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Gas Main Break Shuts Route 9 Gas Main Break Shuts Route 9
Gas Main Break Shuts Route 9 A gas main break closed a stretch of River Avenue/Route 9 early Tuesday, Oct. 22 in Lakewood. The NJDOT site shows it happened around 3:35 a.m. at Yale Drive. As of 7 a.m., all lanes were closed from Cross Street to James Street due to emergency construction.

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Man Who Left Scene Of Crash That Killed Passenger Sentenced: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Who Left Scene Of Crash That Killed Passenger Sentenced: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Who Left Scene Of Crash That Killed Passenger Sentenced: Prosecutors An Ocean County man will spend time in prison after admitting to leaving the scene of a crash that killed his passenger, authorities said. Angel Garcia-Rodriguez, 26, of Lakewood, was sentenced on Friday, May 3 to five years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Friday, Mar. 8 to leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in a death. Lakewood police responded to a crash on James Street at around 2:25 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2023. Officers found a 2007 Honda Civic hit a utility pole and the …

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ Driver Bailed In Crash That Left Passenger Dead: Prosecutor NJ Driver Bailed In Crash That Left Passenger Dead: Prosecutor
NJ Driver Bailed In Crash That Left Passenger Dead: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man has been arrested for leaving the scene of a crash that left his passenger dead in Ocean County, authorities said. Angel Garcia-Rodriguez, 26, of Lakewood, was behind the wheel of a 2007 Honda Civic when he lost control and struck a utility pole on James Street around 2:25 a.m. Saturday, July 22, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Officers found a critically injured male in the passenger seat of the vehicle. He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where he died, Billhimer said. Garcia-Rodriguez fled the scene before police a…

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by Cecilia Levine