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Video Shows New Brunswick Council President 3X Over Legal Limit After Wrecking SUV Video Shows New Brunswick Council President 3X Over Legal Limit After Wrecking SUV
Video Shows New Brunswick Council President 3X Over Legal Limit After Wrecking SUV Brand-new bodycam footage of the investigation into New Brunswick's former City Council president directly after she drunkenly wrecked her luxury SUV several hundred feet from home. Officer Taylor Tiongson-Cradic found Suzanne Sicora-Ludwig at the Edgebrook Road crash scene around 11:40 p.m. Friday, March 8, where her Range Rover had struck a tree, according to a police report shared to the city's website.  Bodycam footage shared in a 1-hour and 30-minute video by DriveThruTours shows Sicora-Ludwig's 2014 Range Rover up against a tree, with airbag deployment. Accord…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Good Samaritan's Vehicle Stolen From I-195 Crash Scene In South Jersey, State Police Say Good Samaritan's Vehicle Stolen From I-195 Crash Scene In South Jersey, State Police Say
Good Samaritan's Vehicle Stolen From I-195 Crash Scene In South Jersey, State Police Say A good Samaritan's vehicle was stolen after a driver stopped to help at a crash scene on Interstate 195 in Ocean County, authorities said. A state police spokesperson said the driver saw a silver Volkswagen overturned on the side of I-195 East at around 3:47 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5. The crash happened near milepost 21 in Jackson Township. The good Samaritan got out of his vehicle to help the people in the Volkswagen. Two people then got in his vehicle and drove away from the scene. Troopers said the Volkswagen had been stolen from Freehold. The good Samaritan's v…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Man Critically Injured When Two SUVs Crash Head-On In South Jersey, Police Say Man Critically Injured When Two SUVs Crash Head-On In South Jersey, Police Say
Man Critically Injured When Two SUVs Crash Head-On In South Jersey, Police Say A Mercer County man was critically injured in a late-night crash in Manchester Township, authorities said. Manchester police responded to the head-on crash on Route 70 near milepost 34.5 at around 11:24 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, the department said in a news release. Officers found a white 2014 Acura MDX facing west in the eastbound lane and a black 2007 Ford Escape facing west in the wood line of the eastbound shoulder. Investigators said the Acura was traveling west and the Ford was heading east on Route 70. The Acura crossed the center line to pass two vehicles and "entered the For…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Luxury Car Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Dump Truck In Central Jersey: Police Luxury Car Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Dump Truck In Central Jersey: Police
Luxury Car Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Dump Truck In Central Jersey: Police A driver from Ocean County was hospitalized after crashing a luxury car into a dump truck, authorities said. Howell Township police responded to the crash on Squankum Road on Wednesday, June 5, the department said in a news release. It happened near the intersection with Herbertsville Road at around 8:01 a.m. Investigators said a 58-year-old from Brick Township merged onto the northbound side of Squankum Road from Herbertsville Road. The Audi crossed the center line and crashed into a 2024 Kenworth dump truck "in an offset head-on manner." The Audi driver was injured an…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Car In South Jersey: Police Woman Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Car In South Jersey: Police
Woman Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Car In South Jersey: Police An Ocean County woman was hospitalized after an SUV crashed into her car at an intersection, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the intersection of Route 70 and County Route 571 at around 3:02 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, the department said in a news release. Officers found a blue 2010 Honda Civic facing west and a black 2023 Honda CR-V off the road, both with extensive front-end damage. Investigators said the CR-V was heading north on County Route 571 and the Civic was traveling south through the intersection. The Civic tried to make a left turn onto Route 70 but th…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says
Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says One woman was killed and five others hospitalized in a multi-vehicle Route 9 crash overnight, authorities in Middlesex County said. Old Bridge officers responding to Route 9 and Ferry Road found a wrecked Ford Mustang with four occupants and a BMW with two occupants around 1:05 a.m. Sunday, June 2, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. All four of the Mustang's occupants were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment, and were in stable condition as of press time. The driver of the BMW was taken to RWJUH in critical condition while the passenger, Krist…

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Serious Crash Jams Traffic On Route 1 In Edison (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Jams Traffic On Route 1 In Edison (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Jams Traffic On Route 1 In Edison (Developing) There's a serious crash and an overturned vehicle delaying traffic on Route 1 in Edison, authorities said. The crash occurred southbound between Parsonage Road and Grandview Avenue shortly before noon on Thursday, May 23, Edison police said. There was an unconfirmed report that a motorist was trapped in the crash. All lanes were closed and detoured, according to 511nj.org. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash 11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash
13 Injured In Manchester Township Crash Thirteen people were injured, including 11 students on their way to school, after a luxury car and a van crashed in Ocean County, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the crash at the intersection of county routes 571 and 547 at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 16, the department said in a news release. Officers found a white 2020 Acura TLX and a black 2023 Ford Transit Passenger Van with damage on the property of nearby Ridgeway Plaza Wines & Liquor. The van was facing west and had extensive front-end damage. The Acura was facing north and had extensive …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Driver Killed, Another With Life-Threatening Injuries In Five-Vehicle South Jersey Crash Driver Killed, Another With Life-Threatening Injuries In Five-Vehicle South Jersey Crash
Driver Killed, Another With Life-Threatening Injuries In Five-Vehicle South Jersey Crash One person was killed and another was fighting for their life after a five-vehicle crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. Absecon police responded to the crash at around 6:37 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 11, the department said in a news release. It happened at the intersection of Route 30 and Mill Road. One driver was killed in the crash. Another driver was rushed to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, in Atlantic City with life-threatening injuries. Police didn't release any more information about how the crash happened. The traffic safety unit for Absecon police a…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree South Jersey Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree
South Jersey Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree A Pemberton Township man died when his car crashed into a tree in Ocean County, authorities said. Stafford Township police responded to the wreck on County Route 539 near milepost 11.5 at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 2, the department said in a news release. Investigators said 30-year-old Gogi Jailava of Browns Mills was driving south when he lost control of his 2008 Toyota Yaris. His car left the road and hit a tree. Paramedics arrived at the scene and brought Jailava to Southern Ocean Medical Center. He died from his injuries at the hospital. Anyone with information about the cra…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Driver, 31, Killed When Car Barrels Through Guardrail, Overturns In NJ Embankment Driver, 31, Killed When Car Barrels Through Guardrail, Overturns In NJ Embankment
Driver, 31, Killed When Car Barrels Through Guardrail, Overturns In NJ Embankment A 31-year-old New Brunswick man was killed when his car crashed into a guardrail in Montgomery on the early morning of Saturday, March 16, authorities said. At 6:10 a.m., Erik Rivera was driving a 2011 Lexus east on Belle Mead-Griggstown Road when he collided with the guardrail at an intersection, Montgomery police said. The vehicle left the roadway and ended up overturned in an embankment, partially submerged in water, police said. Rivera was extricated by first responders and transported to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries, police said. I shock feel hurt heartbreaki…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
'Fun Uncle, Best Bud:' Driver Killed In NJ Crash Mourned By Loved Ones 'Fun Uncle, Best Bud:' Driver Killed In NJ Crash Mourned By Loved Ones
'Fun Uncle, Best Bud:' Driver Killed In NJ Crash Mourned By Loved Ones Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Rob Lafferty III, the victim of a weekend crash in Gloucester County. Lafferty's Kia Optima veered off the 3500 block of West Malaga Road into the oncoming lane of traffic before hitting a landscaping stone, several mailboxes and a tree before coming to rest in Franklin Township Saturday night, March 2, local police said. Lafferty was hospitalized where he was pronounced dead while his 41-year-old male passenger suffered a possible broken wrist, police said. Lafferty's obituary on the Norton Funeral Home website says he was a delivery driver for…

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by Cecilia Levine