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Wrong-Way Tractor Trailer Crosses Double-Yellow Lines, Traps Woman In Building: Bridgewater PD Wrong-Way Tractor Trailer Crosses Double-Yellow Lines, Traps Woman In Building: Bridgewater PD
Wrong-Way Tractor Trailer Crosses Double-Yellow Lines, Traps Woman In Building: Bridgewater PD A tractor trailer driver wreaked havoc in Bridgewater when he crossed the double-yellow line, struck several parked cars,  a moving vehicle, and crashed into a building trapping an occupant, police said. Wesley Jefferson, 62, of Dansville, NY, was heading north on Finderne Avenue around 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, when he crossed the solid double yellow lines into the southbound lanes of travel in Bridgewater, local police said. Jefferson struck a 2006 Ford Ranger operated by a 33-year-old Bridgewater woman, and continued north in the southbound lanes, police said. That's when Jeffer…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Report On Bridgewater Mall Fight Between White, Black Teens Could Be Released Soon: AG Report On Bridgewater Mall Fight Between White, Black Teens Could Be Released Soon: AG
Report On Bridgewater Mall Fight Between White, Black Teens Could Be Released Soon: AG A report on the fight between white and black teenagers that resulted in an alleged disproportionate police response should be released soon, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The fight occurred at Bridgewater Commons Mall in Somerset County in February 2022 outside of Bloomingdale's and triggered a viral response on social media. The public's trust is fragile and if a local administrative review is not completed soon, Platkin said he will release his non-public September 2022 report to the public. The local review "process has taken an inordinate length of time and further delay o…

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by Jon Craig
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Fire Ravages Landmark Route 22 Diner Fire Ravages Landmark Route 22 Diner
Fire Ravages Landmark Route 22 Diner A late-night fire ravaged a popular diner on Route 22, developing reports say. Several local fire crews rushed to the scene of the blaze at the Bridgewater Diner on Route 22 around 12:15 a.m., according to initial reports. The first-alarm fire was knocked down in about 45 minutes as both sides of the highway were closed to traffic. The lanes were reopened shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Bridgewater Police Department. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Authorities did not immediately return DailyVoice.com’s request for additional information. A phone call made to the …

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by Valerie Musson
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Police ID Man Killed In Bridgewater Crash Police ID Man Killed In Bridgewater Crash
Police ID Man Killed In Bridgewater Crash Authorities have identified the victim of last Friday’s deadly crash at a Bridgewater intersection. Walter Ackner, 96, was heading westbound on Talamini Road in a 2009 Lincoln MKZ when he crossed over the intersection of Country Club Road and hit a tree on the property at 671 County Club Road shortly after 9:10 p.m., Bridgewater Police said. Ackner, of Bridgewater, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in Somerville for treatment but succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, April 10, police said. The crash remained under investigation by the Bridgewater Police Department’s Traffic Sa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Meth & Cocaine, Guns, Thousands In Cash Seized In Major Takedown Of NJ Drug Ring Meth & Cocaine, Guns, Thousands In Cash Seized In Major Takedown Of NJ Drug Ring
Meth & Cocaine, Guns, Thousands In Cash Seized In Major Takedown Of NJ Drug Ring A seven-month-long investigation led to nearly two dozen arrests and the seizure of several pounds of drugs, firearms, ammunition, drug money and more, authorities in Central Jersey announced. "Operation Fire and Ice" — launched under the direction of Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Thomas J. Chirichella Jr., and multiple federal law enforcement agencies — targeted a crystal meth, cocaine and firearms distribution ring, Chirichella's office said on Monday, March 7. Twenty search warrants were executed at the homes of Jeffrey Cope, Shayne Murdock, Jermaine Lloyd, Jason Fort, David Nin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Fatally Struck By Her Own Car In Somerset County Woman Fatally Struck By Her Own Car In Somerset County
Woman Fatally Struck By Her Own Car In Somerset County A woman died when she was run over by her own car that she parked on a hill in Somerset County, authorities said. Kathleen McAdams had parked her car on a downhill slope on Easy Street in Bridgewater, when she was struck around 10:15 a.m., local police said. McAdams was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where she was later pronounced dead. Police did not release McAdams' age or any other details. The crash is being investigated by the Bridgewater Police Department Traffic Safety Unit. Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call Officer Kennedy at the Br…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Fatally Struck By Tractor-Trailer, Car Crossing Somerset County Street Woman Fatally Struck By Tractor-Trailer, Car Crossing Somerset County Street
Woman Fatally Struck By Tractor-Trailer, Car Crossing Somerset County Street A woman was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer and then hit by another car while crossing a street in Somerset County, authorities said. The unidentified woman was walking southbound in a designated crosswalk on Union Avenue at the Finderne Avenue intersection when she was struck by a tractor-trailer around 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to a joint statement from Bridgewater police and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. The woman was subsequently hit by a second vehicle — a 2018 Hyundai Elantra driven by Richard Katz of Bedminster, authorities said. The victim was pronounced dead at…

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by Valerie Musson