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Motorist Crashes, Killed After 'Medical Episode' In South Jersey Motorist Crashes, Killed After 'Medical Episode' In South Jersey
Motorist Crashes, Killed After 'Medical Episode' In South Jersey A 71-year-old driver died after striking a tree during a "medical episode," authorities said. The crash occurred on Friday, May 12 at 3:57 p.m. on County Road 649 northbound at milepost 3.5 in Commercial Township, New Jersey State Police said. Preliminary investigation revealed that a VW Passat, driven by Ingrid Hillman, of Egg Harbor Township. was traveling north, State Police said. Hillman had an unknown medical episode causing her to cross over the center line into a wooded area and ultimately striking a tree, police said. Hillman was taken to Vineland Inspira Hospital where she was pr…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
School Bus Driver Ticketed After Crash With Subaru In Somerset County: Police School Bus Driver Ticketed After Crash With Subaru In Somerset County: Police
School Bus Driver Ticketed After Crash With Subaru In Somerset County: Police Students were fortunately unharmed and a school bus driver was hit with tickets after colliding with another vehicle Wednesday, May 10, authorities said. The crash occurred at Route 518 and Vreeland Drive in Montgomery Township around 4:15 p.m., according to police. The bus driver, David Rios, 41, of Plainfield, was reportedly heading eastbound on Route 518 and attempting to make a left turn onto Vreeland Drive. Rios then turned in front of and collided with a westbound Subaru Forrester driven by Michael Lesniewski, 47, of Pennington, police said. Drivers and students were evaluated at th…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorist Killed In Collision On Jersey Shore Motorist Killed In Collision On Jersey Shore
Motorist Killed In Collision On Jersey Shore One person was killed and two others injured in a two-car crash in Brick, authorities said. The crash occurred after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9 at Burnt Tavern Road and Greenbriar Boulevard, Brick police said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash
Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash  A horrific crash was reported mid-morning Sunday on Route 80 in Passaic County. A 46-year-old Lyndhurst man and a boy, also from Lyndhurst, were killed in the single-vehicle crash off the eastbound highway in Wayne shortly after 10 a.m. April 30, authorities said. Two other boys were hospitalized after the Honda Odyssey went off the left side of the Exit 53 ramp near the Routes 46/23 spaghetti bowl and slammed into a utility pole, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The driver, Robert Csapo, 46, and the unidentified boy were killed, Curry said. Exit 53 was closed for roughly…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Serious Crash Closes Route 1 Central Jersey Serious Crash Closes Route 1 Central Jersey
Serious Crash Closes Route 1 Central Jersey A serious crash closed part of Route 1 in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 6 a.m. on Route 1 North at Route 522, according to South Brunswick police. Delays were expected. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey
Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were responding to a serious crash on Route 1 in Middlesex County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, April 4 on Route 1 northbound South of the Morris Goodkind Bridge in New Brunswick, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.  Two right lanes of three lanes were closed, nj511.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
News
Jersey Shore Crash Victim Is 'Smart, Sassy' 4-Year-Old Facing Long Road To Recovery Jersey Shore Crash Victim Is 'Smart, Sassy' 4-Year-Old Facing Long Road To Recovery
Jersey Shore Crash Victim Is 'Smart, Sassy' 4-Year-Old Facing Long Road To Recovery A woman from Brick is raising money for her 4-year-old niece after a multi-car crash left her in critical condition. Gabby Koehler organized a GoFundMe campaign for her sister’s family after the crash on Route 70 In Toms River that sent Isabella to the ICU Thursday, March 23. Isabella has already endured one brain surgery but has several more procedures on the horizon, and will be in the hospital for the foreseeable future, her aunt wrote. IsabellaGoFundMe "Isabella is a smart, sassy, beautiful little girl that loves nothing more than dancing and smiling.  "No child deserves to go thr…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Driver Killed On I-295 Was New Dad, Co-workers Say Driver Killed On I-295 Was New Dad, Co-workers Say
Driver Killed On I-295 Was New Dad, Co-workers Say The man killed in a crash on Interstate 295 after his car became disabled was a new father, according to co-workers. Giovanni Adames, 30, of Rahway, was northbound in Greenwich Township in Gloucester County near milepost 16.6 when he crashed with an unknown vehicle, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry. On this GoFundMe page, co-workers at Loving Pets described Adames as a doting father who had another baby on the way. Cathy Vesey of Cranbury, the page's organizer, wrote: "Gio was so excited to be a dad and proudly introduced his baby girl to all of us and was just as exc…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Driver, 47, Dies After Car Goes Airborne, Plummets Into Water Off I-295 (UPDATE) Driver, 47, Dies After Car Goes Airborne, Plummets Into Water Off I-295 (UPDATE)
Driver, 47, Dies After Car Goes Airborne, Plummets Into Water Off I-295 (Update) Police have identified the victim killed in a crash on Interstate 295 early Sunday, March 19 as a 47-year-old Lawrenceville man.  Rajbir Singh was heading north in a Hyundai Tucson when his vehicle ran off the road to the right, went up an embankment, went airborne and overturned around 7:25 a.m. near milepost 63.2 in Hamilton, New Jersey State Police said. Companies are operating on I295 in the area of exit 63 for a reported car off the roadway in the water. I 295 is open but please use caution in the area. Posted by Hamilton Township Professional Firefighters on Sunday, March 19, 20…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Passaic County Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash Passaic County Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
Passaic County Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash A 62-year-old Passaic County man was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike Saturday, March 18, authorities said. Scott Locicero was heading north on the outer roadway in a Chevrolet Silverado, when he struck the left guardrail, traveled across the lanes, and struck the right concrete barrier around 7:05 p.m. in Milltown, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Locicero died as a result of the crash. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey
Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey Firefighters, police and EMS crews responded to a serious crash on Route 1 in Woodbridge, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14 northbound north of Route 35, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Developing reports said two overturned cars were involved with multiple injuries. Woodbridge police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
News
Police ID Driver, 69, Killed In South Brunswick Crash Police ID Driver, 69, Killed In South Brunswick Crash
Police ID Driver, 69, Killed In South Brunswick Crash South Brunswick police have released the name of the man killed in a crash Monday, Feb. 27. John Kosarowich, 69, of Howell died, police said, and may have suffered a medical episode before the crash. On Monday at 7:05 p.m., South Brunswick police were alerted to a car under a trailer at the rear of a warehouse on Chris Court. Police found a red 1999 Volkswagen Beetle with a driver unconscious.  Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad, Monmouth Junction Fire Department, and paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the driver dead. South Brunswick Police Traffic Safety Bureau invest…

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by Jon Craig