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Firefighters, EMS Respond To 4-Car Wreck, Entrapment On Garden State Parkway In Central Jersey Firefighters, EMS Respond To 4-Car Wreck, Entrapment On Garden State Parkway In Central Jersey
Firefighters, EMS Respond To 4-Car Wreck, Entrapment On Garden State Parkway In Central Jersey First responders from Woodbridge Township were called to a four-car, rush-hour wreck on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The Tuesday afternoon crash was at mile-marker 131, and at least one person was trapped in their vehicle, according to initial unconfirmed reports. Firefighters and police were called about 4 p.m. One victim was being transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick about 4:45 p.m. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed, 2 Others Hurt In South Jersey Crashes Motorcyclist Killed, 2 Others Hurt In South Jersey Crashes
Motorcyclist Killed, 2 Others Hurt In South Jersey Crashes One motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured in separate crashes early Sunday morning in Burlington County, authorities said. Alexander Halsey, 45, of Forked River was heading north on Route 206 with a group of motorcyclists near the Comfort Inn Hotel in Bordentown when he lost control of his 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle just before 12:30 p.m., Bordentown police said. Halsey sustained severe life threatening injuries as a result of his crash, police said, and was taken by ambulance to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton Township where he was pronounced dead nea…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash
Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash A teenager from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a serious two-car crash that sent two people to the hospital on Wednesday, authorities said. Gregory Kazdan, 18, of the Fords section of Woodbridge was charged with eluding police and aggravated assault, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Old Bridge Police Chief William Volkert said in a statement. Old Bridge police tried to stop Kazdan, who was speeding in white 2019 Mercedes Benz past other vehicles on the shoulder of Route 9 north about 3:35 p.m., they said. Kazda…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision
Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Union County was killed when he rear-ended an SUV  in Woodbridge, authorities said. Samuel Naranjo-Perez was traveling south on the 1200 block of St. Georges Ave. near North Hill Road when his 2020 Ducati Diavel motorcycle slammed into the back of a 2020 Ford Explorer about 7 p.m. Wednesday, Woodbridge police said. Mercedes Rodas, 47, of the Avenel section of the township, had stopped for traffic before making a left turn into McDonald's, police said. Naranjo-Perez was critically hurt and taken by ambulance to the Avenel Middle School field and then f…

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by Jon Craig
News
Woman, 69, Struck By Deer During South Brunswick March Released From Hospital Woman, 69, Struck By Deer During South Brunswick March Released From Hospital
Woman, 69, Struck By Deer During South Brunswick March Released From Hospital The woman who was struck by a deer during a Black Lives Matter protest was released from the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Two other people suffered minor injuries after the deer ran from South Brunswick High School property onto Stouts Lane at 5:44 p.m. on Friday, South Brunswick police said in a statement. A 69-year-old woman, who was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for serious head and facial injuries, is recovering at home, police said. Police did not release the victim's name.  South Brunswick Police Chief Raymo…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Victim With Multiple Gunshot Wounds Dropped At Edison Hospital Victim With Multiple Gunshot Wounds Dropped At Edison Hospital
Victim With Multiple Gunshot Wounds Dropped At Edison Hospital Authorities are investigating after a victim was shot several times then dropped at a Middlesex County hospital with critical injuries. The victim was dropped at JFK Medical Center in Edison around 4:15 p.m. Friday and subsequently transferred to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. The location of the shooting was not released and the incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Christopher Sorber of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7400 or Detectiv…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash UPDATE: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash
Update: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash A Jamaica, NY woman was killed while her husband and two toddlers survived a Route 287 Piscataway crash with serious injuries, authorities said. Amarjit Fnu, 37, also of Jamaica, NY, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Rav 4 when the car veered off the roadway, crashed into a tree and overturned just south of Exit 7 at around 3:35 a.m. Thursday, New Jersey State Police Lt. Theodore Schafer said. All three passengers including his wife, Dheer Fnu, 30, and two toddlers were ejected, Schafer said. It is not clear if the kids -- a 1-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy -- were theirs, although all liv…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fourth Suspect Arrested In New Brunswick Robbery, Murder Attempt Fourth Suspect Arrested In New Brunswick Robbery, Murder Attempt
Fourth Suspect Arrested In New Brunswick Robbery, Murder Attempt A fourth suspect in an armed robbery last month in New Brunswick was arrested in Pennsylvania assistance from U.S. Marshals, authorities said James Ward, 21, of Highland Park was arrested in Wilkes Barre, Pa., Wednesday, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo said. A 27-year-old New Brunswick man was found injured outside the apartments at 99 Phelps Avenue and was treated at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for a gunshot wound, authorities said. Further details were not released. Three other suspect…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Man, 27, Critically Shot Central Jersey Man, 27, Critically Shot
Central Jersey Man, 27, Critically Shot A 27-year-old man from New Brunswick was critically injured by a gunshot, authorities said. The victim was shot outside the Tov Manor Apartments at 99 Phelps Ave. and Seaman Street, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and New Brunswick Police Department Director Anthony A. Caputo said in a statement. The shooting took place about 9 p.m. on Sunday, they said. The man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he was listed in critical condition on Monday, they said.  His name was not released. A video of first responders at…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk
Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk A 60-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near Morris Davidson Park in Plainsboro on Saturday, authorities said. The pedestrian was identified as Donna Lawrence of Plainsboro, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener said in a press statement on Sunday evening. Lawrence was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and later pronounced dead due to the injuries she sustained in the crash, they said Lawrence was struck in a crosswalk on Plainsboro Road at Morris Davidson …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Excuses For Violating Coronavirus Emergency Orders Push NJ Police Officers' Patience Excuses For Violating Coronavirus Emergency Orders Push NJ Police Officers' Patience
Excuses For Violating Coronavirus Emergency Orders Push NJ Police Officers' Patience Wild excuses have begun piling up from New Jerseyans accused of violating state coronavirus emergency orders, authorities say. A Passaic woman told police she drove to their headquarters before dawn Monday because her ex-boyfriend was tailing her, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Police found the ex, identified as 21-year-old city resident Frianky Nunez, and wrote him a summons for traveling without a legitimate reason in violation of state coronavirus emergency orders. They weren’t done, though. They issued the same summons to the woman, Lucero Dalia, 21, and her passenger, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Edison Fire Captain, 55, Dies Of Coronavirus Edison Fire Captain, 55, Dies Of Coronavirus
Edison Fire Captain, 55, Dies Of Coronavirus Edison Fire Department Capt. Richard P. Campbell, 55, died of coronavirus complications, authorities said. Campbell, known as “RP,” was a 28-year veteran of the fire department and was working until he became sick, the Edison Division of Fire said in a statement. His last call was fighting an apartment complex fire. "We are truly saddened that one of ours has passed from this virus. RP was a dedicated firefighter, a tremendous family man, and a great friend,” Edison Fire Chief Brian Latham and Deputy Chief Andrew Toth said in a joint statement. "Our hearts go out to his family and all his …

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by Jon Craig