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'Do Not Drive' Warning Issued For Certain Dodge, Chrysler Vehicles Due To Exploding Airbags 'Do Not Drive' Warning Issued For Certain Dodge, Chrysler Vehicles Due To Exploding Airbags
'Do Not Drive' Warning Issued For Certain Dodge, Chrysler Vehicles Due To Exploding Airbags Owners of certain older Dodge and Chrysler models are being advised to keep them parked and avoid driving them after exploding airbags killed at least two more people. Stellantis - formerly known as Fiat Chrysler - issued a "Do Not Drive" warning to the owners of more than 275,000 older vehicles due to the Takata airbag, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The warning covers approximately 276,000 model year 2005 through 2010 Dodge Magnums, Chargers, and Challengers, as well as model year 2005 through 2010 Chrysler 300s.  It comes after two people …

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by Zak Failla
News
NJSP: Driver Of Disabled Vehicle Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway In Bergen County NJSP: Driver Of Disabled Vehicle Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway In Bergen County
Njsp: Driver Of Disabled Vehicle Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway In Bergen County A driver from New York State was killed when he and his disabled vehicle were struck overnight on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The 35-year-old Orange County resident was headed south in his Acura when it was involved in another accident shortly before midnight Sunday in Washington Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. The Walden, NY man got out, after which he and his car were struck by a Chrysler minivan -- killing him -- at milepost 165.9, the trooper said. His identity was temporarily being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. Further i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mother, 42, Killed, Three Children Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor Mother, 42, Killed, Three Children Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor
Mother, 42, Killed, Three Children Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor A 42-year-old woman was killed and her three children were hurt when her minivan collided head-on with a pickup truck, authorities said. The Ocean Township victim's name has not been released. The three-vehicle collision took place on a rural road in Freehold Township at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. At Siloam Road and Old Turkey Swamp Road, first responders found three vehicles involved in the collision: a Ford F350 pickup truck driven by a 53-year-old male resident of Little Egg Harbor Township, a …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
2 DPW Workers Struck, Seriously Injured By Car On Somerset County Roadside 2 DPW Workers Struck, Seriously Injured By Car On Somerset County Roadside
2 DPW Workers Struck, Seriously Injured By Car On Somerset County Roadside Two DPW workers were struck by a vehicle while working on the side of the road in Somerset County Monday, authorities said. The pair were working on the eastbound side of Mount Horeb Road between Geiger Lane and Tiffany Court, Warren Township, when they were struck by the car around 1:10 p.m. in Warren Township, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The car -- a 2016 Chrysler operated by an 80-year-old Warren Township man -- crashed into a piece of equipment in the roadway and then into the trailer attached to the county truck, which was stopped. One worker -- a 3…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
State Trooper's Car Rammed, Pistol Pointed During NJ Turnpike Pursuit State Trooper's Car Rammed, Pistol Pointed During NJ Turnpike Pursuit
State Trooper's Car Rammed, Pistol Pointed During NJ Turnpike Pursuit New Jersey State Police were in pursuit of an out-of-state mini van that had rammed a trooper's car, authorities said. The chase was reported at about 5:10 p.m. Friday on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Brunswick. The suspect was reported to have a handgun and was refusing to stop, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that the suspect pointed a gun at an off-duty Springfield police officer during a road rage incident. State police had requested help from an aviation unit near interchange 10 on the inner thruway.  The vehicle was described as a white Chrysler mini-van wit…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities Arrest Gang Members In Trenton Double-Homicide Authorities Arrest Gang Members In Trenton Double-Homicide
Authorities Arrest Gang Members In Trenton Double-Homicide Three men have been arrested in connection with a double homicide in Trenton in August, authorities said.  Darnell Davis, 19, of Willingboro, Tyzir Hamilton, 19, of Trenton, and Treizon Thompson, 20, of Trenton, were each charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree conspiracy ad multiple weapons charges, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.  One of the shooting victims had dissed a gang on Facebook, Onofri said.  “Now more than ever, we need the community to work with us,” Onofri said, "The help of the public in solv…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Toms River Driver, 43, Trapped, Killed After Convertible Snaps Utility Pole, Flips Over Toms River Driver, 43, Trapped, Killed After Convertible Snaps Utility Pole, Flips Over
Toms River Driver, 43, Trapped, Killed After Convertible Snaps Utility Pole, Flips Over A 43-year-old man from Toms River was killed on Tuesday after he lost control of his convertible and struck a utility pole head-on, authorities said. Roy Piazza was driving westbound on Route 571 about 5:10 p.m. when his 2005 Chrysler Crossfire slid across the road and struck the pole head-on at the intersection of Whitesville Road and Leawood Avenue, Toms River police said.  After the pole broke into three pieces, the Chrysler flipped over, police said. Piazza was trapped under the Crossfire convertible and had to be extricated by the Toms River Fire Department. First responders per…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Motorcyclist Killed In Atlantic County Crash 'Died Doing What He Loved Most' South Jersey Motorcyclist Killed In Atlantic County Crash 'Died Doing What He Loved Most'
South Jersey Motorcyclist Killed In Atlantic County Crash 'Died Doing What He Loved Most' A 61-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash Friday evening in Atlantic County, State Police said. Robert Mercogliano was headed north on State Highway 54 on his Harley Davidson as a Chrysler minivan was turning from Pancoast Mill Road onto the southbound side of the highway in Buena Borough, Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The two collided at the intersection around 6 p.m., Goez said. Mercogliano of Vineland died at the scene, he said. Mercogliano was "on his way to help others" and "doing what he loved most -- riding," at the time of the crash, his wife, Wendy Gallagher, said in a Facebo…

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by Cecilia Levine