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Police & Fire
Woodbridge Man, 29, Killed In Wrong-Way Head-On Crash With Truck
A 29-year-old man from Woodbridge was killed when his SUV collided head-on into a truck on an exit ramp in Central Jersey, authorities said. State Police identified the victim as Govinda Rishi of the Keasbey section of Woodbridge. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The collision occurred on Route 440 northbound, near the Woodbridge Avenue exit ramp in Edison Township, state police said. The crash, at 4:58 p.m. on Tuesday, involved two tractor-trailers and the SUV, state police said. Rishi's 2013 Honda SUV was traveling north on the exit ramp from Route 440 to County R…
Police & Fire
Authorities: NJ Man Tells Woman 'I'm Going To Do What I Want' Before Violent Sex Assault
A Middlesex County man told took a woman to a secluded area and told her he was "going to do what he wanted" before sexually assaulting her last year, authorities said Monday. Tyrone R. Johnson, 33, of Woodbridge, took the woman to a secluded area on East Elizabeth Avenue in Linden on Dec. 17, 2019, where he began pulling off her clothing as she pleaded for him to stop, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. The victim told police about the incident, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment for fractures around her eye socket, and b…
Police & Fire
Union County Driver, 51, Airlifted In Garden State Parkway Crash
A Union County driver was airlifted in a Garden State Parkway crash overnight, New Jersey State Police said. Wahid Perry, 51, was headed south when he struck the center concrete barrier and bridge support near milepost 131.9 in Woodbridge around 2 a.m. Monday, Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Perry was ejected and flown to Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, Goez said. No other passengers or vehicles were involved. The crash remains under investigation.
Business
Amazon Opens Woodbridge Delivery Center Creating 300 New Jobs
Amazon has opened a new delivery station in Avenel, creating more than 300 new local jobs, officials said. The 185,000 square-foot building on Paddock Street will be staffed by more than 300 full- and part-time associates, Amazon announced. In a separate announcement last week, the Seattle-based company said it plans to hire another 6,900 workers in New Jersey. The mostly full-time Garden State jobs are among 100,000 new jobs the online-shopping behemoth expects create nationwide, Amazon said. Delivery stations power the last mile of Amazon's online order process and help speed up deliver…
Schools
Covid-
19: Four Jersey Shore Schools Close After Students Test Positive
Positive coronavirus cases prompted two Central Jersey districts to close schools Thursday. A student at a Little Silver school Monmouth County tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing officials to move students to remote teaching from home after two days of in-person classes. Little Silver's closure order was limited to part of Markham Place School's sixth grade. A freshman at the East Brunswick campus of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools also tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the entire school district to switch to all-remote learning for at least two wee…
Police & Fire
Multiple-Car Crash Injures 11, Some Severely; Closes Route 1 In Woodbridge
At least 11 people were injured including several seriously in a Woodbridge crash Wednesday, authorities said. Several victims were trapped and had to be extracted by firefighters and EMS crews, responding to the intersection of Route 1 and Randolph Avenue, around 12:10 p.m., reports say. At least one crash victim was airlifted by Northstar medevac helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick, reports said. Eastbound lanes of Route remained closed about 3 p.m. as police tried to determine the cause of the crash. Investigators from the Middlesex Co…
Police & Fire
Update
: Pregnant Elizabeth Woman, 23, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
A 23-year-old Elizabeth woman died and 23-year-old man was seriously injured after a Ford van and Mercedes sedan crashed on the southbound side of the NJ Turnpike Monday morning in Middlesex County. Wendy Guevara was pronounced dead at the scene while the man, Henry Nolasco, was flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries, according to State Police and a GoFundMe launched by friends. Guevara was reportedly six months pregnant, according to the campaign that had raised $600 as of Tuesday morning, in the 5:50 a.m. crash south of Exit 12 in Woodbrid…
Police & Fire
Unruly Central Jersey Costco Customer Charged A Dozen Times Before
The Costco customer accused of making "terroristic threats" after losing his temper on a Jersey Shore cashier has been in trouble with the law at least a dozen times before in seven states, according to public court records. Last week's heated exchange involving William G. Commauf, 48, of Barnegat was captured on video. It led to Commauf's arrest on Wednesday on charges of making terroristic threats, harassment and disorderly conduct, Stafford Township police said. Commauf bad-mouthed a Manahawkin cashier, calling her "an old, ugly hag," police said. He then threatened to smack the ca…
Police & Fire
Edison Man, 48, Pulled Knife On Worker At Woodbridge Train Station
A 48-year-old man was arrested after pulling a knife on a contract worker who was power washing a building at a New Jersey Transit train station, authorities said. The worker was not hurt during the attack at 11:15 a.m. Sunday at the Metropark station in Woodbridge, Kate Thompson, a New Jersey Transit spokeswoman, said. Police arrested Barry Sharp of Edison, and recovered a knife. Sharp was charged with aggravated assault and was being held by New Jersey Transit police, Thomson said. The worker is not employed by NJ Transit, she said.
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Police Look For Second Car In Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Woodbridge police seek the public’s help locating a second car that struck a pedestrian crossing Route 1 on Monday. Joseph Cicero, 50, of the Avenel section of town later died of his critical injuries at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, authorities said. Cicero was struck about 1:40 a.m. by a northbound car about 1:40 a.m, authorities said. Cicero was thrown over the center median and then struck by a dark Hyundai Santa Fe traveling southbound. The driver of the first vehicle, a 29-year-old man from the Port Reading section of Woodbridge had a green light, police sa…
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Pedestrian Critical, Struck By Multiple Cars In Woodbridge
A pedestrian was struck by several cars early Monday in Woodbridge, authorities said. First responders were called to the 900 block of Route 1 to investigate reports of a car-pedestrian crash. All lanes of Route 1 were closed in both directions by 2:03 a.m. as EMS crews treated an identified person. The victim suffered severe injuries after being struck by several cars, according to initial reports. The critically injured victim was taken to an area hospital. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
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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