Fair 45°
Tag:

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Traffic
Wrong-Way Crash Closes NJ Turnpike For Hours On Labor Day Wrong-Way Crash Closes NJ Turnpike For Hours On Labor Day
Wrong-Way Crash Closes NJ Turnpike For Hours On Labor Day A wrong-way crash closed a portion of the NJ Turnpike up for hours on Labor Day. The accident happened just before 1:40 a.m. on the northbound side of the Turnpike in Carneys Point, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. A Nissan Sentra was heading south in the northbound lanes when it struck a Nissan Pathfinder and a Hyundai Sonata, not far from the Delaware Memorial Bridge, according to Curry.   Several non-life threatening injuries were reported and three patients were transported to a nearby hospital for those injuries.  The northbound lanes were closed fo…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Events
Massive 9/11 Motorcycle Ride Flies Through DMV This Weekend (TRACK THE ROUTE) Massive 9/11 Motorcycle Ride Flies Through DMV This Weekend (TRACK THE ROUTE)
Massive 9/11 Motorcycle Ride Flies Through DMV This Weekend (Track THE Route) One of the largest motorcycle rides commemorating 9/11 sets off Friday morning, Aug. 18, touring Pennsylvania, Maryland, DC, and New Jersey before closing off at Ground Zero on Sunday, Aug. 20. Click here for maps and the complete itinerary of the 2023 America's 9/11 Ride. Organized by America's 9/11 Foundation, the annual ride raises funds for college scholarships for children of active first responders across the U.S., and assists emergency organizations with funds, materials, equipment and sometimes volunteers. The first leg of America's 9/11 Ride kicked off in Somerset, PA early Friday…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Delaware Memorial Bridge Lanes Closed Due To Major Construction Delaware Memorial Bridge Lanes Closed Due To Major Construction
Delaware Memorial Bridge Lanes Closed Due To Major Construction Construction on the New Jersey-bound side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge has temporarily closed two northbound lanes of traffic, authorities said. Highway crews started work to replace the bridge deck and expansion joints on Thursday, Sept. 15 as part of a $71 million project. The first phase of a three-part construction project will result in the two lanes being closed through Nov. 22, according to the Delaware River and Bay Authority. A third NJ-bound lane will be closed overnight when concrete is being poured, they said. Motorists may encounter delays, particularly durin…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE
Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE A man accused of firing a gun inside his Delaware County home was in custody after leading police on a multi-state pursuit over the weekend, 6abc Action News reports. The man reportedly fired a shot inside of his house during a dispute with his wife on Springfield Avenue in Ridley Township early Saturday morning, authorities told the news outlet. When police arrived, the man drove away, leading them on a chase over the Commodore Barry Bridge into New Jersey, then onto the Delaware Memorial Bridge into Delaware, and eventually back into Pennsylvania, 6abc says. The man continued onto I-95 …

SHARE

by Nicole Acosta
News
PA Man Charged With DWI In Wrong-Way Thanksgiving Day NJ Turnpike Crash That Injured 6 PA Man Charged With DWI In Wrong-Way Thanksgiving Day NJ Turnpike Crash That Injured 6
PA Man Charged With DWI In Wrong-Way Thanksgiving Day NJ Turnpike Crash That Injured 6 A 26-year-old Bucks County man was driving drunk and in the wrong direction Thanksgiving Day when he struck a minivan head-on on the New Jersey Turnpike, sending a couple and their two children to the hospital, authorities said. A southbound Nissan Versa driven by Michael Forman, of Sellersville, hit the Edison family’s Honda Odyssey in the Turnpike’s northbound lanes in Gloucester County’s Woolrich Township, around 9:45 p.m., they said. The Versa then slammed into the concrete median, the NJSP said. The 36-year-old mother and two of the children, 6 and 11, were seriously injured, State Po…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine