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…
Hunterdon County Man Killed As SUV Veers Across Rt. 78, Goes Up In Flames: State Police Hunterdon County Man Killed As SUV Veers Across Rt. 78, Goes Up In Flames: State Police
Hunterdon County Man Killed As SUV Veers Across Rt. 78, Goes Up In Flames: State Police A Hunterdon County man was killed after he veered across both sides of Rt. 78 in an SUV that then went up in flames, state police said. The crash occurred just before 6:05 a.m. in both sides of Rt. 78 near milepost 24.8 in Tewksbury on Friday, Oct. 7, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Anthony W. Guglielmo, 77, was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Trax east on the on-ramp from CR 523 to Rt. 78 east when he ran off the left side, entered the right shoulder of Rt. 78, re-entered the on-ramp and hit the back of a Mercedes-Benz, Marchan said. Guglielmo then continued east, heading off t…
Serious Injuries Reported In Rt. 78 Crash, Traffic Diverted From Area: State Police (UPDATE) Serious Injuries Reported In Rt. 78 Crash, Traffic Diverted From Area: State Police (UPDATE)
Serious Injuries Reported In Rt. 78 Crash, Traffic Diverted From Area: State Police (Update) A crash on Route 78 resulted in serious injuries and a traffic diversion early in the morning on Friday, Oct. 7, state police said. The crash, which involved serious injuries, occurred in the eastbound lanes near milepost 24.8 in Tewksbury just before 6:10 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Traffic was being diverted from the area for the investigation as of 10 a.m., Curry said. Meanwhile, eastbound drivers were experiencing delays of up to nearly two hours west of exit 15 in Union Township to east of exit 24 in Tewksbury Township as the crash was investigated. Heavy tr…
Infant Hurt In Route 78 Weekend Crash Infant Hurt In Route 78 Weekend Crash
Infant Hurt In Route 78 Weekend Crash A 3-month-old baby was seriously hurt in a Route 78 crash over the weekend, authorities said. A Mercedes Benz heading west in the local lanes struck the back of a Nissan Rogue near mile marker 53.1 in Union Township around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The baby in the Nissan suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital. The driver, a 45-year-old male of Snellville, GA and another passenger, a 25-year-old female of East Elmhurst, NY sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Mercedes-Benz, a 37-year-old male from Irvington, su…
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…
Driver Hospitalized As Honda Collides With Dump Truck, Hits Tree On Route 78, State Police Say Driver Hospitalized As Honda Collides With Dump Truck, Hits Tree On Route 78, State Police Say
Driver Hospitalized As Honda Collides With Dump Truck, Hits Tree On Route 78, State Police Say A driver was hospitalized after a Honda collided with a dump truck and struck a tree on Route 78, state police said. A Honda Accord veered off the eastbound lanes and struck a tree following a collision with a dump truck near milepost 15.6 in Union Township just before 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told DailyVoice.com. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Goez said. The right shoulder west of Exit 13 to NJ 173 in Union Township was temporarily closed for the crash cleanup and investigation, according to 511NJ.…
‘Unthinkable:’ Beloved Hunterdon County High School Student Dies Suddenly At 16 ‘Unthinkable:’ Beloved Hunterdon County High School Student Dies Suddenly At 16
‘Unthinkable:’ Beloved Hunterdon County High School Student Dies Suddenly At 16 Beloved Hunterdon County high school student Anthony Joseph ‘AJ’ Zeoli died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, July 15. He was 16. Born in Allentown, PA, AJ lived in Sloatsburg, NY, before moving to Union Township about seven years ago, his obituary says. AJ was an upcoming senior at North Hunterdon Regional High School, where he was known as a class clown who was always able to make his friends laugh. He is also remembered for his polite and well-mannered nature, his memorial says. AJ had many hobbies in life, including skateboarding and snowboarding, nature and hunting, video games, ai…
Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Hunterdon County Truck Stop Shooting: Prosecutor Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Hunterdon County Truck Stop Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Hunterdon County Truck Stop Shooting: Prosecutor A Texas man pleaded guilty to a deadly shooting at a Hunterdon County truck stop, authorities announced. David L. Rodriguez, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter on Wednesday, June 22, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renee M. Robeson said in a release. Rodriguez, of Alamo, Texas, shot Ricardo Menezes De Castro multiple times at the Pilot Travel Center truck stop convenience store in Union Township on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, DailyVoice.com reported. De Castro was taken to the Hunterdon Medical Center and later died. Rodriguez is scheduled to be sentenced on …
Mom Charged After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Elementary School In Union Township: Police Mom Charged After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Elementary School In Union Township: Police
Mom Charged After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Elementary School In Union Township: Police A woman has been charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening to "shoot up" an elementary school in Union Township. Officers were called to Jefferson Elementary School on Hilton Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, after a principal told them that a student's parent became upset with her and threatened to "shoot the whole place up," local police said. In response, police put the school on lockdown, stationed officers outside the school, and waited at the mom's house in an attempt to find her, they said.  Officers approached the unidentified woman and a…
Newark Man, 35, Fatally Struck By Car In Union County: Report Newark Man, 35, Fatally Struck By Car In Union County: Report
Newark Man, 35, Fatally Struck By Car In Union County: Report A pedestrian from Newark was fatally struck by a car in Union County, NJ.com reports. Juan Badillo-Gonzalez, 35, was walking on Route 22 east in Union Township when he was hit around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, the outlet reports citing police. The Newark resident succumbed to his injuries after being rushed to a nearby hospital, the report says. The incident remains under investigation. Click here for more from NJ.com.
Virginia Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed In New Jersey Crash (PHOTOS) Virginia Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed In New Jersey Crash (PHOTOS)
Virginia Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed In New Jersey Crash (Photos) A Virginia man died and a 21-year-old was seriously injured in a Route 78 crash in New Jersey Thursday, May 26, authorities said. An Acura RSX and Mack tractor/semi-trailer traveling eastbound collided near Exit 11 in Union Township around 8:10 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Both vehicles entered the center median and struck the guardrail. The tractor trailer overturned killing the driver, Adan Loya-Rodriguez, 51, of Waynesboro, VA. The driver of the Acura, 21-year-old man from Midlothian, VA sustained moderate injuries and was airlifted to an are…
'Goodfellas' Actor With Deep NJ Roots, Ray Liotta, 67, Dies Suddenly: TMZ 'Goodfellas' Actor With Deep NJ Roots, Ray Liotta, 67, Dies Suddenly: TMZ
'Goodfellas' Actor With Deep NJ Roots, Ray Liotta, 67, Dies Suddenly: TMZ Star of television and film Ray Liotta died at the age of 67, according to multiple media outlets.  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: Ray Liotta Has Died. He Was 67. R.I.P. https://t.co/WsskKD7qUE — TMZ (@TMZ) May 26, 2022 Liotta's New Jersey roots run deep. He was born in St. Michael's Hospital in Newark in 1954 and spent his first six months at an orphanage there before he was adopted by a couple from Union Township. His father owned an auto parts store and his mom was a municipal clerk. Liotta got his BFA from Miami University before moving to New York City, where he took work as a bartender befo…