestrian Pinned By Car In Morris County Acme Parking Lot: Police
Pedestrian Pinned By Car In Morris County Acme Parking Lot: Police A pedestrian was hospitalized after being run over by a vehicle in the parking lot of a Morris County supermarket Sunday morning, Dec. 1, police said. The vehicle was pulling out of a spot in the Acme parking lot on E. Main Street in Denville, when they drove over the female pedestrian and came to a stop, with the pedestrian underneath the vehicle, Denville Police Capt. Scott Welsch said. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The incident is under investigation.
DUI Driver Seriously Injures Family Thanksgiving Morning On Route 1, Prosecutor Says DUI Driver Seriously Injures Family Thanksgiving Morning On Route 1, Prosecutor Says
DUI Driver Seriously Injures Family Thanksgiving Morning On Route 1, Prosecutor Says A 31-year-old DUI driver is facing multiple charges in a crash that left a family and a teenager seriously injured in Edison, police said. Alyssa Figueredo, 31, of Cranford, drove through a red light around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28 on Route 1 north at Parsonage Road in Edison, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan said. Figueredo’s vehicle struck a car driven by a 39-year-old Edison man, his wife, 35, of Woodbridge, and his 15-year-old daughter, Ciccone and Bryan said. The other driver suffered serious injuries while his wife and the teen g…
'Daredevil' Teen Drag Racer Assaults Officer During Attempted Escape In NJ's Largest City: PD 'Daredevil' Teen Drag Racer Assaults Officer During Attempted Escape In NJ's Largest City: PD
'Daredevil' Teen Drag Racer Assaults Officer During Attempted Escape In NJ's Largest City: PD A New Jersey man has been arrested after allegedly injuring a Newark police officer during a drag racing incident over the weekend, authorities said. Wyatt Bowden, 18, of Somerville was trying to escape officers responding to reports of erratic driving when he drove over a Newark officer's foot just after 1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. Bowden faces charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding, and possession of a weapon (auto) following the incident at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Miller Street, police said. The officer wa…
Bicyclist, 35, Critically Injured In Jersey Shore Hit-And-Run: Prosecutors Bicyclist, 35, Critically Injured In Jersey Shore Hit-And-Run: Prosecutors
Bicyclist, 35, Critically Injured In Jersey Shore Hit-And-Run: Prosecutors A woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Lakewood, authorities said. The 35-year-old bicyclist was struck by a vehicle, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Lakewood police responded to the crash at the intersection of Maplehurst Avenue and Cross Street at around 7:15 p.m. Officers found the victim in the road suffering from serious bodily injuries.  Paramedics rushed the woman to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. She was in critical condition at the Neptune hospital as of press time. The…
Dogs Mauling Child Shot, Officer Grazed By Bullet At Central Jersey Motel, Prosecutor Says Dogs Mauling Child Shot, Officer Grazed By Bullet At Central Jersey Motel, Prosecutor Says
Dogs Mauling Child Shot, Officer Grazed By Bullet At Central Jersey Motel, Prosecutor Says A police officer and a child were both hospitalized during a harrowing incident at a Central Jersey motel, authorities said. Sayreville police responded to The Knights Inn in Sayreville in response to a distressed family member staying at the motel who called 9-1-1 saying that their family dogs were attacking a 10-year-old boy around 11:20 a.m., Monday, Nov. 4, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Arriving officers saw the dogs attacking a 10-year-old boy. To stop the attack upon the child, the officers shot the dogs, and in the process, an officer was struck and superfici…
Car Crashes Into Home: Bernardsville FD Car Crashes Into Home: Bernardsville FD
Car Crashes Into Home: Bernardsville FD A car overturned and crashed into a home in Bernardsville on Sunday evening, Nov. 3, authorities said. At 11:10 p.m., firefighters responded to the crash on Pill Hill Road and found car partially overturned and into a home, Bernardsville Fire Co. No. 1 & First Aid Squad said. Firefighters were able to stabilize the car and both occupants had minor injuries, authorities said. The occupants of the home were unharmed and the home was  checked for hazardous structural damage, authorities said.
Passenger, 24, Killed In Crash Off NJ Highway: Prosecutor Passenger, 24, Killed In Crash Off NJ Highway: Prosecutor
Passenger, 24, Killed In Crash Off NJ Highway: Prosecutor A 24-year-old woman was killed in a two-car crash in West Orange on Tuesday, Oct. 29, authorities said. First responders arrived at Pleasant Valley Way and Belle Terre Road near the Route 280 ramp at 11:59 p.m. and saw multiple injuries at the scene, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Joe Fagan, the public information officer for the city of West Orange said. Floribel Hiciano was sitting in the rear of one of the two cars at the time of the crash, authorities said. She was taken to University Hospital where she died, authorities said. Two individuals were transported to another …
18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash 18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash
18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash An 18-year-old high school soccer player was among five people hurt in a weekend crash between two SUVs on Route 24 in Florham Park on Sunday, Oct. 27, Daily Voice has learned. At 12:23 p.m., a Suzuki SUV with one occupant collided with an Infiniti SUV containing five occupants while traveling eastbound on Route 24, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The Infiniti overturned and the 18-year-old Whippany resident, identified by her school soccer team as Molly Mack, was ejected from the vehicle, leaving her with serious injuries. Both drivers and three other occupants sustained…
Jersey Shore School District Offers Support After Student Hospitalized In Apartment Fire Jersey Shore School District Offers Support After Student Hospitalized In Apartment Fire
Jersey Shore School District Offers Support After Student Hospitalized In Apartment Fire A Monmouth County school community was rallying to support a family whose child was severely injured in an apartment fire, officials said. A Wayside Elementary School student was in stable condition at a hospital, Township of Ocean School District superintendent Kelly Weldon said in a letter to families on Monday, Oct. 28. The child was injured in a two-alarm fire at the Middlebrook at Monmouth apartment complex. Weldon said the district has counselors in its schools to support students. "Please join me in keeping this family and all Ocean families impacted by this fire clos…
Driver Dies, Two Injured In Fiery Early Morning Crash On Garden State Parkway: Troopers Driver Dies, Two Injured In Fiery Early Morning Crash On Garden State Parkway: Troopers
Driver Dies, Two Injured In Fiery Early Morning Crash On Garden State Parkway: Troopers A driver was killed and two others were hospitalized in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Tinton Falls, authorities said. Troopers responded to the southbound side of the parkway at around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, a state police spokesperson said. Investigators said a Honda Accord and Honda Civic crashed head-on near milepost 102.8. A Volkswagen Jetta hit the back of the Civic, causing the Honda to catch fire. The Honda Civic driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver wasn't identified as of press time. A 23-year-old Brick Township man who drove the Honda Accord suffe…
Man Seriously Injured After Crash On Route 287: NJSP Man Seriously Injured After Crash On Route 287: NJSP
Man Seriously Injured After Crash On Route 287: Njsp A man suffered serious injuries following a collision on Route 287 in Somerset County on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 18. At 5:18 p.m., a Ford pickup truck was traveling northbound on Route 287 in Bridgewater Township when it veered off the roadway to the right, struck the guardrail and then crossed into another lane, and hit another guardrail, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver, a 66-year-old Lake Hopatcong resident sustained serious injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Garden State Parkway: Police Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Garden State Parkway: Police
Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Garden State Parkway: Police A spare tire sent flying on the Garden State Parkway left a 21-year-old motorist seriously injured on Friday, Oct. 18, police said. The Flemington woman was operating a Volkswagen passenger vehicle in the southbound lanes when a spare wheel became dislodged from another vehicle in the northbound lanes around 3:25 p.m. in South Toms River, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The tire crossed the center concrete barrier, entered the southbound lanes, and struck the left-side windshield and roof of the woman's vehicle. As a result of the crash,  The driver sustained se…
Train Operator Dead, 23 Passengers Hurt In NJ Transit Crash With Tree Train Operator Dead, 23 Passengers Hurt In NJ Transit Crash With Tree
Train Operator Dead, 23 Passengers Hurt In NJ Transit Crash With Tree A train operator was killed and multiple others hurt after a tree fell on an NJ Transit train Monday morning, Oct. 14 in Burlington County. The incident happened around 6 a.m. on the River LINE train, which had been heading north from Trenton when it struck a tree south of the Roebling Station in Mansfield Township, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. Twenty-three of the 42 customers on board suffered minor injuries and five suffered moderate injuries, all non-life-threatening. The remaining 19 passengers were accommodated by a bus 6abc says the tree appears to have fallen on the train. …
Justin Timberlake Reschedules NJ Show: Here's When Justin Timberlake Reschedules NJ Show: Here's When
Justin Timberlake Reschedules NJ Show: Here's When Justin Timberlake will be performing in New Jersey after all. "Jersey, I told you I'd make it up to you and I meant it," Timberlake wrote on Instagram, days after leaving fans furious for canceling his Oct. 8 show at the Prudential Center in Newark, less than an hour before doors were set to open, citing an injury.  "So sorry that I had to postpone. Can't wait to see y'all." The "Sexy Back" singer has rescheduled his show at the Prudential Center for Tuesday, Oct. 15.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Timberlake …
Two Teen ATV Riders Airlifted After Crossing Center Line In NJ Crash: Police Two Teen ATV Riders Airlifted After Crossing Center Line In NJ Crash: Police
Two Teen ATV Riders Airlifted After Crossing Center Line In NJ Crash: Police Two teenagers were airlifted with serious injuries in a North Jersey crash with an SUV on Tuesday, Oct. 8, police said. The 14-year-old and 15-year-old boys were in a Polaris Sportsman 850 heading north on Highlander Drive in West Milford, when they crossed the center line into the opposite lane of travel around 4 p.m., Lt. Eric Darnsteadt said. The ATV was struck by a 2013 Chevy Malibu, driven by an 18-year-old man, who was unable to avoid the vehicle, police said. Both vehicles left the roadway and the ATV riders were ejected from the ATV.  West Milford officers arriving o…
2 Motorcyclists Hospitalized With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Crash 2 Motorcyclists Hospitalized With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Crash
2 Motorcyclists Hospitalized With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Crash A pair of motorcyclists were hospitalized with serious injuries when one struck the other on Route 80 in Warren County on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Kawasaki and Aprilia motorcycle were traveling east on Route 80 when the 33-year-old Aprilla operator struck the rear of the Kawasaki around 6 p.m. at milepost 12.6 in Hope Township, New Jersey State Polie Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Both operators were thrown from their bikes and taken to the hospital, one by medevac and the other by ground, with serious injuries. The Kawasaki operator is age 27, from Paterson, and the Aprilla operator is age 33…
Suspect Wanted After Double Shooting Near Rutgers-New Brunswick Campus Suspect Wanted After Double Shooting Near Rutgers-New Brunswick Campus
Suspect Wanted After Double Shooting Near Rutgers-New Brunswick Campus Police were investigating after two men were shot in a New Brunswick neighborhood near the Rutgers University campus, authorities said. Officers responded to the shooting on Jones Avenue between Comstock and Hale streets at around 11:17 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, the New Brunswick city government said in a Facebook post. Investigators said two groups were fighting when a suspect from one group fired shots at the other one. Two New Brunswick men, ages 27 and 26, were brought to a nearby hospital. They were expected to survive their injuries. The Rutgers University Police Depar…
Repeat Offender Convicted In Trenton Shooting That Paralyzed Man, Prosecutors Say Repeat Offender Convicted In Trenton Shooting That Paralyzed Man, Prosecutors Say
Repeat Offender Convicted In Trenton Shooting That Paralyzed Man, Prosecutors Say A Trenton man was found guilty of shooting and paralyzing another man more than two years ago, authorities said. A jury convicted 40-year-old Henry Hutchinson on all counts on Wednesday, Sept. 25, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton said in a news release. He was indicted in a shooting that happened at around 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Investigators said Hutchinson shot a 38-year-old man twice on the 100 block of Chambers Street. "After the victim fell to the ground, Hutchinson stood over him and shot him a third time," said Hilton. "The victim was rendered a …
Newly-Released Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver Who Crashed With Teen In Car In NJ Newly-Released Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver Who Crashed With Teen In Car In NJ
Newly-Released Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver Who Crashed With Teen In Car In NJ Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 30-year-old woman who police say was under the influence when she crashed her car, which had been carrying a 16-year-old child in New Jersey. The footage shared by Transparency Bodycam shows the police response to Parkview Road and Conger Terrace on Sept. 11, 2023, where Ammara Awan was found entrapped in the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE that she had crashed. Awan's 16-year-old passenger had exited the vehicle by the time police arrived, and had suffered a broken finger, cuts, and bruises, police paperwork says. "The car is obliterated," …