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Pickup Truck Barrels Into Sussex County Home (PHOTOS) Pickup Truck Barrels Into Sussex County Home (PHOTOS)
Pickup Truck Barrels Into Sussex County Home (Photos) A pickup truck barreled into a Sussex County home before dawn Friday, authorities said. The Franklin Fire Department responded to the crash on the corner of Main Street in Franklin around 1:45 a.m. Crews helped remove the occupants from the truck and stabilize the porch’s support beam. No injuries were reported, the department said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Click here to view additional photos from the crash scene.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Warren County Woman, 24, Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck, Police Say Warren County Woman, 24, Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck, Police Say
Warren County Woman, 24, Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck, Police Say A 24-year-old Warren County woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries after being run over by her own pickup truck, authorities said. Samantha Gardner, of Hackettstown, was behind the wheel of a Sierra pickup truck heading north on Grand Avenue near Robins Court when the vehicle stalled and she exited just after 2:10 p.m. on Monday, March 14, local police said in a Wednesday release. Gardner walked toward the front of the truck, which then began rolling backward, police said. She tried to jump back inside but was knocked to the ground by the driver’s side door as the t…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Knocked Off Route 80 By Tractor Trailer Settles Suit For $2 Million Driver Knocked Off Route 80 By Tractor Trailer Settles Suit For $2 Million
Driver Knocked Off Route 80 By Tractor Trailer Settles Suit For $2 Million A lumber salesman whose car was knocked off Route 80 in Morris County by a tractor-trailer owned by a Long Island company has reportedly received a $2 million settlement for his injuries. Kevin Smith, 49, of Newton was headed east in the slow lane when the rig drifted from the center lane and bumped his car, sending it careening off the highway in Mount Olive on June 25, 2019, police said at the time. Smith, formerly of Hackettstown, underwent surgery for "multiple fractures and herniations of the lumbar spine," the New Jersey Law Journal reported. He later spent a week in a rehab center a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized As Dump Truck Overturns In Hunterdon County Driver Hospitalized As Dump Truck Overturns In Hunterdon County
Driver Hospitalized As Dump Truck Overturns In Hunterdon County A dump truck driver was hospitalized after the vehicle overturned in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The vehicle overturned at the intersection of County Route 579 and Route 523 near the border of Delaware and Raritan Townships the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 9, according to the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad. The driver self-extricated and was taken by the rescue squad to Hunterdon Medical Center for evaluation of minor injuries. The road remained closed until the scene was cleared. Delaware Township Police were leading the investigation with help from the Raritan To…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
1 Dead, Homeowner Critical, Driver Hurt When Airborne Pickup Slams Through 2nd Floor Of House 1 Dead, Homeowner Critical, Driver Hurt When Airborne Pickup Slams Through 2nd Floor Of House
1 Dead, Homeowner Critical, Driver Hurt When Airborne Pickup Slams Through 2nd Floor Of House A 24-year-old man was dead, a 27-year-old driver hurt and a homeowner was critical when the pickup truck the two men were riding in went airborne and into the second-floor bedroom of a Route 57 home in Washington Township (Warren County) Sunday, LehighValleyLive reports. Speed and alcohol were believed to have been factors of the crash, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer told the outlet, noting the crash scene was one of the worst his office has ever seen. John Nunn was driving eastbound in the red Dodge Ram when he tried passing two other cars, lost control, hit a mailbox and a st…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police
NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police A New Jersey Costco employee had her ankle run over by a pair of shoplifters she was trying to stop in a fleeing vehicle, authorities said. The incident happened at the Goldsborough Drive Costco in Bayonne around 2 p.m. Thursday, Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The female employee chased after two male shoplifters and, as she tried to recover the stolen proceeds from their vehicle, one man pushed her to the ground, Amato said. As the vehicle fled, the worker's right foot was run over by the vehicle. The victim complained of pain in her foot.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80
Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 A tractor-trailer driver hauling a full load of lettuce was hospitalized after his rig crashed overnight Wednesday on Route 80. Two occupants of a sedan involved in the crash bailed out and fled after the 2 a.m. mishap on the highway's eastbound side near Exit 65 in Hackensack, responders said. The cab of the tractor-trailer landed on the divider. It took two ABC Towing wreckers on either side of Route 80 to right and remove it. The cab was up against the divider on Route 80.Greg Makroulakis for DAILY VOICE Lettuce get that offloaded following the crash on eastbound Route 80 in Hack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into East Rutherford Restaurant 'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into East Rutherford Restaurant
'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into East Rutherford Restaurant UPDATE: A driver whose pickup truck rammed through the wall of an East Rutherford restaurant as the new year dawned told police his brakes failed. The Dodge Ram went straight through the wall facing the parking lot of Al Di La, a restaurant and banquet hall on Hoboken Road between Paterson Avenue and Enoch Street, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 71-year-old driver was hospitalized with head pain, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. The driver told police he was trying to park when the brakes failed, Taormina said. The truck then hit a parking bumper and plowed into the eatery. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant
Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant A pickup truck lived up to its name when it rammed through the wall of an East Rutherford restaurant as the dawn of the new year approached. The Dodge Ram went straight through the wall facing the parking lot of Al Di La, a restaurant and banquet hall on Hoboken Road between Paterson Avenue and Enoch Street, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 71-year-old driver was hospitalized with head pain, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. The driver told police he was trying to park when the brakes failed, Taormina said. The truck then hit a parking bumper and plowed into the eatery. Nick's Tow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Girl, 11, Injured In SUV Accident Englewood Girl, 11, Injured In SUV Accident
Englewood Girl, 11, Injured In SUV Accident An 11-year-old Englewood girl was hospitalized following a vehicle accident Wednesday morning, authorities said. The child ran into the street and into the side of a passing Honda CRV on Durie Avenue near Tenafly Road around 8 a.m., Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a leg injury, he said. The 59-year-old female driver from Englewood remained at the scene and wasn't issued any summonses.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash
Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash The law firm representing a salesman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a New Jersey Turnpike crash said it has obtained a $9 million settlement. Ernest Damiani of Monroe, NY, was on his way to a sales call when he pulled onto the Turnpike shoulder in Middlesex County on Aug. 2, 2018, authorities said. A Ford Excursion then blew a rear tire and spun across several lanes of traffic and into Damiani's vehicle, according to police reports. Damiani, now 62, was hospitalized for two months. He spent the next nine months at rehab facilities, leaving him unable to return to his job while re…

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by Jerry DeMarco