DWI Off-Duty Officer Charged In Double-Fatal Somerset County Crash, Victims IDd: Prosecutor DWI Off-Duty Officer Charged In Double-Fatal Somerset County Crash, Victims IDd: Prosecutor
DWI Off-Duty Officer Charged In Double-Fatal Somerset County Crash, Victims IDd: Prosecutor An off-duty Edison police officer was charged with vehicular homicide in connection with one of the two double-fatal crashes that occurred in Somerset County over the weekend, authorities announced. Amitoj Oberoi, 29, of Somerset, was charged with two counts of first-degree vehicular homicide, as well as DWI, and several motor vehicle violations, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said Wednesday, Aug. 30. Oberoi is employed as an Edison police officer and was off-duty at the time of the crash, the prosecutor said. Oberoi was driving a 2007 Audi Q7 heading southbound on Somerset St…
Police Car Totaled By Distracted Driver: South Brunswick PD Police Car Totaled By Distracted Driver: South Brunswick PD
Police Car Totaled By Distracted Driver: South Brunswick PD A South Brunswick police car was totaled after a motorist ran into the back of it on Route 1, authorities said.  At 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, Patrolman First Class Sean Roberts stopped a truck on Route 1 south near Raymond Road.  Roberts exited his patrol car and approached the passenger side of the truck. As he was speaking with the truck driver he heard screeching tires and a loud crash, police said. He went to the rear of the truck and saw a vehicle had struck his patrol car and spun along the driver’s side of the truck. The vehicle a 2015 Volkswagen ended up in the lane o…
Man Charged In Fatal DUI Crash On Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal DUI Crash On Jersey Shore
Man Charged In Fatal DUI Crash On Jersey Shore A Monmouth County man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash involving alcohol, authorities said. Walter Decanio, 59, of Howell Township is charged with aggravated manslaughter while driving under the Influence of alcohol, vehicular homicide and other offenses in the death of a 22-year-old woman from Monroe Township, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago Shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2022, Marlboro and Old Bridge police responded to the intersection of Route 9 and County Route 520/Newman Springs Road in the Morganville section of M…
Pedestrian, 63, Critical After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mercer County Crosswalk Pedestrian, 63, Critical After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mercer County Crosswalk
Pedestrian, 63, Critical After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mercer County Crosswalk A 63-year-old pedestrian was rushed to a nearby hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a Mercer County crosswalk Tuesday evening, authorities said. The pedestrian was heading east to west in the southern crosswalk of the intersection of Penn-Lyle Road at Canoe Brook Drive in West Windsor, local police said in a press release. A 55-year-old West Windsor driver traveling southbound on Penn-Lyle Road approaching the Canoe Brook Drive intersection struck the pedestrian around 5:45 p.m., the release said. The pedestrian, of West Windsor, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center …
Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal DWI Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal DWI Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal DWI Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor A Middlesex County man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed a 20-year-old woman, authorities said. On Saturday, Dec. 10, Jose Manuel Garcia-Vazquez of New Brunswick was arrested and charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, third-degree causing a death while unlicensed, and driving while intoxicated, they said. On Friday, Dec. 9, at 10:48 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Suydam Street and Railroad Avenue following the report of a crash, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Pol…
Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Crash Blamed On Speeding, Skipped Stop Sign: Prosecutor Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Crash Blamed On Speeding, Skipped Stop Sign: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Man Charged In Fatal Crash Blamed On Speeding, Skipped Stop Sign: Prosecutor An 18-year-old man from Central Jersey has been arrested in connection with a fatal crash blamed on speeding and running through a stop sign, authorities said. Matthew Liebowitz of Freehold was charged with vehicular homicide in the crash, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Mark Tinitigan of the South River Police Department. On Oct. 15, at 9:30 p.m., South River police responded to the intersection of Darrow Street and Virginia Street for a crash. Police found the aftermath of an automobile crash involving a vehicle driven by Janina …
UPDATE: Rider Dies After E-Motorcycle Slams Into Port Authority Police Car Near GWB UPDATE: Rider Dies After E-Motorcycle Slams Into Port Authority Police Car Near GWB
Update: Rider Dies After E-Motorcycle Slams Into Port Authority Police Car Near GWB UPDATE: A motorcyclist ran a red light and was killed when he crashed into a Port Authority police car near the George Washington Bridge as the morning rush was beginning, authorities said. The officer had a green light on Bruce Reynolds Boulevard when the electric bike slammed into it on Lemoine Avenue at 5:45 a.m. Oct. 17, Port Authority Police Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. The victim's name was temporarily being withheld pending notification of next of kin, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The officer, meanwhile, was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that we…
21-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Central Jersey Crash: Police 21-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Central Jersey Crash: Police
21-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Central Jersey Crash: Police South Brunswick Police continue to investigate a fatal crash that killed a 21-year-old passenger from Monroe.  At 10:32 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, South Brunswick police received multiple 911 calls of an overturned van on Route 130 near Deans Rhode Hall Road.  Officers found a 2003 Ford Econoline van had been traveling Route 130 southbound being driven by Eli Szmer a 32-year-old man from Monroe.  Szmer for unknown reasons lost control of his vehicle and crossed the grass divider, the northbound lanes of travel then struck the guardrail off the northbound shoulder of the highway…
PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police
PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police A 36-year-old pedestrian from Pennsylvania was struck and killed in Atlantic County, authorities said. Heather L. Gerevics was crossing Millville Avenue at the intersection of Route 40 in Hamilton at 7:58  p.m. on Saturday, Sept 17, when she was hit, police said. Gerevics, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene. The drive of a Nissan Pathfinder, Herman Lopex, 53, from the Mays Landing section of Hamilton, stopped., police said. He had not been charged. The accident remains under investigation by the Township of Hamilton Police Department.  Anyone who wit…
Dump Truck Flips Closing Central Jersey Roadway Dump Truck Flips Closing Central Jersey Roadway
Dump Truck Flips Closing Central Jersey Roadway A dump truck overturned shutting down all lanes of Route 18 south in East Brunswick, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8 near Route 1, according to the state Department of Transportation. Traffic was using the shoulder, the DOT said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (UPDATE) Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (UPDATE)
Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (Update) Two toddlers were among the seven victims hurt in a serious chain-reaction crash on Route 78, state police confirmed. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes near milepost 7.2 in Bloomsbury around 4:25 p.m. on Monday, July 25, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. A 2007 Freightliner pulling a utility trailer was heading east in the center lane in front of a Toyota Camry, which was in front of a Mazda CX-5, Marchan said. Meanwhile, a Kia Sorrento was in the left lane alongside the 2007 Freightliner, which also had a 2015 Freightliner box truck to its right. A 2019 Kentworth…
Popular Motorcyclist Killed In NJ Firetruck Crash Popular Motorcyclist Killed In NJ Firetruck Crash
Popular Motorcyclist Killed In NJ Firetruck Crash Those who knew Barry Dowdell, Jr. were grieving his loss this Fourth of July. The Allentown native was struck by a firetruck and ejected from his bike around 6 p.m. Friday, July 1, authorities said.  He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:28 p.m., a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The collision is being in investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau. Meanwhile, countless tributes poured in on social media. Here are just some.