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Two Injured In Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78:
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Two people were injured after two truck collided in Route 78 in Hunterdon County on the morning of Monday, Oct. 21, authorities said. At 7:03 a.m., a USPS truck lost control on Route 78 West in Bethlehem Township and truck another truck hauling carbonated drinks, subsequently veering off the roadway and crashing into a guardrail, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Both drivers sustained minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
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Phone Of Driver, 20, Killed In Wreck Notified Officials After NJ Car Crash: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Virginia man was killed in a single-vehicle crash last week in New Jersey, authorities said. Scott Segreaves Jr. of Zuni, VA, was involved in a single-vehicle wreck on Stamets Road in Holland Township on Friday, Oct. 18 around 10:25 p.m., the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. Hunterdon County Communications was notified of the crash by the driver's cell phone carrier crash notification system. Members of the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office’s Forensic Analysis Collision Team (F.A.C.T.), Holland Township Police, New Jersey State Police, and Milford Fire Department…
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Fleeing Morris County Driver Hits Officer, Arrested At Costco: Police
A 27-year-old Denville man was arrested and charged after he struck a police officer while fleeing on Sunday, Oct. 20, authorities said. While officers were conducting a traffic stop on Indian Road, it was discovered the driver, Liam Harrigan, had an active NCIC Warrant out of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, Denville police said. As officers attempted to take Harrigan into custody, he fled from them in his vehicle, police said. While fleeing, Harrigan struck a Denville police officer, leaving him with minor injuries, authorities said. A short time later, New Jersey State Police…
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Sanitation Worker, 23, Was Transferring Trash When He Was Struck, Killed In Bergen County: Cops
Police in Tenafly have released details in the crash that killed a 23-year-old sanitation worker from North Arlington Monday morning, Oct. 21. The garbage truck was parked along the northbound curb of County Road when the vehicle was struck by a northbound tractor-trailer just before 7 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The crash happened just as the 23-year-old worker was transferring garbage into the truck. The impact caused significant injuries to the sanitation worker and he was pronounced dead at the scene, deMoncada said. The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 53-y…
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Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County: DOH
A raccoon in Hunterdon County tested positive for rabies on Wednesday, Oct. 16, authorities said. The racoon was in the area of Ramsey Road in Clinton Township, the Department of Health said. Area residents who may have had contact with this raccoon any time between Friday, Sept. 27 and Friday, Oct. 11 should notify their primary care physician immediately or the Hunterdon Medical Center Emergency Room to discuss concerns, the Department of Health said. Residents are reminded not to pick up stray animals at any time since saliva from infected animals should be considered infectious, the De…
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Lake Hopatcong Man Seriously Injured After Crash On Route 287:
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A man suffered serious injuries following a collision on Route 287 in Somerset County on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 18. At 5:18 p.m., a Ford pickup truck was traveling northbound on Route 287 in Bridgewater Township when it veered off the roadway to the right, struck the guardrail and then crossed into another lane, and hit another guardrail, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver, a 66-year-old Lake Hopatcong resident sustained serious injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
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Sussex County Man Airlifted After ATV Crash:
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A 21-year-old Sussex County man had to be airlifted to a hospital after an ATV crash on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 19, authorities said. At 10:57 p.m., police responded to a property on East Shore Culver Road in Frankford Township after a Honda Fortrax ATV entered the roadway, lost directional control and the driver fell from the vehicle, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver, a Branchville resident, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital, LeBron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
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Man Killed By Police In South Jersey Identified, Details Released
Authorities have released details and identified the man killed by police on Saturday, Oct. 19in Burlington County. Officers responding to smoke coming from a Pemberton home on Woodland Avenue around 3:20 p.m., New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. They were notified that a man later identified as Marvin Taylor, 57, had a firearm and was in the backyard. Officers commanded Taylor to drop the weapon, as they positioned themselves in the wood-lined area behind the home. Taylor exchanged gunfire with Kyle McQueen, a Pemberton Township officer, and was struck and killed by gu…
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Photos: Firefighters Battle 77-Acre Forest Fire In Morris County
Firefighters are working to contain a 77-acre wildfire in Morris County this weekend. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said that 30% of the fire along Jacobs Road in Rockaway Township had been contained as of Sunday morning, Oct. 20. The fire threatened 30 structures but none of them were evacuated. A helicopter capable of dropping 350 gallons of water dropped 15 loads of water on the fire Saturday, Oct. 19, the NJFFS said. The cause remains under investigation. Multiple fire departments shared stunning photos of firefighting efforts. 10-19-2024. Mutual Aid. Brush Fire Rockawa…
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Birthday Party Fire Kills 2 Girls In Newark (
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The bodies of two severely burned girls ages 6 and 8 were found at a Newark home following a fire over the weekend, officials said. Witnesses told detectives that there had been a birthday party for one of the girls on the second floor of the home and they'd been playing with fire near a couch in the hallway of the Eckert Street home on Saturday, Oct. 20, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Firefighters responding around 12:30 a.m. found the girls unresponsive and severely burned inside. They performed CPR, but the children were reported dead at the scene, authorities said. …
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Carjacker Who Attacked Officers On GWB Facing More Charges For Route 46 Incidents: Prosecutor
More charges have been filed against a 42-year-old Bronx, NY man accused of carjacking a vehicle after crashing a stolen car in Bergen County then attacking a police officer on the George Washington Bridge last weekend, authorities said. Uvaldo Gonzalez, 42, has been charged with first-degree armed robbery, first-degree carjacking, third-degree receiving a stolen motor vehicle, third-degree theft of a motor vehicle, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on Friday, Oct. 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Those charges were filed in connection with the i…
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Police Track Down Pompon Lakes Home Invaders After Wrong-Way Route 23 Pursuit In Stolen BMW
A 22-year-old man is in custody, and two others are at large, following a New Jersey home invasion and high-speed pursuit in a stolen BMW, police said. Police were called to 6 Cambridge Road in Pompton Lakes around 2:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, after residents reported three men entered their house and then stole their 2023 BMW M8 Gran Coupe from their driveway, police said. Surveillance footage showed the suspects inside and outside of the home. One suspect is seen stealing a PlayStation 5 from a downstairs playroom while another entered the kitchen, police said. There, they foudn a Louis Vu…
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