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Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On NJ Turnpike: State Police Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On NJ Turnpike: State Police
Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On NJ Turnpike: State Police UPDATED: Two tractor-trailers and a Mercedes Benz were involved in a collision on the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash was reported at 12:25 p.m. on Friday, April 8 at milepost 54 of the outer roadway in Bordentown, State Police said. One of the tractor-trailers jackknifed, Sgt. Alejandro Goez, a State Police spokesman, said. The driver of the Mercedes sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital, Goez said.  All lanes have been reopened.  The crash remains under investigation.

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by Jon Craig
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Box Truck Crashes, Blocks NJ Turnpike (DEVELOPING) Box Truck Crashes, Blocks NJ Turnpike (DEVELOPING)
Box Truck Crashes, Blocks NJ Turnpike (Developing) A box truck crashed into another vehicle, blocking the northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports.  The crash occurred about 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30 at milepost 54.2 in Bordentown, initial reports said.  Several EMS crews had been called. New Jersey State Police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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What, No Ejector Seat? NJ Driver Had Bond-Like Gizmo To Duck Tolls, Police Say What, No Ejector Seat? NJ Driver Had Bond-Like Gizmo To Duck Tolls, Police Say
What, No Ejector Seat? NJ Driver Had Bond-Like Gizmo To Duck Tolls, Police Say VIDEO: You might've thought he was a James Bond or "Kingsman" fan after a New Jersey driver was nabbed by Port Authority police for using an electronic gizmo to evade tolls. A New Jersey State Police trooper had notified them after seeing a blackout curtain descend over the rear license plate of a white Dodge Challenger as it passed through the cashless toll gate at the Holland Tunnel earlier this month, Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The muscle car had no front plate, she said. A Port Authority officer spotted the driver -- identified as Mark A. Aponte, 28, of Parlin -- d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Convicted Big-Time Pot Trafficker From Englewood Caught Doing It Again, Prosecutor Says Convicted Big-Time Pot Trafficker From Englewood Caught Doing It Again, Prosecutor Says
Convicted Big-Time Pot Trafficker From Englewood Caught Doing It Again, Prosecutor Says An Englewood man who served four months in state prison for smuggling thousands of pounds of pot from California in stereo speakers got caught dealing again, authorities said. Oscar Holguin, 42, had two pounds of marijuana in his car when Narcotic Task Force detectives searched it – and arrested him – earlier this week, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A search of his apartment at The Sheffield just off eastbound Route 4 turned up packaging materials, a bogus driver’s license and $58,880, all of which was seized, Musella said. Holguin was “distributing marijuana and laundering t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Sororicide': FL Woman Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Younger Sister In Little Ferry 'Sororicide': FL Woman Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Younger Sister In Little Ferry
'Sororicide': FL Woman Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Younger Sister In Little Ferry UPDATE: A 27-year-old Florida woman was charged with murder for killing her younger sister with a point-blank gunshot to the head in their mother's Little Ferry home, authorities said. Angielly Dominguez, 27, was headed south on the New Jersey Turnpike in her boyfriend's Ford Mustang early Tuesday evening, March 22, when State Police nabbed her in Cherry Hill, nearly 90 miles from the scene of the sororicide, law enforcement sources confirmed. There were five guns in the trunk of the vehicle, which her boyfriend had reported stolen along with the weapons, they said. Dominguez had driven …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By NJ State Police UPDATE: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By NJ State Police
Update: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By NJ State Police UPDATE: A 27-year-old Florida woman was charged with murder for killing her younger sister with a point-blank gunshot to the head in their mother's Little Ferry home, authorities said. Angielly Dominguez, 27, was headed south on the New Jersey Turnpike in her boyfriend's Ford Mustang early Tuesday evening, March 22, when State Police nabbed her in Cherry Hill, nearly 90 miles from the scene of the sororicide, law enforcement sources confirmed. There were five guns in the trunk of the vehicle, which her boyfriend had reported stolen along with the weapons, they said. Dominguez had driven …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By State Police UPDATE: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By State Police
Update: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By State Police UPDATE: A 27-year-old Florida woman was charged with murder for killing her younger sister with a point-blank gunshot to the head in their mother's Little Ferry home, authorities said. Angielly Dominguez, 27, was headed south on the New Jersey Turnpike in her boyfriend's Ford Mustang early Tuesday evening, March 22, when State Police nabbed her in Cherry Hill, nearly 90 miles from the  scene of the sororicide, law enforcement sources confirmed. There were five guns in the trunk of the vehicle, which her boyfriend told police she'd stolen along with the weapons, investigators said. Domingu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police
NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police The northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike were blocked after a tractor-trailer crashed, authorities said. The truck became fully engulfed in flames at about 5:55 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, State Police said.  The crash occurred at milepost 30.6 in Cherry Hill Township. No injuries were reported and the truck was removed shortly after 7 a.m., a State Police spokesman said.  The cause and circumstances of the accident remain under investigation.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Reported On NJ Turnpike: State Police Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Reported On NJ Turnpike: State Police
Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Reported On NJ Turnpike: State Police New Jersey State Police are investigating a tractor-trailer crash with serious injuries, authorities said. The crash occurred at about noon on Wednesday, Jan. 16 near interchange 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike in South Brunswick Township. Preliminary investigation reveals that a tractor-trailer was traveling on the turnpike when it struck a pole, said Trooper Brandi Slota.  This investigation is ongoing. No other details were immediately released. .  

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Auto Shop Finds Human Teeth Stuck In Car After Deadly Shopping Cart Crash: Report NJ Auto Shop Finds Human Teeth Stuck In Car After Deadly Shopping Cart Crash: Report
NJ Auto Shop Finds Human Teeth Stuck In Car After Deadly Shopping Cart Crash: Report An auto body shop found human remains stuck in a car's undercarriage more than a month after a crash that killed a man pushing a shopping cart on the New Jersey Turnpike, local police confirmed. A driver involved in the crash brought her car to the Goodyear Auto Shop in Linden on Monday, Feb. 7 for service, when mechanics noticed some human remains stuck in the undercarriage, Lt. Christopher Guenther said. "She may have thought she ran over some kind of debris, but as it turned out it was some remains," Guenther told NBC News. "She wasn't the initial striking vehicle, and for whatever reaso…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Corrections Officer Honored For Saving Baby On NJ Turnpike Strangles Estranged Wife: Report Corrections Officer Honored For Saving Baby On NJ Turnpike Strangles Estranged Wife: Report
Corrections Officer Honored For Saving Baby On NJ Turnpike Strangles Estranged Wife: Report A Manhattan prison corrections officer once honored by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for saving a baby's life on the NJ Turnpike was arrested for beating and strangling his estranged wife on New Year's, the New York Post reports. Shon Brown slashed his wife's car tires then followed her ride home to Yonkers demanding to know where she had been, before screaming at her and throwing her into a glass wall, the outlet says citing a criminal complaint filed in Westchester County, NY. Brown then choked the woman until she passed out and yelled "I'm going to kill you," before leavin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Car Fire Closes NJ Turnpike In Mercer County: State Police Car Fire Closes NJ Turnpike In Mercer County: State Police
Car Fire Closes NJ Turnpike In Mercer County: State Police A car went up in flames on the New Jersey Turnpike Thursday afternoon, causing a shutdown of one lane, state police said. Troopers responded to a report of a smoking car that quickly caught fire in the northbound lanes on the inner roadway near milepost 61.9 in Robbinsville Township just before 1:45 p.m., NJSP spokesperson Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. Local fire crews were called to the scene to douse the blaze, Slota said. The right lane remained closed as of 2:30 p.m., Slota said. Vehicle fire on New Jersey Turnpike Inner Roadway northbound North of Interchange 7A - I-195 (Robb…

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by Valerie Musson