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Bridgewater Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Walking On Route 202: Police
A pedestrian was seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle early Saturday morning, Dec. 11, while walking on a highway in Bridgewater Township, authorities said. At 1:27 a.m., police responded to US Highway 202/206 near the intersection of US Highway 22 after a pedestrian, who has not been identified, was hit by a 2014 Toyota Corolla while walking north in the right lane of the highway, police said. The pedestrian was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for treatment, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said. Anyon…
News
These 9 NJ Towns Failed To Correct Sick Leave Policies, State Comptroller Says
Towns throughout the Garden State have not addressed their sick and vacation leave policies, the state's comptroller said. In a letter sent to Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and State Comptroller Kevin Walsh said nine municipalities have refused to cooperate and develop a correction action plan and is requesting that Murphy's office withhold state funds if they do not cooperate within 30 days. "The failure of the nine municipalities to prepare a correction action plan creates risks that taxpayer funds will be wasted and that unlawful pol…
Traffic
Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash Brings Traffic To Halt On Rt. 287:
Njsp
A crash involving three tractor-trailers brought traffic to a halt and caused minor injuries on Route 287 in Somerset County early on Monday, Sept. 18, state police confirmed. The crash occurred on the northbound side near milepost 13.2 in Bridgewater Township around 3:50 a.m., NJSP Det. I Jeffrey Lebron told Daily Voice. The first tractor-trailer became immobilized on the roadway and was rear-ended by the second, which then overturned, Lebron said. The third tractor-trailer then rear-ended the overturned tractor-trailer and became disabled. Minor injuries were reported in the triple-tra…
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Snarls Traffic In Somerset County (
Developing
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A tractor-trailer rolled over in Somerset County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 on Commons Way in Bridgewater Township, initial reports said. The driver was out of the vehicle with injuries, an unconfirmed report said. As of 1:30 p.m., the ramp from Route 202 to Route 22 remained closed, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Gunman Nabbed In I-287 Road Rage Incident, Police Pursuit:
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A driver wielded a handgun during a road rage incident before initiating a police chase and intentionally crashing into a troop car on Route 287, state police said. Russell T. Brown, 62, exited the white Chrysler Town and Country he was driving and pointed a handgun at another driver on Route 287 southbound at milepost 35 in Morris Township just before 4:20 p.m. Friday, state police said. Troopers responding to the road rage report followed Brown, of Shallotte, NC, onto Route 78 eastbound, where they attempted to conduct a high-risk traffic stop near milepost 32.2 in Bridgewater Township. …
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HIM? Police Seek ID For Man Who Demanded Cash, Sexually Assaulted Woman In Somerset County
Authorities in Somerset County are seeking the public’s help identifying a man wanted for sexual assault. Police in Bridgewater Township responded to the reported assault at Duke Island Park just after 9:05 p.m. Sunday, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The female victim stated that the man had approached her from behind as she stopped to use her cell phone while riding her bike in the park around 8:45 p.m., Robertson said. The man allegedly held a knife to the victim’s throat and demanded money before sexually assaulting her in the nearby bushes and fleeing toward Rari…
News
'Betrayed' Trenton Thunder Owner Calls Yankees 'Despicable'
Trenton Thunder owner Joseph Plumeri called the New York Yankees "despicable" for dumping the Class AA Eastern League team in favor of a new affiliation with the tonier Somerset Patriots. "While this community built the Yankees organization up and set minor league baseball attendance records, it seems the Yankees were only focused on trying to cut culturally diverse Trenton down in favor of a wealthy, higher socioeconomic area in Somerset," Plumeri said Saturday. Daily Voice reported Friday that the Yankee organization was adding the Somerset Patriots and Hudson Valley Renegades while …
Police & Fire
Authorities Crack Down On Bridgewater Park Where 1 Drowned Last Month, 40 Summonses Issued
Authorities are cracking down on illegal activity at a Somerset County park 40 summonses for illegal drinking and swimming were issued, and two people were arrested on drug charges there. Washington Valley Park in the Martinsville section of the Township includes Buttermilk Falls and Chimney Rock Reservoir, where one person drowned last month. The Somerset County Park Commission has had to remove several dumpsters of garbage due to excessive littering in the park, too, authorities said. "In response, to these complaints, the Bridgewater Township Police Department in cooperation with t…
Police & Fire
Video
: State Police Pull Man From Blazing Truck Seconds Before Explosion In Somerset County
The moment a New Jersey State trooper and lieutenant rescued a man from a burning truck on Route 287 in Bridgewater Township was captured in an action-packed video (scroll to watch). State Trooper Robert Tarleton had been involved with a driver in a traffic stop on Route 287 northbound near milepost 20 shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday when a nearby tractor-trailer ran off the right side of the road in the express lanes, NJSP said in a news release. The trailer burst into flames after striking the guardrail and bridge abutments, authorities said. After witnessing the crash, Tarleton immediat…
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HIM? Bound Brook Man Wanted For Two Separate Police Pursuits, Burglaries
Authorities are seeking the public’s help locating a Bound Brook man wanted by police in two separate vehicle pursuits and a car burglary. Bridgewater Township Police say Nigel Hill, 22, led officers on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle on Hillcrest Road Tuesday, Feb. 4 after he was identified as a suspect in other home and vehicle burglaries. Hill did not obey officers’ commands to pull the vehicle over and was speeding, police say. The pursuit was ended on Washington Valley Road, and a follow-up investigation identified Hill as the suspect. The following day, Franklin Township Police locate…
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