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School Bus Involved In Three-Vehicle Crash On Jersey Shore, Minor Injuries Reported School Bus Involved In Three-Vehicle Crash On Jersey Shore, Minor Injuries Reported
School Bus Involved In Three-Vehicle Crash On Jersey Shore, Minor Injuries Reported A school bus and two other vehicles crashed in Neptune Township, officials said. The crash happened on Route 33 East near the intersection with Jumping Brook Road, the Neptune Township Office of Emergency Management said in a Facebook post at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9. No children were on the bus during the crash. Neptune paramedics responded to the scene to treat people for minor injuries. Two photos from the scene showed a blue car with its front airbags deployed and significant front-end damage. A black Hyundai SUV also had some front-end damage. Route 33 had reopened by 9:30 a.ā€¦

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by Chris Spiker
Legal
UPDATE: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years UPDATE: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years
Update: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years š—Øš—£š——š—”š—§š—˜: A now-former school bus driver who was hammered when New Jersey State Police troopers stopped her with a busload of kids aboard was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Colleen Eutermarks, 52, of Wantage had a bottle of vodka stashed in her purse during the rJan. 28, 2022 stop on County Road 565 in Frankford, State Police said. She was taken into custody, then registered .34 on a breath test, they said. That would be four times the legal limit for most civilian motorists but is eight times the .04 blood-alcohol content limit for a school bus driver. Eutermarks rejected a plea deal froā€¦

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teenage Driver Struck By School Bus After Running Red Light: Montgomery Police Teenage Driver Struck By School Bus After Running Red Light: Montgomery Police
Teenage Driver Struck By School Bus After Running Red Light: Montgomery Police A 19-year-old Skillman resident ignored a red light and was hit by a school bus in Montgomery on the afternoon of Friday, April 19, authorities said. At 3 p.m., a white Acura was traveling west on Skillman Road when it failed it to stop for the red traffic signal at the intersection of Route 601, Montgomery police said. The Acura entered the intersection and was struck by a small school bus traveling south on Route 601, police said. After striking the Acura, the school bus impacted the traffic signal on the southwest corner of the intersection, police said. First responders evaluated the siā€¦

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Driver Runs Stop Sign, Collides With School Bus In Lakewood: Police Driver Runs Stop Sign, Collides With School Bus In Lakewood: Police
Driver Runs Stop Sign, Collides With School Bus In Lakewood: Police An SUV blew through a stop sign and was struck by a school bus in Lakewood, authorities said. There were no children on the bus at the time of the crash. The collision occurred at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the intersection of Oak Street and Towbin Avenue, Lakewood police said. Shmuel Fink, 29, the driver of a 2022 Ford Explorer, failed to observe the stop sign located at the southeast corner of Towbin Avenue. As he entered the intersection he was struck by a school bus that was traveling east on Oak Street, police said. Fink was issued a motor vehicle summons for Failurā€¦

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by Jon Craig
Schools
School Bus Driver Ticketed After Crash With Subaru In Somerset County: Police School Bus Driver Ticketed After Crash With Subaru In Somerset County: Police
School Bus Driver Ticketed After Crash With Subaru In Somerset County: Police Students were fortunately unharmed and a school bus driver was hit with tickets after colliding with another vehicle Wednesday, May 10, authorities said. The crash occurred at Route 518 and Vreeland Drive in Montgomery Township around 4:15 p.m., according to police. The bus driver, David Rios, 41, of Plainfield, was reportedly heading eastbound on Route 518 and attempting to make a left turn onto Vreeland Drive. Rios then turned in front of and collided with a westbound Subaru Forrester driven by Michael Lesniewski, 47, of Pennington, police said. Drivers and students were evaluated at thā€¦

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Student Struck By Car In Lakewood Student Struck By Car In Lakewood
Student Struck By Car In Lakewood An 18-year-old student was struck by a car after exiting a school bus late Wednesday, March 22 in Lakewood, authorities said. The incident occurred at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Courtney Road, Lakewood police said. The school bus was traveling south on Madison Avenue prior to the driver activating its flashing red lights, police said. After coming to a stop at the northwest corner of Courtney Road, the student exited the bus and began crossing over towards the northbound lane, police said.  As he cleared the bus he was struck by a 2020 Acura operated by a 24-year-old Howeā€¦

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
School Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING) School Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING)
School Bus Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (Developing) A school bus carrying 30 children crashed on the Jersey Shore, accoreding to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, on Goetz Lane in Jackson Township, initial reports said. There were no immediate details about injuries. Several EMS crews had been called. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old NJ Boy Found Unresponsive On School Bus Dies 12-Year-Old NJ Boy Found Unresponsive On School Bus Dies
12-Year-Old NJ Boy Found Unresponsive On School Bus Dies A 12-year-old boy died days after being found unresponsive on a school bus in Camden County, authorities said. School officials and first responders tried reviving the boy after finding him on a bus in Gloucester Township Jan. 24, a spokesman with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. He died on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Childrenā€™s Hospital of Philadelphia. The matter remains under investigation by the Camden County Prosecutorā€™s Office and the Gloucester Township Police Department

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Morris County School Bus Driver Crashes During Medical Episode: Police Morris County School Bus Driver Crashes During Medical Episode: Police
Morris County School Bus Driver Crashes During Medical Episode: Police A school bus driver was suffering a medical episode during a Tuesday afternoon crash in Morris County, authorities said. The school bus was being driven erratically before it slowed down and crashed into another vehicle on Brooklake Road in Florham Park around 4:15 p.m., according to the Florham Park Police Department and Office of Emergency Management. Responding officers quickly determined that the driver had suffered a medical episode and transported them to a local hospital under the care of Atlantic Health EMS and paramedics. No injuries were reported to any of the several children onā€¦

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother
School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother A school bus driver was among two people who died in a three-vehicle crash Friday, police said. The International 3000 bus was heading east and carrying 19 students fromĀ Olivet Elementary School in Elmer when it was struck by a westbound Nissan Murano on County Road 540 around 4 p.m., New Jersey State Police said in a release. The bus and Nissan both veered into the westbound lanes, hitting a Volkswagon Jetta near milepost 28.5 in Pittsgrove, authorities said. All three vehicles went off the road to the right. The school bus driver and Nissan driver both were killed as a result of the crā€¦

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Somerset Bus Driver, 76, Made Inappropriate Comments To Female Student, 13 Police: Somerset Bus Driver, 76, Made Inappropriate Comments To Female Student, 13
Police: Somerset Bus Driver, 76, Made Inappropriate Comments To Female Student, 13 A 76-year-old Somerset County Educational Services bus driver was charged with harassment after making inappropriate students to a 13-year-old female student, authorities said. The Bridgewater-Raritan student was the only passenger on the bus when Joseph Galietti made the comments, Bridgewater police said. Galietti was arrested around 2 p.m. on March 10, authorities said. "Galietti was interviewed by detectives and based upon statements and evidence, the charge of harassment was sustained," local police said. The investigation is ongoing. 

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by Cecilia Levine