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Police & Fire
Driver With Suspended License Killed Central Jersey Dad Riding Bike, Prosecutors Say
A Manalapan man was accused of driving with a suspended license during a crash that killed a bicyclist in Holmdel, authorities said. John Baradekji, 28, was charged with third-degree operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license while being involved in a fatal crash, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 24. Holmdel police responded to the crash near the intersection of Bethany Road and Galway Drive at around 7:34 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12. Investigators said Baradekji was driving a 2008 Kia when he struck Timothy N…
Police & Fire
Driver, 33, Charged In Crash That Killed Passaic County Grandmother: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old Clifton man has been charged in the April crash that killed a 58-year-old grandmother from Passaic, authorities announced. Grzegorz Wolak was in a red Ford Explorer when he struck Rachel McNeil on Passaic and Aycrigg avenues around 11:15 p.m. April 10, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Chief of Police Luis A. Guzman said. McNeil died two days later at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center. McNeil, who worked at nearby St. Mary's General Hospital, had two sons, a daughter, and 13 grandchildren, as previously reported by Daily Voice. W…
Police & Fire
Stunning Video Shows Route 55 Wrong-Way Driver Before Deadly NJ Wreck: Report
A 62-year-old man from Philadelphia and a 53-year-old woman from Deptford were killed in a head-on crash in Gloucester County, authorities said. Footage being circulated on social media and obtained by 6abc shows a driver identified by police as Stanley Kahana driving the wrong way for several seconds before slamming head-on into another motorist on Route 55 on Thursday, Sept. 5. According to NJSP, Kahana, 62, of Philadelphia, was heading south on the roadway when he crossed into the northbound lanes and continued driving south just before 9 a.m. Kahana eventually struck a northbound …
Police & Fire
Man Had 5-6 Beers, Drank While Driving In NJ Crash That Killed NHL Star, Brother: Affidavit
A Woodstown man reportedly admitted to having about a half-dozen beers before the crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, arrest records said. Sean Higgins, 43, was facing several charges including two counts of assault by auto, according to court records. He was accused of striking the NHL star and his brother while they were riding bicycles in Oldmans Township on Thursday, Aug. 29. Investigators said the Gaudreaus were on bikes close to the fog line on the north side of County Route 551. Higgins tried to pass a car and SUV while also traveling north in a black Jeep G…
Police & Fire
Ex-Cop Gets 15 Years For Double-Fatal Off Duty DWI Wreck: Somerset County Prosecutor
A 30-year-old former police officer and Somerset resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, Aug. 14 in connection with a fatal crash he caused that killed two people while he was off-duty last summer, authorities said. Amitoj Oberoi was employed as an Edison police officer at the time of the crash on Route 27 in Franklin Township that killed Carlos Perez-Gayan, a 24-year-old Somerset resident, and Victor Cabrera-Francisco, a 20-year-old North Brunswick resident, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. In June, Oberoi pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular hom…
News
Victim In Double Fatal Atlantic County Crash Was 8 Months Pregnant, Campaign Says
Support is on the rise for the family of an expectant 21-year-old woman who was one of two people killed in a crash that left multiple others injured over the weekend. A GoFundMe campaign launched for Escarlin Suriel's family says she was 8 months pregnant with a baby girl, Viviana, at the time of the Black Horse Pike crash Friday, July 26, that let her and 22-year-old Gabriella Constrantino of Pleasantville dead. "Escarlin was a loving, caring, and devoted mother and wife. She was a beautiful soul," reads the campaign launched by Maria Tropea. "She leaves behind her four-year-old daug…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Central Jersey Crash
A driver was killed in a Saturday, June 8 crash in Sayreville, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 12:15 a.m. on Cheesequake Road, according to New Jersey State Police fatal crash data. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said Sayreville police were not immediately available for more details.
Police & Fire
NJ Financial Advisor Killed In NY Motorcycle Crash: 'Man Of Passion, Principle, Adventure'
Authorities have released more information about a fatal crash on a busy New York road that left a New Jersey man dead. Peter Leist, 62, of Denville, NJ was heading west on Route 301 in Carmel, NY, when he crossed over the double yellow lines to pass a few vehicles and collided head-on with a small bus, around 2:10 p.m. Friday, May 31, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Leist was pronounced dead at the scene and Route 301 was closed for around three hours for the investigation. Leist was the president of his own financial advisory company, Leist Financial Group. The website says he b…
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Man Sentenced In Fatal Hit-Run Crash
A 23-year-old man from Woodbridge has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for a fatal hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Antonio Rivera was sentenced on Monday, June 3 in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on August 31, 2023, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. At 5:40 p.m. that day, Woodbridge Police responded to the intersection of Woodbridge Center Drive and Plaza Drive following the report of hit and run. Police found the victim, Kristen Bruschi, 45, of Fords who was struck by a black Ford Mustang while she …
Police & Fire
Police ID Driver, 33, Killed In Fiery Atlantic County Crash
A Passaic County man died in a fiery crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. An Absecon officer saw the vehicle on fire off Route 30 near Delilah Road just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Apr. 28, the police department said in a news release. The vehicle was spotted near the former site of Bayview Motel. ALSO SEE: Owner Of Exotic Candy Store, 33, Killed In NJ Crash Craig Doka, 33, of Oak Ridge, was found dead inside the vehicle. Absecon firefighters also arrived and put out the flames. Doka's vehicle was the only one involved in the crash. Anyone who saw the crash or has information…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Old Bridge
A pedestrian was struck and killed in Middlesex County, authorities said. The person was struck at 10:49 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 on Route 516 in Old Bridge, according to fatal crash data posted daily by New Jersey State Police. Old Bridge police were not immediately available for comment.
Police & Fire
Update
: AG's Office Reviews Death Of Cyclist Hit By Unmarked State Police SUV In Northwest NJ
New Jersey authorities are conducting a mandatory review of a fatal crash involving a State Police trooper and a bicyclist in Warren County earlier this week. The bicycle was seen on its side on the road's shoulder behind the unmarked black Ford Explorer that hit it on Willow Grove Street (Route 604) outside the Hackettstown Senior Housing Development off Brook Hollow Drive an hour before sunrise on Monday, Feb. 5. The adult cyclist was rushed up the street to Hackettstown Medical Center shortly after 6 a.m., New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. He was pronounced dead at 7:17 …
Police & Fire
Linden Man, 59, Killed In Route 9 Central Jersey Crash With Dump Truck
A 59-year-old man from Union County was killed while pulling into a gas station in a collision with a dump truck on Route 9 in Central Jersey, authorities said. Renan Perez, of Linden, died Thursday, Sept. 21 after the crash in the Parlin section of Sayreville, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone alongside Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. At 5:16 a.m., police responded to Route 9 South in the vicinity of 912 US 9 South after the report of a fatal crash. Police found a 2020 Kenworth dump truck and 2000 Ford Ranger. …
Police & Fire
Lakewood Man Helped Driver Hide After Fleeing Fatal Crash: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Lakewood man has been charged with hindering the apprehension of another man who fled after a fatal crash, authorities said. Emmanuel Rodriguez-Galindo also was charged with obstruction of justice on Thursday, July 27, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer On Saturday, July 22, at approximately 2:25 a.m., Lakewood police responded to James Street for a serious motor vehicle crash. Police found that a 2007 Honda Civic struck a utility pole. Officers also discovered that the driver of the vehicle had fled the scene of the crash, Billhiimer…
Police & Fire
Somerset Man Charged In Fatal Crash On Atlantic City Expressway
A 28-year-old Somerset man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal crash in Atlantic County in 2020, authorities said. On Friday, March 31, Nikhil Branscomb was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Killed in the crash in Hammonton was 20-year-old Justin Santos-Torres. On July 19, 2020, at 2:15 a.m., Santos-Torres was killed on the Atlantic City Expressway when his vehicle went off the roadway and overturned after being struck by a vehicle allegedly driven by Branscomb, the prosecut…
News
Ambulance Service Suspended After Patient Dies Of Injuries From NJ Crash: State Officials
A private ambulance company has been suspended from operating in New Jerse after a fatal crash last fall. The company's suspension is subject to further investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health An unrestrained patient later died of injuries from the crash on a non-emergency transport. The ambulance struck a telephone pole in the single-vehicle crash on Oct. 22, 2022, in Clark. On Oct. 31, 2022, the state Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) received notification that the patient injured in the crash died of injuries from the crash, the state said in a Jan. 6 letter.…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed When Car Collides With Parked Trailer In Central Jersey
South Brunswick police are investigating a fatal crash on Chris Court. The crash involves a car and a parked tractor, police said. One person was killed at about 9:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27. No other details were immediately available.
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Sentenced In Fatal Crash That Killed Teenager In South Jersey
A 55-year-old somen from South Jersey has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a fatal DUI crash that killed a teenage driver, authorities said. Wanda Sprague of Pemberton Township had been drinking att a Browns Mills bar before the 2021 collision, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Sprague was driving without headlights and over 90 mph at the time of the fatal head-on crash, Bradshaw said. Under a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Sprague pleaded guilty in September 2022 to one count of aggravated manslaught…
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Reported In Central Jersey
Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Central Jersey. The crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 near the intersection of Canterbury Road and Rues Lane in East Brunswick. No other details were immediately available.
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Fiery Crash On Jersey Shore:
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A fatal crash occurred on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The crash occurred at 10:41 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 on Jonathan Holmes Road in Upper Freehold, New Jersey State Police said. Preliminary information indicates that a Mercedes Benz traveled off the roadway, struck a tree, and became engulfed in flames, SFC Lawrence Peele of the state police said. The driver sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver's name had not been released. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Tribute
: Garfield Woman Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Crash Had 'Song In Her Head And Heart'
Alysha Menzies "always had a song in her head and her heart," a loved one wrote in tribute as word spread that the music tragically and unexpectedly had stopped. Menzies, 27, of Garfield, was driving a sedan that apparently slammed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on westbound Route 3 near Route 120 in East Rutherford shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, May 6, responders said. The flatbed was carrying a Mercedes SUV that fell onto her car, which burst into flames, they said. Police from East Rutherford and Secaucus were helpless against the inferno, which also burned the SUV. Menzies was prono…
Police & Fire
Woman Gave False Report In Deadly NJ Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor
The driver who struck and killed a pedestrian earlier this year was arrested, as was a woman who lied about the incident to police, authorities in Central Jersey said. Raulito Peralta, 22, of Highland Park, struck and killed New Brunswick's Treasa M. Daye-Fennie while she was crossing a street in Franklin Township last February, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. Estrella Caballero-Cruz, 21, of Highland Park, was charged with providing a false report to police. Daye-Fennie was crossing Somerset Street near High Street around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, wh…
Police & Fire
Woman Dies In Fiery Crash On NJ Turnpike
Authorities have identified the driver who died in a fiery crash just off the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday, March 16. Yvena Louis, 36, of Bayonne, was heading east on the Hudson Bay extension in Jersey City when her Nissan Quest went off the roadway near milepost 5.5, New Jersey State Police spokeswoman Brandi Slota said The car then struck a tree and went up in flames around 12:50 p.m. Louis was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (
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A fatal crash was reported on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before noon on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Jackson Mills and Bergerville roads in Freehold Township, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that the crash resulted in a fatality. Freehold police referred calls to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, which said it was investigating the crash. No details were released. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey: Developing
Police firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a fatal crash, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 12:30 a.m. Monday in the northbound lanes of Route 1 near Adams Lane in North Brunswick, initial reports said. First responders reportedly found an unconscious and unresponsive person out of the vehicle suffering severe injuries, according to an unconfirmed report. North Brunswick police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Woman, 54, Struck Dead By Car: Report
A 54-year-old woman was struck and killed while trying to cross a Pleasantville highway, NJ Advance Media reported. Janelle Oliver of Atlantic City was in the eastbound lanes of West Black Horse Pike near Noahs Road when the crash occurred, the outlet said. She was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City where she was pronounced dead. Anyone with more information about the fatal crash is urged to call Pleasantville police at 609-641-6100. Click here for more from NJ Advance Media.
News
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
Police & Fire
First Responders Called To Fatal Crash On Jersey Shore
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a fatal crash in Ocean County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10:15 p.m. on Route 72 at Warren Grove Road in Barnegat Township, initial reports said. It was not immediately clear whether a pedestrian had been struck or a motorist had been ejected from the vehicle, reports said. The Ocean County Medical Examiner's Office had been notified. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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? South Jersey Police Seek Witnesses In Fatal Crash
Camden County police are seeking the public's help with any information about a fatal crash last week. An unidentified 54-year-old man was killed in the crash at 5:17 p.m. on Aug. 25 at Terrace Avenue and Route 130 South in Pennsauken, police said. Police have not released the crash victim's name. Any witnesses to the fatal crash, or anyone with any information about it, are urged to call Sgt. Ray Kern or Officer Ryan Sexton at 856-488-0080,
Traffic
Jersey Shore Pedestrian Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, State Police Say
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Toyota Friday afternoon while walking on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at 2:12 p.m. in a northbound lane of the parkway in Toms River, according to a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. The parkway experienced heavy traffic delays in both directions as state troopers investigated the crash scene, reports said. A preliminary investigation found that a Toyota Camry "struck a pedestrian in the roadway" near milepost 82, according to the NJSP spokesman, Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele. The pe…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 9 In Central Jersey
Route 9 in Middlesex County was close for several hours late Tuesday after a fatal pedestrian crash, authorities said. At about 10:40 p.m., Old Bridge police officers responded to reports of an injured person in the 1100 block of Route 9. Emergency responders found an unconscious and unresponsive person suffering severe injuries after being struck by a vehicle, according to initial reports. The victim was pronounced dead a short time later. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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