Overcast 46°
Tag:

Vehicle Damage

Police & Fire
Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span
Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span Support is on the rise for a Trenton mother who lost three of her four children in a five-year span. Toshawn West first lost her first-born, Nuna, then her second-born, Nyshirah, and now, her third, Shydasia Merrick. Merrick, 26, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver at approximately 4:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1, as previously reported by Daily Voice. More than $2,900 had been raised as of Monday, June 10 on a GoFundMe that West launched for herself. "I have suffered over the years losing two of my other children as well. Mentally, I’m trying to hold myself together and it…

SHARE

by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Shooting Led To Car Crash In Somerset County: Prosecutor Shooting Led To Car Crash In Somerset County: Prosecutor
Shooting Led To Car Crash In Somerset County: Prosecutor Authoritiew in Somerset County are investigating a shooting that resulted in a car crashing. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 9:09 p.m., Franklin Township Police officers were dispatched to Matilda Avenue for gunshots fired and a vehicle crash, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Upon arrival, officers located a vehicle that crashed into a local business, he said.  A passenger in the vehicle, an adult male Franklin Township resident sustained injuries from the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment with non-life-threateni…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Man Killed In PA Turnpike Crash That Left Tractor-Trailer Sprawled Across Highway (PHOTOS) NJ Man Killed In PA Turnpike Crash That Left Tractor-Trailer Sprawled Across Highway (PHOTOS)
NJ Man Killed In PA Turnpike Crash That Left Tractor-Trailer Sprawled Across Highway (Photos) A New Jersey man was killed in a violent crash involving a tractor trailer and several cars on the PA Turnpike Friday, July 29, authorities said (scroll for photos). The crash occurred on the Northeast Extension in Carbon County 5:45 p.m. near Mahoning Valley Exit #74. Photos show the tractor's cab and trailer stretched across both sides of the median. Motorist Chris Jones detailed the scene in a Facebook post. "The accident involved a southbound tractor trailer that jackknifed to its left as the tractor jumped partway over the wall, badly damaging the wall itself with large holes," he wr…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Storage Fire Doused By Central Jersey Firefighters Storage Fire Doused By Central Jersey Firefighters
Storage Fire Doused By Central Jersey Firefighters A three-alarm fire ripped through multiple storage units in Central Jersey. The fire broke out about 9:15 a.m. on Cheesequake Road in Sayreville, initial reports said. It took nearly four hours to bring the fire, which also destroyed multiple vehicles, under control, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway
Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway A Glen Rock resident who left an SUV unlocked – with the keys inside – got it back in much different shape, authorities said. Whoever took off with the 2006 Honda Pilot also rummaged through another vehicle that was also left unlocked in the Doremus Avenue homeowner's driveway, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The keys, three folding sports chairs and some old clothing was taken from that vehicle, he said. Several hours later, the stolen Pilot was involved in a crash on the Garden State Parkway, Ackermann said. NJ State Police from the Bloomfield barracks found it abandoned on the h…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco