Bicyclist, 35, Decapitated By Driver Who Ran Red Light In Elizabeth, Police Say Bicyclist, 35, Decapitated By Driver Who Ran Red Light In Elizabeth, Police Say
Bicyclist, 35, Decapitated By Driver Who Ran Red Light In Elizabeth, Police Say A 35-year-old cyclist was decapitated after he was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light in Elizabeth on the late evening of Sunday, Aug. 11, authorities said. The cyclist was crossing North Avenue and Spring Street when a 20-year-old driver ran a red light and struck him, decapitating him, a spokeswoman for the city said.  The cyclist's identity is being withheld, pending next of kin notification, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said. The driver remained on the scene, authorities said.
Driver Cutting Across All Lanes Of Route 3 Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say (UPDATE) Driver Cutting Across All Lanes Of Route 3 Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say (UPDATE)
Driver Cutting Across All Lanes Of Route 3 Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say (Update) Police in Rutherford are investigating a Route 3 crash that they say was likely caused by a driver in the express lanes trying to cut across to the local lanes Sunday, Aug. 11. A 51-year-old man from Sussex was in a Honda Fit was in the left lane of the westbound express lanes when he tried to cut across the roadway to get to the local exits near Park Avenue when he clipped a Toyota Highlander around 4:20 p.m., Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. The Highlander rolled over several times, injuring the 24-year-old driver and 22-year-old passenger, both women from New York, Russo sai…
DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police
DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police Two police officers were hospitalized after being struck by a DUI minivan driver while conducting a motor vehicle stop on Route 78 Friday, Aug. 9, authorities said. The New Providence Police Department said two of their officers were in marked police vehicles were emergency lights activated while stopped with a civilian vehicle on the westbound shoulder of the highway near mile post 43 in Berkeley Heights around 5 p.m. A westbound Honda Odyssey driven by Johnny Ho, 45, of Flushing, NY, struck the back of the New Providence patrol vehicle, causing a chain reaction crash with the next New Pro…
Tractor Trailer Overturns On NJ Turnpike In Newark Tractor Trailer Overturns On NJ Turnpike In Newark
Tractor Trailer Overturns On NJ Turnpike In Newark A tractor trailer overturned on the NJ Turnpike Tuesday morning, Aug. 6 in Newark. According to the NJDOT, it happened on the the western spur's exit ramp to Interchange 15E/Routes 1&9 around 9:30 a.m. As of press time, the left shoulder and ramp were both partially blocked.
Overturned Vehicle Shuts All Lanes Of Route 287 (DEVELOPING) Overturned Vehicle Shuts All Lanes Of Route 287 (DEVELOPING)
Overturned Vehicle Shuts All Lanes Of Route 287 (Developing) A crash brought traffic to a standstill Thursday evening, Aug. 1 on Route 287. A vehicle overturned in the southbound lanes near Exit 9 in Piscataway, the state's DOT site shows. As of 6 p.m., all lanes were closed.
Woman Struck By Vehicle Driven By 85-Year-Old Man: Summit Police Woman Struck By Vehicle Driven By 85-Year-Old Man: Summit Police
Woman Struck By Vehicle Driven By 85-Year-Old Man: Summit Police A 73-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle in Summit on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 31, authorities said. At 12:45 p.m., the woman was crossing the alleyway at the entrance to the Tier Garage at 426 Springfield Ave. when she was struck by a 2021 Jeep Cherokee driven by an 85-year-old man who was traveling east on Springfield Avenue and turned right into the alleyway leading to the garage, Summit police said in a release. The driver told police as he made the turn, he looked ahead to several parking spaces and did not see the woman before he struck her, officers said. The woman wa…
Crash Jams Route 80 In Morris County Crash Jams Route 80 In Morris County
Crash Jams Route 80 In Morris County Route 80 was down two lanes due to a crash early Wednesday, July 31 in Morris County, the NJDOT site says. It happened in the eastbound lanes in Rockaway, west of Exit 35 around 8:15 a.m. As of press time, emergency vehicles were at the scene with traffic getting by in the right lane.
Victim In Double Fatal Atlantic County Crash Was 8 Months Pregnant, Campaign Says Victim In Double Fatal Atlantic County Crash Was 8 Months Pregnant, Campaign Says
Victim In Double Fatal Atlantic County Crash Was 8 Months Pregnant, Campaign Says Support is on the rise for the family of an expectant 21-year-old woman who was one of two people killed in a crash that left multiple others injured over the weekend. A GoFundMe campaign launched for Escarlin Suriel's family says she was 8 months pregnant with a baby girl, Viviana, at the time of the Black Horse Pike crash Friday, July 26, that let her and 22-year-old Gabriella Constrantino of Pleasantville dead. "Escarlin was a loving, caring, and devoted mother and wife. She was a beautiful soul," reads the campaign launched by Maria Tropea. "She leaves behind her four-year-old daug…
STACKED: Driver Fails To Yield In Fiery Bayonne Crash That Hospitalized 20-Somethings, Cops Say STACKED: Driver Fails To Yield In Fiery Bayonne Crash That Hospitalized 20-Somethings, Cops Say
Stacked: Driver Fails To Yield In Fiery Bayonne Crash That Hospitalized 20-Somethings, Cops Say A fiery crash involving one car that landed on top of the other closed Route 440 in Bayonne Thursday night, July 18. The crash happened in the northbound lanes closing the roadway at Pulaski Street and Goldsborough Drive as of 10:25 p.m., the OEM said. Bayonne Police Sgt. William Dundas said one driver was cited for failing to stop at a control signal, and both drivers — ages 21 to 26 years old — were taken to the hospital: One for a complaint of pain and one for moderate injury.  No further information was available as of press time.
FedEx Driver Was 1.5X Legal Limit In Drunken Crash That Knocked Power In Warren County: Cops FedEx Driver Was 1.5X Legal Limit In Drunken Crash That Knocked Power In Warren County: Cops
FedEx Driver Was 1.5X Legal Limit In Drunken Crash That Knocked Power In Warren County: Cops A FedEx driver was drunk when he crashed into a utility pole in Hackettstown on Tuesday, July 16, authorities said. At 2:59 p.m., officers were at 100 Main St. when they saw a FedEx delivery truck crashed into a utility pole, Hackettstown police said. The driver, David Fiallos, a 46-year-old Long Valley resident, was traveling westbound on Route 46 when he dropped his cellphone, which he was using to locate an address, police said.  While attempting to reach down and pick the phone up, the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole, police said. Inside the FedEx truck, of…
Scooterist Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor Scooterist Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor
Scooterist Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor A 63-year-old Elizabeth man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter on Monday, July 15 in Newark, authorities said. At 5:25 p.m., Kenneth Roy William was riding a motorized scooter when it collided with a 2016 Jeep at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Carrington Street, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  William was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. The driver of the other vehicle remained on the scene, authorities said. No charges have been filed as of this time and the investigatio…
Dump Truck Driver Cited For Disregarding A Stop Sign In Fatal South Jersey Crash: Prosecutor Dump Truck Driver Cited For Disregarding A Stop Sign In Fatal South Jersey Crash: Prosecutor
Dump Truck Driver Cited For Disregarding A Stop Sign In Fatal South Jersey Crash: Prosecutor The dump truck driver accused of passing through a stop sign in a fatal crash in Cumberland County has been formally cited, authorities said on Tuesday, July 2. Lamaas Arthur, 55, of Port Norris, received citations for disregarding a stop sign and careless driving, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. The crash was on Thursday, June 20 in Commercial Township. No criminal charges had been filed as of Tuesday.  New Jersey State Police said that Arthur had "numerous motor vehicle violations." Brandy Woolson, 43, of Port Elizabeth, a mother of four, was killed in the …