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NJ Aviation Enthusiast Killed, Three Seriously Injured In Fiery I-80 Crash NJ Aviation Enthusiast Killed, Three Seriously Injured In Fiery I-80 Crash
NJ Aviation Enthusiast Killed, Three Seriously Injured In Fiery I-80 Crash A New Jersey man was killed, and three passengers — his wife, son, and his son's girlfriend — were critically injured when a car lost control and was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Tobyhanna Township, PA, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a press release on Monday, Dec. 16. The crash happened at mile marker 286.6 westbound around 8:39 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, during hazardous road conditions, troopers said. Vladimir Kevereski, 58, of Elmwood Park, NJ, was driving a 2018 Honda Civic westbound when he lost control on the slippery roadway. The car s…
South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed Woman, Hospitalized Five People: Prosecutors South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed Woman, Hospitalized Five People: Prosecutors
South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed Woman, Hospitalized Five People: Prosecutors A Voorhees man was indicted for his role in a three-vehicle crash that killed a woman on a busy road in western Atlantic County, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 30-year-old Stephen Sirch on Wednesday, June 26 for second-degree vehicular homicide, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was previously charged in the deadly crash on Black Horse Pike on Wednesday, Apr. 3. Township of Hamilton police responded to the crash near High Bank Road at around 2:15 p.m. Investigators said Sirch's 2014 Chevrolet Equinox struck a 2011 Honda…
Lakewood Schools Paraprofessional, 57, Killed In Early-Morning Jackson Crash Lakewood Schools Paraprofessional, 57, Killed In Early-Morning Jackson Crash
Lakewood Schools Paraprofessional, 57, Killed In Early-Morning Jackson Crash A 57-year-old paraprofessional in the Lakewood School District was killed in a Jackson crash early Tuesday, April 9, police said. Carole Stevenson pulled away from a stop sign in a 2018 Kia at the intersection of Toms River Road (Route 571) and Lakehurst Avenue, when she was struck by a 2007 Jeep just before 7 a.m., Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said. Stevenson was attended to by Jackson EMS, and taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where she died just after 8 a.m., Kunz said. Stevenson's obituary remembered her as a talented and adventurous person who was a "master of craf…
Somerset Man Arrested For DWI After Crash: Montgomery Twp PD Somerset Man Arrested For DWI After Crash: Montgomery Twp PD
Somerset Man Arrested For DWI After Crash: Montgomery Twp PD A 63-year-old Somerset resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a car crash on the afternoon of Sunday, March 10, authorities said. At 2:58 p.m., first responders responded to Route 206 at Center Drive for a vehicle collision with injuries, Montgomery police said. Jeffrey Georgiana was heading southbound on Route 206 in a 2010 Buick when he turned left in front of a 2023 Jeep heading northbound, driven by a 52-year-old New York resident, police said. As a result of the crash, Georgiana suffered injuries to his face while the other driver had bruising to his leg…
Grand Jury Backs Officer In Crash With Jersey Shore Armed Burglar That Killed Passenger Grand Jury Backs Officer In Crash With Jersey Shore Armed Burglar That Killed Passenger
Grand Jury Backs Officer In Crash With Jersey Shore Armed Burglar That Killed Passenger UPDATE: A Long Branch police officer bears no responsibility for a crash during a pursuit that killed the suspect’s passenger, a state grand jury has found. Officer Lucas Brito did nothing wrong in pursuing ex-con Altonia Williams -- who was believed to be armed – while responding to a call of a home invasion shortly before 4 a.m. last Aug. 14, the panel found. A subsequent collision killed Tracee Blount, 38, of Long Branch, who was with Williams. State law mandated the grand jury review because a death occurred in an encounter with law enforcement. The reviews are conducted no matter what…
Driver Runs Stop Sign, Collides With School Bus In Lakewood: Police Driver Runs Stop Sign, Collides With School Bus In Lakewood: Police
Driver Runs Stop Sign, Collides With School Bus In Lakewood: Police An SUV blew through a stop sign and was struck by a school bus in Lakewood, authorities said. There were no children on the bus at the time of the crash. The collision occurred at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the intersection of Oak Street and Towbin Avenue, Lakewood police said. Shmuel Fink, 29, the driver of a 2022 Ford Explorer, failed to observe the stop sign located at the southeast corner of Towbin Avenue. As he entered the intersection he was struck by a school bus that was traveling east on Oak Street, police said. Fink was issued a motor vehicle summons for Failur…
2 Killed, 4 Injured In Head-On Central Jersey Crash 2 Killed, 4 Injured In Head-On Central Jersey Crash
2 Killed, 4 Injured In Head-On Central Jersey Crash Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. A Nissan was driving on Bordentown Avenue when it crossed over a double yellow line and collided head-on with a box truck at Waterworks Road in Sayreville around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31,  according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The driver and the rear passenger seated on the driver’s side of the Nissan were pronounced dead at the scene, she said. The front passenger and rear passenger seated on the passenger’s side of the of the Nissan sustained se…
Mercer County Engineer, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Massachusetts Crash Mercer County Engineer, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Massachusetts Crash
Mercer County Engineer, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Massachusetts Crash A 25-year-old engineer from Mercer County was killed this week by a wrong-way driver in Massachusetts, where she lived and worked, police said.  Geetika Guruprasad, of West Windsor, died just after 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, in Littleton, a suburb of Boston.  Guruprasad was driving her Mazda CX-5 on Route 2 when an SUV traveling on the wrong side of the road collided with her, Massachusetts State Police said. Paramedics rushed her to Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, where doctors pronounced her dead.  The 22-year-old driver of the Chevrolet SUV was also se…
Car Flips On I-287 Somerset County Car Flips On I-287 Somerset County
Car Flips On I-287 Somerset County A vehicle overturned on Interstate 287 in Somerset County, authorities said. The two-vehicle collision resulted in minor injuries, according to New Jersey State Police. The crash occurred at about 2 p.m. Thursday, July 13 southbound North of Exit 22 (Route 202) in Bedminster Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
East Brunswick Motorcycle Officers Injured When Car Turns Directly Into Their Paths: Police East Brunswick Motorcycle Officers Injured When Car Turns Directly Into Their Paths: Police
East Brunswick Motorcycle Officers Injured When Car Turns Directly Into Their Paths: Police Two East Brunswick police officers were injured when their motorcycles collided with a third vehicle Wednesday, May 17, authorities said. Sgts. John Bird and James Angermeier were traveling east on Milltown Road on their bikes when a Honda HR-V making a left turn out of the Wawa parking lot directly into their paths around 4:30 p.m., police said. The Honda HR-V made a left turn from the exit of the Wawa parking lot onto Milltown Road in front of the path of the two motorcycles, police said. The three vehicles collided in the eastbound lane of Milltown Road. Bird an…
Driver, 29, Seriously Hurt In Route 80 Rollover Crash Driver, 29, Seriously Hurt In Route 80 Rollover Crash
Driver, 29, Seriously Hurt In Route 80 Rollover Crash A 29-year-old South Jersey woman was seriously injured when her vehicle was struck by a box truck and overturned on Route 80 in Morris County early Saturday, April 15. Sheryl A. Burg, of Florence, was heading west near milepost 31.6 in Roxbury when she slowed down in the right lane and was struck from behind by the International box truck around 2:55 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. Burg's vehicle overturned, leaving her seriously injured. The crash remains under investigation.
Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit
Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit A law enforcement officer fired a shot and an NJ TRANSIT bus was involved in a crash during a pursuit in East Orange on Sunday, responders said. An SUV apparently was being pursued when it crashed and its three occupants bailed out at the intersection of Springdale and Arlington avenues near the Garden State Parkway overpass around noon on March 26. No serious injuries were immediately reported from the collision, which knocked the bus onto a resident's lawn. No one apparently was struck by gunfire. The trio vanished. Detectives work the scene of the crash and bailout following a purs…
Driver Killed When Car Collides With Parked Trailer In Central Jersey Driver Killed When Car Collides With Parked Trailer In Central Jersey
Driver Killed When Car Collides With Parked Trailer In Central Jersey South Brunswick police are investigating a fatal crash on Chris Court. The crash involves a car and a parked tractor, police said. One person was killed at about 9:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27. No other details were immediately available.
Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang
Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang A 47-year-old unlicensed New Jersey driver has been charged in a Staten Island crash that left three teenagers, including a pair of siblings, dead over the weekend, authorities said. Maher Asi-Mahmoud, of Marlboro, was turning left in an eastbound 2017 GMC Yukon when it collided with a westbound Ford Mustang, carrying the teens Sunday, July 10, police said. The Mustang was sent into a tree on impact and split in half, ejecting two of the occupants. The victims were identified as 16-year-old Fernanda Gil, 15-year-old Jessie Gil and 15-year-old Ashley Rodriguez. The driver, 16, was the only o…
Newark Man Hired Teens To Steal Car In Head-On Crash That Left 2 Dead, 1 Critical: Princeton PD Newark Man Hired Teens To Steal Car In Head-On Crash That Left 2 Dead, 1 Critical: Princeton PD
Newark Man Hired Teens To Steal Car In Head-On Crash That Left 2 Dead, 1 Critical: Princeton PD A 19-year-old man from Newark was hit with several charges in connection to a head-on crash with a stolen vehicle that left a 15- and 61-year old dead and a 14-year-old in critical condition, authorities announced. Elhajjmalik Diallo, 19, was found to have hired a 15-year-old driver and 14-year-old passenger to steal a Jeep Grand Cherokee before the driver crossed over the double-yellow line while heading east on Princeton-Kingston Road near Carnegie Drive and crashed head-on into a westbound 2016 Acura RDX on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, Princeton Police said in a release on Tuesday, May 24. The …
Collision With 2 School Buses, 2 Cars Results In Injuries On Jersey Shore: Police Collision With 2 School Buses, 2 Cars Results In Injuries On Jersey Shore: Police
Collision With 2 School Buses, 2 Cars Results In Injuries On Jersey Shore: Police A four-vehicle collision involving two school buses resulted in injuries on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The crash occurred on Route 9 at Friendship Road in Howell Township at about 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, Howell police said. There were no children on the buses, police said on Facebook. One motorist was trapped. Police confirmed two injuries. A bus driver and one car driver were taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center with serious injuries, developing reports said. Route 9 South at New Friendship Road was closed for the accident investigation. Police asked motorists to avoid…
Drunken Driver Gets 12 Years In Crash That Killed 3 Family Members: Report Drunken Driver Gets 12 Years In Crash That Killed 3 Family Members: Report
Drunken Driver Gets 12 Years In Crash That Killed 3 Family Members: Report A Vineland driver who admitted to being drunk in a high-speed crash that killed three family members was sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison, NJ Advance Media reported. Modesto Pino, 37, of Vineland, was going more than 90 mph before he struck an SUV driven by Iban Garcia-Ruiz, 30, of Bridgeton on Nov. 2, 2020. Garcia-Ruiz and his wife, Elisa Perez-Hernandez, 32, were pronounced dead at the crash scene. Their two children were hospitalized with serious injuries. One of them, 1-year-old Ivan, later died. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.…
Bicyclist, 61, Struck, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Bicyclist, 61, Struck, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash
Bicyclist, 61, Struck, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash A 61-year-old bicyclist from Ocean County was killed when he was struck by a Jeep, authorities said. On Monday, May 2, at 9:40 p.m., Stafford police responded to a collision on Route 72 westbound near the Garden State Parkway. Investigation indicated that a 2012 Jeep operated by Ronald Sheehy, 55, of Waretown, was traveling west on Route 72, and transitioning into the far right lane to access the Garden State Parkway north ramp, Stafford police said. Sheehy struck the bicyclist who was riding in the right, westbound lane of Route 72. The bicyclist was identified as Nelson Hoover of Little…
Passenger Killed When Tractor-Trailer Flips At NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza: State Police Passenger Killed When Tractor-Trailer Flips At NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza: State Police
Passenger Killed When Tractor-Trailer Flips At NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza: State Police A passenger in a tractor-trailer was killed when the truck flipped after a collision in a New Jersey Turnpike toll plaza in Salem County, authorities said. Kastarra Sha Quinta Lawrence, 23, of Augusta, Georgia, was killed, State Police said. The truck driver, 23-year-old Corey McKonnen Duncan Jr., also from Augusta, suffered critical injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, according to Trooper Brandi Slota, a State Police spokeswoman.  The crash occurred at about 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19.  A Ford F150 pickup truck was struck from behind by a Freightliner truck pulling…
Labor Day Weekend Crash In Hackensack Kills Paterson Motorcyclist Labor Day Weekend Crash In Hackensack Kills Paterson Motorcyclist
Labor Day Weekend Crash In Hackensack Kills Paterson Motorcyclist A speeding motorcyclist was killed in a Labor Day weekend collision with an SUV near Hackensack High School, police said. Responding officers conducted CPR on an unresponsive Lloyd Fields, 41, of Paterson following the 11:20 p.m. crash Saturday at the intersection of First Street and American Legion Drive, said Capt. Darrin DeWitt.  An ambulance took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, where Fields was pronounced dead, said DeWitt, the officer in charge of the department. “A female witness reported that she was traveling south on First Street when Fields passed her at a high…
BMW Driver Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting 2 Pedestrians At Stop Sign, Ocean Prosecutor Says BMW Driver Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting 2 Pedestrians At Stop Sign, Ocean Prosecutor Says
BMW Driver Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting 2 Pedestrians At Stop Sign, Ocean Prosecutor Says A 27-year-old motorist from Union County has been arrested in connection with a Fourth of July street fight in Toms River that allegedly left two pedestrians hurt near a stop sign, authorities said. A suspect in the alleged assaults turned himself into the Ocean County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Raziel Mancebo of Scotch Plains had been charged with several assault charges on Monday in connection with a clash the day before, Billhimer said. On July 4 at about 9:15 p.m., Toms River police were called to Cattus Isla…
7-Vehicle Crash, Multiple Injuries On Garden State Parkway In Central Jersey 7-Vehicle Crash, Multiple Injuries On Garden State Parkway In Central Jersey
7-Vehicle Crash, Multiple Injuries On Garden State Parkway In Central Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a seven-vehicle collision in Monmouth County, authorities said. Multiple injuries were reported in the 11 a.m. crash Wednesday on the Garden State Parkway in Middletown Township, according to initial reports. The crash occurred northbound in the express lanes at mile-marker 112.1.  An unconfirmed report said that at least five people required hospitalization. More details were not immediately available from the New Jersey State Police. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Central Jersey Man Gets 11 Years State Prison For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Motorcyclist, 25 Central Jersey Man Gets 11 Years State Prison For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Motorcyclist, 25
Central Jersey Man Gets 11 Years State Prison For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Motorcyclist, 25 A 59-year-old man from Middlesex County was sentenced to 11 years in state prison on Tuesday for leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 25-year-old motorcyclist, authorities said. Peter Prete of Jamesburg was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Andrea Carter on the second-degree charge of knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death and third-degree hindering his own apprehension, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond J. Hayducka. The Aug. 8, 2019, collision re…
UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge
Update: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: A driver was killed Tuesday afternoon when a commuter train struck his SUV in River Edge near the Hackensack border. Sheng Chen, 53, initially was unresponsive, with a weak pulse, after a Pascack Valley Line train struck the Toyota Sequoia on Main Street, east of New Bridge Landing, around 4:40 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead less than 20 minutes later. The Pascack Valley Line Train 9618 left Spring Valley at 4:02 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:04 p.m., NJ Transit's Nancy Snyder said. There were no injuries to the 10 or so customers and crew aboar…