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Oxford Township, NJ

Warren County Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Large Fuel Spill, Closes Rt. 31 For Hours: Police Warren County Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Large Fuel Spill, Closes Rt. 31 For Hours: Police
Warren County Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Large Fuel Spill, Closes Rt. 31 For Hours: Police A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a Nissan caused a fuel spill that left Route 31 in Warren County closed for hours on Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, police said. It happened around 4:35 a.m., Washington Township Police Chief Christopher M. Jones said. A 46-year-old Belvidere man was driving a Nissan Rouge next to a 25-year-old Hackettstown man driving a tractor-trailer southbound on Route 31 in Oxford Township when the tractor-trailer “lost control, slid and pushed the Nissan off the road,” Jones said. Both drivers were unharmed in the crash. Route 31 was closed for about three hours …
Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed In Route 31 Wreck Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed In Route 31 Wreck
Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed In Route 31 Wreck A Flemington man succumbed to his injuries after a car accident in Oxford Township on Tuesday, Nov. 21, according to officials.  The crash happened on Route 31 near Mechanic Street around 4 p.m. and shut down through traffic on both lanes of the highway, Washington Township police said in a release.  Ramesh R. Ramchandani, 82, was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he died from multiple blunt force injuries, said the Northampton County Coroner's Office.  The manner of death was accidental, authorities added. 
Former Hunterdon County Undersheriff Dies Weeks After Being Struck By Pickup Truck Former Hunterdon County Undersheriff Dies Weeks After Being Struck By Pickup Truck
Former Hunterdon County Undersheriff Dies Weeks After Being Struck By Pickup Truck A former Hunterdon County undersheriff has died weeks after he was struck by a pickup truck. Michael J. Russo, 67, a current resident of Wildwood, FL, died on Saturday, Oct. 7 at Morristown Medical Center, according to Hackettstown police. Russo served as undersheriff in Hunterdon County from 1990-94 for Sheriff James Marino and 2008-10 for Sheriff Deborah Trout. The crash happened at 4:47 p.m. on the access road near Wendy’s at 219 Mountain Ave, police said. A police investigation found that a Chevy pickup, operated by a 59-year-old man from Oxford Township, was making a left turn onto t…
Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Pickup Outside NJ Wendy's: Cops Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Pickup Outside NJ Wendy's: Cops
Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Pickup Outside NJ Wendy's: Cops A 67-year-old Florida resident was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a pickup truck in Hackettstown last week, authorities said. The Wildwood, FL man was crossing the access road near Wendy's on Mountain Avenue when he was struck by a 59-year-old Oxford Township man in a Chevy pickup truck around 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, Hackettstown police said. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was flown to Morristown Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition. The driver of the pickup was not injured.  Assisting at the scene was the Independen…
Pedestrian, 67, Critically Hurt In Hackettstown Pickup Truck Crash Pedestrian, 67, Critically Hurt In Hackettstown Pickup Truck Crash
Pedestrian, 67, Critically Hurt In Hackettstown Pickup Truck Crash A 67-year-old man remains in critical condition after being struck by a pickup truck in Hackettstown, police said. Hackettstown Police were called to the access road near Wendy’s on Mountain Avenue around 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, the department said. Investigators say a 59-year-old Oxford Township man was behind the wheel of a Chevy pickup making a left turn onto the access road from the Wendy’s parking lot when he struck the victim, who was crossing the road. The pedestrian, of Wildwood, Florida, suffered serious injuries and was flown to Morristown Medical Center, where he r…
Transformer Catches Fire, Causes Power Outages As Truck Strikes Utility Pole In Warren County Transformer Catches Fire, Causes Power Outages As Truck Strikes Utility Pole In Warren County
Transformer Catches Fire, Causes Power Outages As Truck Strikes Utility Pole In Warren County A transformer caught fire and caused numerous Warren County residents to lose fire as a truck slammed into a utility pole, authorities said. The truck crashed into a utility pole on Route 31 South in White Township on the morning of Friday, August 12, according to the Mountain Lake Fire Company. Route 31 was closed between Route 46 and Pequest Road as crews worked at the scene of the crash, which caused power outages throughout the area, the department said. ⚠️ Route 31 is closed between Route 46 and Pequest Road due to a motor vehicle accident with wires down. Local areas will be wit…
Warren County Woman, 55, Who Swerved, Struck Tree Dies At Hospital Warren County Woman, 55, Who Swerved, Struck Tree Dies At Hospital
Warren County Woman, 55, Who Swerved, Struck Tree Dies At Hospital A Warren County woman who swerved off Route 31 and slammed into a tree Tuesday morning died at the hospital the same day. Denise Drukker, 55, of Liberty Township, was driving a pickup truck in the left lane of Route 31 south in Oxford Township when she swerved into the right lane, up an embankment and into a tree, Washington Township Police Lt. John Kaufmann said. Drukker was extricated from the truck and taken to St. Luke’s Warren Campus, where she later died, her obituary says. Born in Newark, Drukker and her husband, Doug, were known for their involvement with Cops N Rodders, a No…
Police: Warren County Woman Hospitalized After Swerving Off Route 31, Crashing Into Tree Police: Warren County Woman Hospitalized After Swerving Off Route 31, Crashing Into Tree
Police: Warren County Woman Hospitalized After Swerving Off Route 31, Crashing Into Tree A Warren County woman was hospitalized after she swerved off Route 31 in Warren County and slammed into a tree Tuesday morning, authorities said. Denise Drukker, 55, of Liberty Township, was driving a 2018 brown Dodge Ram 150 pickup truck in the left lane of Route 31 south in Oxford Township when she swerved into the right lane, up an embankment and into a tree just before 10:40 a.m., Washington Township Police Lt. John Kaufmann said. Emergency crews extricated Drukker from the truck before taking her to St. Luke’s Warren Campus for treatment of unspecified injuries, authorities said. The …
Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole
Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole A 31-year-old Warren County man convicted of sexually assaulting a child must serve nearly 13 years in state prison before he'll be eligible for parole after being sentenced this week. Justin D. Williams, of Oxford Township, digitally penetrated the victim over five years between June 2008 and June 2013 in Washington Borough and Washington Township, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said.  Williams was convicted last August of seven counts in a 14-count indictment, as well as of child endangerment for other incidents that the prosecutor said occurred between 2013 an…