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Motorist Killed In South Jersey Crash Motorist Killed In South Jersey Crash
Motorist Killed In South Jersey Crash Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a fatal crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10 a.m. Friday on the 4400 block of South White House Pike in Mullica, according to initial reports. By 10:30 a.m., the crash was confirmed as fatal and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office had been called to the scene, reports said.  At 1 p.m., DOT still had the Pike closed in both directions, reports said. And Atlantic City Electric was replacing a utility pole. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Rollover Crash Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Rollover Crash
Motorist Trapped In Central Jersey Rollover Crash Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a rollover crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred about 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morristown and Matawan roads in Old Bridge, according to initial reports. Firefighters were asked to remove the vehicle's front window to free a trapped motorist, according to an unconfirmed report. It was unclear if anyone was hurt. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Flips On Route 522 In Central Jersey Tractor-Trailer Flips On Route 522 In Central Jersey
Tractor-Trailer Flips On Route 522 In Central Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a tractor-trailer overturning in Middlesex County, authorities. The crash was reported about 3:10 p.m. Thursday along Route 522 near Stouts Lane in South Brunswick Township, initial reports said. It was not immediately known if the truck's driver was trapped or injured. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Lands On BMW After 9-Story Fall From Jersey City High Rise Man Lands On BMW After 9-Story Fall From Jersey City High Rise
Man Lands On BMW After 9-Story Fall From Jersey City High Rise UPDATE: A man was in critical condition Thursday after jumping from a ninth-story window from a Jersey City high rise Wednesday, city officials said.  The 31-year-old man went out of a ninth-floor window and landed on a BMW below around 10:30 a.m. at Sip Avenue and Enos Place (26 Journal Square), City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.  His injuries were considered life-threatening. Christina Smith said she caught the fall from the corner of her eye. She called police right away, and then began filming. View this post on Instagram …

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by Cecilia Levine
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First Responders Called In Separate Route 9 Woodbridge Crashes First Responders Called In Separate Route 9 Woodbridge Crashes
First Responders Called In Separate Route 9 Woodbridge Crashes Police, firefighters and EMS crews responded to two separate Route 9 crashes, authorities said. The first crash reportedly involved a pedestrian about 6:30 a.m. Saturday at Routes 1 and 9 southbound south of Randolph Avenue, according to initial reports.  That victim was taken to Robert Wood University Hospital in New Brunswick. A second crash was reported on Route 9 near Green Street about 9:30 a.m., reports said. An unconfirmed report said that collision was head-on. Woodbridge police were not immediately available for more details. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Crash With Injuries In Central Jersey Crash With Injuries In Central Jersey
Crash With Injuries In Central Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a serious motor vehicle crash with multiple injuries in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash was reported about 5:15 p.m. Thursday at Commercial Avenue northbound and Baldwin Street in New Brunswick, according to initial reports. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Weather
NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says
NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says A father and daughter from New Jersey were either electrocuted or drowned in the heavy floodwaters of Tropical Storm Ida, reports say. James Mcgee, 66, and Shenique Mcgee, 46, died in the basement of their flooded home on Lincoln Place in Irvington on Sept. 1, NJ.com reports. It took emergency crews about two hours to access the family’s home due to the extent of the floodwaters, which had grown tall enough to engulf several surrounding vehicles, according to the report, citing wife and mother Joann Mcgee. More than $8,200 had been raised as of Wednesday on a GoFundMe launched by Shenique’…

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by Valerie Musson
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Passenger, 72, Critical, Driver, 70, Hurt Following Crash On Hudson Waterfront In Edgewater Passenger, 72, Critical, Driver, 70, Hurt Following Crash On Hudson Waterfront In Edgewater
Passenger, 72, Critical, Driver, 70, Hurt Following Crash On Hudson Waterfront In Edgewater UPDATE: A crash Wednesday afternoon in Edgewater critically injured a 70-year-old passenger and also sent her 72-year-old driver to the hospital, authorities said. The severity of life-threatening injuries to the passenger brought the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit, along with borough police, firefighters and EMS. The women, both from Cliffside Park, were in a 2007 Toyota Corolla headed south on River Road that suddenly turned left into the gated Independence Harbor housing development around 2 p.m., Police Chief Donald Martin said. The 19-year-old driver o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mercer County Firefighters Rescue Autistic Child From Storm Drain, Reports Say Mercer County Firefighters Rescue Autistic Child From Storm Drain, Reports Say
Mercer County Firefighters Rescue Autistic Child From Storm Drain, Reports Say Police, firefighters and EMS crews responded to a report of a child in a storm drain, authorities said.  First responders from several towns in Mercer County were called about 5 p.m. Tuesday to 24 Point Court in Lawrence Township, reports said. An unconfirmed report said the missing child was an autistic girl about 9 years old. A robotic camera from Hamilton Township was being used to assist in a search about 15 feet from the surface of the drain, reports said.  By 5:30 p.m., the unidentified victim had been removed from the drain, reports said, but her condition was unknown. C…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
DEVELOPING: Pedestrian Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Somerset County DEVELOPING: Pedestrian Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Somerset County
Developing: Pedestrian Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Somerset County A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Somerset County, initial police reports say. The crash occurred on Grandview Road around 9:30 a.m., in Montgomery. A medevac was placed on standby but the victim apparently was transported by ambulance. Police Lt. Silvio Bet said details were forthcoming.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision
Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a bicyclist struck by a car in Mercer County, authorities said. The crash occurred Thursday afternoon on a curvy, wood-lined stretch of Bear Tavern Road near Maddock Road in Hopewell Township, initial reports said. A female bicyclist in her 30s may have suffered a head injury, according to an unconfirmed report.  A medevac helicopter was requested to airlift her to an area hospital, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Sussex County's Mountain Creek Waterpark Slide Goes Up In Flames PHOTOS: Sussex County's Mountain Creek Waterpark Slide Goes Up In Flames
Photos: Sussex County's Mountain Creek Waterpark Slide Goes Up In Flames A slide at Sussex County’s Mountain Creek waterpark caught fire Tuesday evening, prompting a quick and efficient response from surrounding emergency crews. The blaze broke out at the park’s High Anxiety raft attraction, according to the Vernon Township Fire Department. Crews were dispatched to a reported fire at mountain creek all four in town departments were involved in extinguishing... Posted by Vernon Township Fire Department Company #1 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 The fire was doused quickly with help from the Vernon Township Fire Department Company #1, the McAfee Fire Department,…

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by Valerie Musson