Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen
Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen UPDATE: New Jersey State Police have arrested a Rockland County man who they said was responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 77-year-old motorist on the Garden State Parkway a year and a half ago. Christopher Forrest, 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Dutchess County, NY, resident Howard Perlman on June 17, 2021, according to records obtained by Daily Voice. Forrest, of Spring Valley, was recklessly driving a BMW that clipped Perlman's Toyota Venza in the area of milepost 172.3 in Montvale shortly after 7 p.m., Stat…
NJSP: Southbound GSP Crash In Bergen Kills Pickup Driver, 35, From NY NJSP: Southbound GSP Crash In Bergen Kills Pickup Driver, 35, From NY
Njsp: Southbound GSP Crash In Bergen Kills Pickup Driver, 35, From NY UPDATE: A pickup truck veered off the Garden State Parkway and into a bank of trees, killing its driver, New Jersey State Police said. Simon Sendon Rey, 35, of Campbell Hall in Orange County, NY, was alone when his Dodge Ram ran off the right side of the roadway on the southbound parkway near milepost 167.7 in Washington Township around 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, NJSP Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said. The pickup "struck multiple trees and overturned," Peele said. A medical chopper was initially summoned as firefighters worked to extricate Rey. It was cancelled soon after. Rey, who was o…
Driver Fatally Shoots Himself On Garden State Parkway: State Police Driver Fatally Shoots Himself On Garden State Parkway: State Police
Driver Fatally Shoots Himself On Garden State Parkway: State Police A driver fatally shot himself in a vehicle on the Garden State Parkway overnight, authorities said. State troopers patrolling the highway found a vehicle on the right shoulder at milepost 139 in Cranford around 3:30 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. Upon approaching the vehicle, troopers saw a deceased man with one self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, Marchan said. The incident remains under investigation and there was no additional information available.
Tolls On Garden State Parkway, NJ Turnpike Rising For 3rd Consecutive Year Tolls On Garden State Parkway, NJ Turnpike Rising For 3rd Consecutive Year
Tolls On Garden State Parkway, NJ Turnpike Rising For 3rd Consecutive Year Tolls will increase on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway for a third consecutive year. The 3 percent toll hikes were originally approved in 2020. The latest hike was adopted on Tuesday, Oct. 25 as part of the 2023 budget, according to New Jersey Turnpike Authority spokesman Thomas Feeney. The $2.5 billion 2023 Turnpike Authority budget increased by 7.4% over 2022. The increase was attributed to “pressures on discretionary travel and costs due to an inflation rate of 8.3%, a level not seen in 40 years," the authority said in a memo. "The 2023 Annual Budget continues the…
22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured In Parkway Crash 22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured In Parkway Crash
22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured In Parkway Crash A 22-year-old Newark man was seriously hurt in a crash on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The man was in a Mercedes heading south in East Orange when he collided with a Honda CRV near milepost 148.2 around 1 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, New Jersey State Police said. The cars went through the right guardrail and overturned. As a result of the crash the driver of the Mercedes suffered serious injuries. The driver and passenger of the Honda sustained minor injuries.  The crash remains under investigation and there is no additional information available at the moment. 
NJSP: Two Dead, Three Ejected In Separate Garden State Parkway Crashes Miles And Minutes Apart NJSP: Two Dead, Three Ejected In Separate Garden State Parkway Crashes Miles And Minutes Apart
Njsp: Two Dead, Three Ejected In Separate Garden State Parkway Crashes Miles And Minutes Apart UPDATE: Three occupants were ejected and two people died in separate Garden State Parkway crashes within two miles and less than 15 minutes of one another, authorities confirmed. A BMW X5 was headed north on the Parkway near milepost 157.9 in Clifton when it veered off the road, hit a cluster of trees and a guardrail, then overturned and re-entered the roadway at 5:43 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. All three occupants in the vehicle were ejected -- one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene, the trooper said. The other two sustained serious injuries, he sa…
Multi-Car Pileup Jams Garden State Parkway Multi-Car Pileup Jams Garden State Parkway
Multi-Car Pileup Jams Garden State Parkway A multi-vehicle crash caused heavy delays on the Garden State Parkway Wednesday, Oct. 19. The crash was reported on the northbound side around 11:30 a.m. just north of Exit 140 in Union, the state's transportation department shows. Crash on Garden State Parkway northbound North of Exit 140 - US 22/NJ 82 (Union Twp) 2 lanes of 4 lanes blocked - left lane and right lanes blocked, traffic getting by in 2 center lanes. https://t.co/A3b5QADRWa — 511NJ GSP (@511njgsp) October 19, 2022 This is a developing story. Check back for more.
WILD PURSUIT: Thieves Crash BMW Before Leading Chase Through Multiple NJ Towns WILD PURSUIT: Thieves Crash BMW Before Leading Chase Through Multiple NJ Towns
Wild Pursuit: Thieves Crash BMW Before Leading Chase Through Multiple NJ Towns Three men and a teenager led police on a wild pursuit after crashing a stolen BMW, and then hopping in a Lexus SUV, causing one state trooper to crash his vehicle on the Garden State Parkway over the weekend, authorities said. Trouble began around 2:10 p.m. when troopers responded to a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Hazlet near milepost 11.6 on the northbound side Saturday, Oct. 16, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. While on their way to the crash, troopers were told that four suspects had gotten out of a BMW X4, which was disabled in the left lane due to the crash, and fled on foot. Furt…
36,000 Drivers Overcharged By E-ZPass At Parkway Toll Plaza 36,000 Drivers Overcharged By E-ZPass At Parkway Toll Plaza
36,000 Drivers Overcharged By E-zpass At Parkway Toll Plaza Nearly 36,000 drivers were overcharged by E-ZPass at a toll plaza on the Garden State Parkway last month, officials said. Since Sept. 20, nearly every vehicle in one particular lane had been classified as a truck at the Great Egg Harbor toll plaza in Somers Point, a spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority said. Those vehicles were charged at a truck's rate: $3.92 (or $3.72 off-peak), instead of $1.96. After a little more investigation, officials found a cable tie on the gantry at the plaza had snapped. A cable was sagging and partially blocking a sensor used to determ…
Passenger Got Out Of DWI Driver's Jeep When She Was Struck Dead By Car On GSP: Police Passenger Got Out Of DWI Driver's Jeep When She Was Struck Dead By Car On GSP: Police
Passenger Got Out Of DWI Driver's Jeep When She Was Struck Dead By Car On GSP: Police A woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the Garden State Parkway while the DWI operator of the Jeep she had been a passenger in was stopped in the shoulder, authorities said. Judith Morillo-Rosario, 53, of Haskell, had gotten out of the Jeep Wrangler driven by Barry Braunstein, 66, of Haskell, around 7:20 p.m. in the southbound lanes in Toms River, a New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Morillo-Rosario got out of the Jeep and entered the southbound lanes of travel, when she was struck by a southbound car and died, Curry said. The vehicle that struck Morillo-Rosario did…
Minivan Slams Into Elmwood Park Storefront Minivan Slams Into Elmwood Park Storefront
Minivan Slams Into Elmwood Park Storefront A runaway minivan slammed into a vacant storefront in Elmwood Park. The middle-aged female driver emerged unscathed after the southbound Honda Odyssey with Illinois license plates crashed into the front of the Mola Boulevard storefront shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. There was no apparent structural damage to the building, which also houses Premiere Entertainment and the Studio D hair salon between the Garden State Parkway overpass and Market Street. The Mola Boulevard building also houses Premiere Entertainment and the Studio D hair salon between the Garden State Parkway overpas…
Fire Levels Saddle Brook Shed, Spreads To Neighbor's Property Fire Levels Saddle Brook Shed, Spreads To Neighbor's Property
Fire Levels Saddle Brook Shed, Spreads To Neighbor's Property A propane-fueled fire burned a shed to the ground in Saddle Brook while spreading to another shed and a house. A huge column of smoke loomed over the nearby Garden State Parkway after the fire broke out on dead-ended Birk Street around noontime Saturday, Sept. 24. A propane tank in the shed vented as flames extended to the rear of a neighboring home. VIDEO by Tony Greco: Tony Greco shot this videoTony Greco The fire was officially declared under control shortly after 12:30 p.m., about 40 minutes after it began. The flames extended to the rear of a neighboring home on Birk Street …