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Police & Fire
School Bus Crash Leaves 10 Kids, 1 Adult Injured In Hunterdon County: Police
Ten children and one adult were injured in a school bus crash Sunday, Aug. 25 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey State Police said. The bus was heading south on State Highway 31 in Glen Gardner, when the driver lost control at milepost 37.5 around 3:10 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The bus hit a mailbox and ended up in a ditch, leaving the 10 children and one adult with minor injuries, Lebron said. The crash investigation remains ongoing.
Police & Fire
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In
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Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops
A 28-year-old New Jersey man remains hospitalized after police say he shot at multiple vehicles before leading a high-speed pursuit into Pennsylvania that ended in a school bus crash back in Phillipsburg, NJ. Brett M. Wyatt Jr., of Phillipsburg, began the terrifying ordeal around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, when he fired shots at a parked truck on Uniontown Road in Lopatcong, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. A responding officer found Wyatt’s vehicle, a yellow hatch bag sedan, heading west on Route 57 near the Rt. 519 intersection, the prosecutor said. Wyatt continued west …
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Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report
The driver of the car that rammed into a Phillipsburg school bus on Route 22 Tuesday afternoon was fleeing authorities in two states, WFMZ reports. A bus transporting first- and second-graders from Phillipsburg Primary School was struck by a vehicle shortly after dismissal on Dec. 12, Daily Voice reported. Superintendent Gregory Troxell has said that some of the 22 students onboard received minor injuries. The driver of the other vehicle had been the subject of a police pursuit that began in Lopatcong, WFMZ reported, citing the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. Authoritie…
Police & Fire
School Bus Overturns Injuring 3 Students, Aide On Garden State Parkway
A school bus overturned in a crash with a passenger car on the Garden State Parkway Tuesday, Nov. 14, leaving three students, a school aide, and the driver injured, New Jersey State Police said. The bus and a Lexus passenger car were heading south near milepost 69.1 when the vehicles collided around 3:10 p.m. in Barnegat, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The Lexus ran off the road right and up an embankment and the school bus overturned in the left lane. The driver, a school aide and three students on board were hospitalized for evaluation. No other injuries were re…
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Police Find Guns, Seize Fair Lawn Man Awaiting Trial In GS Parkway Crash That Injured Students
A repeat offender from Fair Lawn who authorities said was under the influence in a school bus crash that injured two students on the Garden State Parkway seven months ago was arrested after a traffic stop turned up two illegal rifles, a handgun and more, borough police said Thursday. Ali Vlashi was unable to maintain a lane when Officer Matthew Hearon pulled him over on Maple Avenue shortly before midnight Aug. 31, Sgt. Sean Macys said. The officer “noticed the butt ends of two rifles protruding from the rear seat,” Macys said. A search produced the two rifles – one of which was loaded – a…
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Mini School Bus, SUV Collide In Ridgewood
PHOTOS: Two teens and their minibus driver emerged unscathed from a crash in Ridgewood. The school bus was en route from Midland Park to Paramus when it collided with a BMW SUV and ended up on the sidewalk at the corner of Northern Parkway and East Glen Avenue around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. Ridgewood police and firefighters responded, as both boys and their driver watched from across the street. The BMW driver also checked out OK and no medics were called. Two teens and the minibus driver who was headed from Midland Park to Paramus were OK. So was the motorist in the BMW.Boyd A.…
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School Bus Driver, 71, Charged In Glen Rock Crash, Frightened Special Needs Kids Hospitalized
UPDATE: The 71-year-old driver of a mini school bus involved in a crash in Glen Rock that sent two frightened special needs students to the hospital caused the collision when he pulled into the path of the other vehicle, police said. An aide and the driver of the Honda Pilot were treated at the scene by members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps after the crash at the confluence of Park, Highwood and Maple avenues shortly after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The 71-year-old Paterson man who was driving the children and aide to Bergen County …
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Driver Flown To Trauma Center In Warren County Crash With School Bus:
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A driver was flown to a nearby trauma center after a multi-car crash involving a school bus in Warren County, authorities said. (Scroll for photos). The Mansfield Township Fire Company responded to the crash on Route 57 near Watters Road in Mansfield Township around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, the department said on Facebook. The crash involved a school bus with no passengers and a driver that had self-extricated with serious injuries, the department said. Emergency crews worked to stabilize the vehicles while an Atlantic Air 1 medical helicopter was called to take one of the victims to a…
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Special Ed Student Among Those Injured In School Bus Crash In New Milford
A special education student and two adults sustained minor injuries when a school bus and a minivan collided in New Milford, authorities said. The Toyota minivan driver blew a stop sign before the crash sent the school bus careening onto a residential lawn at Boulevard and Graphic Boulevard around 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, Police Chief Brian T. Clancy said. Holy Name Medical Center EMS transported a minivan passenger and the two adults from the Joshua Tours bus out of Passaic to area hospitals, the chief said. The crash occurred at Boulevard and Graphic Boulevard in New MilfordCONTRIB…
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Driver Hurt As School Bus Crashes Into Utility Pole In Warren County, State Police Say
A school bus driver was hurt after slamming into a utility pole in Warren County, state police said. The bus was traveling on Buckhorn Drive in White Township when it struck a utility pole just after 10:05 a.m. on Thursday, August 18, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. The driver complained of pain following the crash, Slota said. No other passengers were on board at the time of the accident. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, Slota said. Additional details were not released.
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1 Airlifted, 3 Others Hurt In Sussex County Bus Crash, Police Say (
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An 18-year-old driver was flown to a nearby hospital and three others were hurt after a school bus collided with a Toyota in Sussex County, authorities said. Teagan Murdock, 18, of Hamburg, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Matrix heading north on Route 94 when she struck a Byram school bus that was making a left turn out of the Sussex County Charter School around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, Sparta Police Lt. John Lamon said. Murdock — who had the right of way prior to the crash — was initially trapped in her vehicle, Lamon said. She was extricated and flown to Morristown for treatment…
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Children, Driver Hospitalized As School Bus Overturns, Hits Historic Hunterdon County Building
Two children and a school bus driver were sent to a nearby hospital after the vehicle overturned and crashed into a historic Hunterdon County building early Wednesday, authorities said. The Clinton Township bus was driving 17 children on its morning route northbound on Haytown Road when it veered off the right side of the road, struck a boulder and historic outbuilding, and overturned near Evergreen Court, township police said. No serious injuries were reported — however, two children were taken to a nearby medical center for evaluation, police said. The driver, a 55-year-old Glen Gardner…
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Driver In PA School Bus Crash Was ‘Distracted’ And Won’t Be Charged: Report
A school bus crash that hospitalized the driver and eight students last month in Pennsylvania was caused by a distracted driver and no charges will be filed, PennLive.com reports. The Easton Area School District bus was carrying almost 30 middle school students when it barreled through a guardrail on Bushkill Drive and plunged 25 feet into Bushkill Creek in Easton on Nov. 8, DailyVoice.com reported. According to a follow-up investigation by the district attorney’s office, the driver tested negative for drugs and alcohol following the crash and moments before had turned her head to address a…
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