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Police & Fire
Photos Show Tanker Trunk Hauling 8,500 Gallons Of Gas Crush 2 Cars In NJ, 5 Hospitalized
Police have provided an update and firefighters have shared photos of the crash involving a tanker truck and two passenger vehicles Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Bernardsville. One person was airlifted and four people were taken by ground to various hospitals after the crash with a 2018 Kenworth tractor-trailer loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline on Anderson Hill Road just north of Seney Drive around 8:20 a.m., Bernardsville police said. Wednesday morning 29 Fire along with @peapackgladstonefd were requested into Bernardsville for the fuel tanker on top of... Posted by Far Hills-Bedminster Fir…
Weather
High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power
Wind gusts up to 50 mph were wreaking havoc across New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 9. As of 2:30 p.m., thousands of residents were without power and multiple roadways were closed due to downed wires and related crashes. The National Weather Service also issued a new tornado watch across North Jersey. An earlier watch for South Jersey and much of Pennsylvania has been lifted. Click here to see the counties covered by the new watch, in effect through 10 p.m. In Hackensack, nearly 500 PSE&G customers had lost power, and more than 450 in Maywood, as of 2:15 p.m. In Brick Township and Millstone…
Police & Fire
Six People Injured In Seven-Vehicle Crash In Central Jersey
Six people were injured in a crash on a busy road in Monmouth County, authorities said. Holmdel police responded to the crash near the intersection of Route 35 and Laurel Avenue at around 1:17 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, the department said in a news release. Officers found seven vehicles involved with one vehicle smoking, as well as large amounts of oil and gas leaking into the road. All six victims didn't suffer life-threatening injuries, according to police. Laurel Avenue was closed between the Route 35 on-ramp to the intersection with Route 35 for about two hours for the crash inv…
News
60 Protestors Arrested In Demo That Shut Down I-676 In Philadelphia: State Police
More than 60 people have been arrested in connection with a protest that completely shutdown I-676 in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, March 30, authorities said. The protestors were from the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and ran onto the highway at Broad Street around 4 p.m., causing disruptions to traffic flow, Philadelphia police said at the time. On Sunday, March 31, Pennsylvania State Police released a list of towns and ages of those arrested, all who were charged with disorderly conduct. Thirty-nine of them were from Philadelphia with a others from Trappe, Downingtown, Lansd…
Police & Fire
Crash With Injuries Closes Route 1 In Edison (
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There was a crash with injuries that closed Route 1 in Edison, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 at Parsonage Road, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. All lanes of the northbound route remained closed at 3:30 p.m. One left lane of three lanes was closed southbound, 511nj.org reported.
Traffic
Routes 1 & 27 In South Brunswick Closed Due To Utility Pole Fires Causing Outages (
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Route 1 and Route 27 North in South Brunswick were closed due to utility pole fires that caused power outages, authorities said. The fires occurred at about on Monday afternoon, Sept. 18. The fires caused "significant traffic issues," police said. Route 27 was closed between Kingston Terrace Drive and Raymond Road, police said. A pole fire on Route 27 is preventing vehicles from heading southbound. Route 1 north near Whispering Woods Drive also was closed. A fire on the utility pole has brought wires onto Route 1 northbound. Southbound lanes may also need to be closed soon, police sai…
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Concrete Slab Closes I-195 Ramp
A tractor-trailer overturned and dumped a large concrete slab onto Interstate 195 during the morning rush hour, authorities said. The crash occurred at 8:14 a.m. Tuesda-Feb. 14 on I-195 eastbound exit 28B to Roiute 9 in Howell Township, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The driver was not injured., Curry said. The exit ramp remained closed at noon and would remain closed until the concrete slab can be lifted back onto the trailer, Curry said. There are no additional details available at this time. Respectfully, Sgt. Philip Curry #7105
News
DC Area Climate Protestors Actually Caused More Pollution, Twitter Users Fume
A July Fourth climate protest that halted traffic on the Capital Beltway has some activists upset, saying the backup caused even more pollution. Protestors kneeling on the road brought traffic to a complete standstill at Route 29 around 12:30 p.m. in Silver Spring, leading to the arrest of 14 people. Some activists say that the action of stopping traffic actually contributed to making the climate worse. Don't do this. Never protest anything in DC by sitting in the Interstate Capital Beltway or any road. All these climate protesters did was make the climate worse by backing up traffic 12…
Police & Fire
Trooper's Vehicle Struck Along Garden State Parkway: Developing
A New Jersey State Police vehicle was struck by a passing car along the Garden State Parkway in Middlesex County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 1:15 p.m. Friday near milepost 123.1 of the northbound lanes in Sayreville, initial reports said. The state trooper was reporting his car was hit while on the side of the highway while assisting a disabled vehicle, according to an unconfirmed report. It was unclear if anyone was hurt. One lane of the northbound parkway had been shut down. State Police were not immediately available for co…
News
'Dangerous, Reckless' Trump Caravan Clogs Garden State Parkway, Cuomo Bridge
A caravan of cars sporting Trump 2020 and Israeli flags jammed up parts of North Jersey and Westchester County Sunday. Footage of the parade reportedly lead by a Jewish group in support of President Donald Trump shows drivers getting out of their cars and halting traffic on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and Garden State Parkway. The parade stopped briefly at rally in the West Nyack Palisades Center, but continued on toward another in Union County, reports say. The caravan backed the northbound side of the Garden State Parkway up nearly five miles, police said. JEWS FOR @realDonaldTru…
Traffic
Middletown Route 35 Closed, Pole Fire, Wires Down
Route 35 in Monmouth County was closed in both directions at rush-hour due to power lines down, authorities said. All lanes were closed between Harmony Road and New Monmouth Road in Middletown starting at about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday because of electric poles on fire, reports said. Northbound lanes were reopened about 4:15 p.m. but southbound lanes remained closed. It was not immediately known what caused the emergency. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Massive Route 1&9 Tanker Fire Severely Burns Trucker, Guts Home
A trucker was badly burned when his tanker burst into flames after it was struck by another vehicle Friday night at a gas station off Route 1&9 in Elizabeth, responders said. Massive flames from the fully-involved truck fire at the BP station near Bayway Circle spread to and gutted a nearby two-family home on South Elmora Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Nine people -- three of them children -- reportedly were displaced. The trucker was taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Two other vehicles, as well as traffic lights and wires, were destroyed or damaged in the three-alarm b…
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