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Drivers Survive Horrific Route 287 Crash: Here's What Happened (UPDATE) Drivers Survive Horrific Route 287 Crash: Here's What Happened (UPDATE)
Drivers Survive Horrific Route 287 Crash: Here's What Happened (Update) No one who saw a horrific crash or its aftermath on Route 287 over the weekend thought the driver of a pickup truck that got folded onto the divider stood a chance of surviving. But he remained hospitalized on Tuesday, April 18, although with serious injuries, New Jersey State Police said. Allen Fall, 25, was headed north on Route 287 in Oakland when his Ford F-250 veered off the highway onto the right shoulder near Exit 59 in Oakland shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. Fall quickly steered the pickup back onto the highway, where witnesses said it t-b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (UPDATE) Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (UPDATE)
Driver Hospitalized In Double Tractor-Trailer Crash That Dumped Fuel, Closed Rt. 78 (Update) A driver was taken to a nearby hospital following a double tractor-trailer crash that dumped fuel and shut down Route 78 in the afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 29, state police said. The tractor-trailers collided in the eastbound lanes near milepost 17.4 in Clinton Township, causing one of them to spill fuel in the right and center lanes between mileposts 17.4 and 17.8. just before 1:15 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. One of the drivers was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center for treatment of a lower-body injury, Curry said. The other was not hurt. The Hunterdon County HazMat…

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by Valerie Musson
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Bus Crash Shuts Down Route 287 In Morris County: UPDATE Bus Crash Shuts Down Route 287 In Morris County: UPDATE
Bus Crash Shuts Down Route 287 In Morris County: Update A bus crash shut down Route 287 in Morris County, state police said. The bus collided with another vehicle in the southbound lanes near milepost 34.8 in Morris Township just before 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. The area near Exit 34 to Route 663 in Morris Township shortly before 10:40 a.m., according to 511NJ. Crash on I-287 southbound Exit 34 - CR 663 (Morris Twp) All lanes and both shoulders closed https://t.co/Qh9KQhm9kv — 511NJ I287 (@511nji287) July 6, 2022 Several ambulances and emergency crews also responded to the crash scene, acc…

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by Valerie Musson
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Motorcyclist, 20, Seriously Hurt In Sussex County Crash: State Police (UPDATE) Motorcyclist, 20, Seriously Hurt In Sussex County Crash: State Police (UPDATE)
Motorcyclist, 20, Seriously Hurt In Sussex County Crash: State Police (Update) A 20-year-old motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a Sussex County crash, state police confirmed. The crash occurred on Route 661 northbound near milepost 1.6 in Lafayette just before 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. The victim was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound when he ran off the road and hit a utility pole, suffering serious injuries, Curry said. Initial reports stated that the victim was taken by medical helicopter to the hospital. The crash remains under investigation. Additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson
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UPDATE: One Driver Killed, Another Seriously Hurt In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash UPDATE: One Driver Killed, Another Seriously Hurt In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash
Update: One Driver Killed, Another Seriously Hurt In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash UPDATE: One driver was killed and another was seriously hurt following a Tuesday morning wrong-way crash on Route 80, state police confirmed. Francis Merrick, 75, was driving a Jeep Compass east in the westbound lane when the vehicle crashed head-on into a Hyundai Elantra driven by Robert Nardone, 80, near milepost 28.3 in Roxbury Township just after 7:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Nardone, of Hackettstown, was killed in the crash, while Merrick, of Tafton, PA, was seriously hurt, Curry said. The crash investigation caused a closure of all lanes west of Exit 28 and …

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by Valerie Musson