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NJ Soccer Captain Suffered Broken Neck, Ribs In Crash, Campaign Says NJ Soccer Captain Suffered Broken Neck, Ribs In Crash, Campaign Says
NJ Soccer Captain Suffered Broken Neck, Ribs In Crash, Campaign Says Support is on the rise for an 18-year-old North Jersey high school soccer captain who sustained multiple broken bones in a crash last month. Molly Mack, the captain of the Whippany High School girls team, was identified by the team's booster club as the person seriously injured in the Sunday, Oct. 27 crash between two SUVs on Route 24 in Florham Park, as previously reported by Daily Voice. A week later, more than $122,000 had been raised for her recovery on a GoFundMe launched by her aunt and uncle, Tom Hamill and Jennifer Gullace, who say Mack was a passenger in one of the vehicles. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash 18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash
18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash An 18-year-old high school soccer player was among five people hurt in a weekend crash between two SUVs on Route 24 in Florham Park on Sunday, Oct. 27, Daily Voice has learned. At 12:23 p.m., a Suzuki SUV with one occupant collided with an Infiniti SUV containing five occupants while traveling eastbound on Route 24, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The Infiniti overturned and the 18-year-old Whippany resident, identified by her school soccer team as Molly Mack, was ejected from the vehicle, leaving her with serious injuries. Both drivers and three other occupants sustained…

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by Sam Barron
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Dump Truck Crash Faulted For Route 24 Closure In Millburn (UPDATE) Dump Truck Crash Faulted For Route 24 Closure In Millburn (UPDATE)
Dump Truck Crash Faulted For Route 24 Closure In Millburn (Update) A passenger car and a dump truck collided on Route 24 in Millburn early Thursday, June 6, authorities said. The Toyota and truck crashed around 6:40 a.m. on the eastbound side of the highway, at milepost 6.9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The incident closed all lanes just after the accident, but they have since reopened, the NJDOT site shows. No injuries were reported and the crash remains under investigation. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Four Teenagers Arrested After Overturning Stolen Vehicle: Summit Police Four Teenagers Arrested After Overturning Stolen Vehicle: Summit Police
Four Teenagers Arrested After Overturning Stolen Vehicle: Summit Police An overturned vehicle led to the apprehension of four 16-year-olds  from Essex County for stealing a car on Wednesday, June 14, Summit Police said. At 4:11 p.m., Summit Police began to follow a 2019 Audi A5 that was reported stolen in Montclair. The vehicle was traveling east on the Route 24 south service road near Hobart Ave when it sped onto Route 24 East, officers said. The vehicle sideswiped six cars before overturning near the 9A Broad Street exit, police said. The four suspects exited the vehicle and fled east on the highway shoulder into a PSE&G maintenance yard on 48 Middle…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer A 57-year-old Short Hills Tesla driver died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on Route 24 in Summit Thursday, May 19, authorities said. David M. Baum was traveling in the right lane on the eastbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Volvo tractor trailer, causing a chain-reaction crash near milepost 9 just after 2 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla then struck a Toyota Venza, which struck a Hyundai, which struck a Dodge Ram, Marchan said.  Baum died as a result of the crash while the Hyundai driver was airlifted with…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Car Plows Through Road Barrier, Hospitalizes Firefighters Responding To Union County Crash Car Plows Through Road Barrier, Hospitalizes Firefighters Responding To Union County Crash
Car Plows Through Road Barrier, Hospitalizes Firefighters Responding To Union County Crash A car plowed through a road barrier and struck a fire engine at the scene of a crash in Union County, sending two firefighters to the hospital before dawn Thursday, authorities said. The initial crash occurred on Route 24 near the Broad Street exit ramp and closed one lane to oncoming traffic around 2:15 a.m., Summit Mayor Nora G. Radest said in a press release alongside City Administrator Michael F. Rogers. City of Summit Firefighters were exiting an engine that was parked on the side of the road when the engine was struck by another vehicle that had crashed through the established road ba…

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by Valerie Musson
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State Police: Bronx Man, 19, Charged On High-Speed Pursuit Across Morris County State Police: Bronx Man, 19, Charged On High-Speed Pursuit Across Morris County
State Police: Bronx Man, 19, Charged On High-Speed Pursuit Across Morris County A Bronx man lead state police on a pursuit through both Route 80 and Route 287 before he was nabbed in Morristown Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Albaro Velez, 19, ignored officers’ attempts to stop him for a violation on Route 80 westbound near milepost 52.6 just after 2 p.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. Velez continued to lead troopers on a pursuit onto Route 287 south, Goez said. Velez then drove onto Route 24 east, where police ended the chase due to public safety risk. He was picked up in Morristown by local police a short time later, Goez said. Velez was arres…

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by Valerie Musson
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3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen 3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen
3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen A Bronx man was among three people taken into custody after leading police on a pursuit through Morris County and then crashing in Bergen Monday afternoon, authorities said. Winston G. Lyons, 20  -- the driver of the black Infiniti wanted in connection with an undisclosed investigation out of Chatham Township -- was being held in the Morris County Jail on charges of eluding and several motor vehicle offenses, Chatham Township Police Chief Thomas Miller said. New Jersey State Police spotted the Infiniti headed westbound on Route 24 just after 3:10 p.m., Trooper Charles Marchan said…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Here's The Exact Path The Tornado Took In Morris County Here's The Exact Path The Tornado Took In Morris County
Here's The Exact Path The Tornado Took In Morris County More than 1,000 people were without power after a tornado wreaked havoc in Morris County, the National Weather Service confirmed. Whirling at a top speed of 100 miles per hour, the Enhanced Fujita 1 tornado uprooted trees and snapped wires across several towns between 12:23 and 12:28 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, the NWS said. Scroll down to follow its path. The tornado touched down on Pleasantville Road in Harding Township before crossing Village Road and Dickens Mill Road. It continued toward Douglas Road and Spences Place, where several trees were snapped and uprooted, the NWS said. It the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJSP: Orange Woman, 37, Killed In Morris County Car Flip That Injured 2 NJSP: Orange Woman, 37, Killed In Morris County Car Flip That Injured 2
Njsp: Orange Woman, 37, Killed In Morris County Car Flip That Injured 2 One person died and two others were injured when a Toyota overturned on Route 24 in Morris County. Carmen Orellana, 37, of Orange, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 11:21 a.m. accident on the eastbound side of the highway near Whippany Road Wednesday in Morris Township, New Jersey State Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Orellana -- a passenger in the back seat of the sedan driven by Maria Ayala-Lopez, 21 of Orange -- was partially ejected when the sedan struck a guardrail and overturned, Goez said. Ayala Lopez and a 16-year-old female in the front passenger seat were taken to Morristown M…

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by Cecilia Levine