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Charges Filed Against Drunk, Speeding Teen In Crash That Killed Passenger In NJ: Prosecutor Charges Filed Against Drunk, Speeding Teen In Crash That Killed Passenger In NJ: Prosecutor
Charges Filed Against Drunk, Speeding Teen In Crash That Killed Passenger In NJ: Prosecutor A West Windsor teen has been accused of driving drunk and more than twice the speed limit in a crash that killed his passenger, authorities said. Rehan Jahangir, 18, was given four charges in the Tuesday, Aug. 20 crash, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilto said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17.  Daniel Haas, 18, of Princeton Junction, died after the wreck on Lanwin Boulevard. West Windsor police responded to the scene near Providence Drive at around 3:49 a.m. Officers found a 2024 Tesla Model Y that crashed into a tree, causing significant damag…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Truck Driver Arrested In Fiery Triple-Fatal Route 1 Crash, Authorities Say South Jersey Truck Driver Arrested In Fiery Triple-Fatal Route 1 Crash, Authorities Say
South Jersey Truck Driver Arrested In Fiery Triple-Fatal Route 1 Crash, Authorities Say A Bridgeton man has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Georgia and charged with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the fiery crash that killed there people on Route 1 in South Brunswick in April, authorities said. The tractor-trailer driver, Joseph Vega, 43, of Bridgeton, was transporting an oversized concrete load when it failed to stop for a red light at the intersection resulting in the fatal collision, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka. On Wednesday, July 3, Vega was arrested by the U.S. Marshals…

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by Jon Craig
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'Covered In Blood': Charges Upgraded For Man Who Killed His Mom In Gruesome NJ Attack 'Covered In Blood': Charges Upgraded For Man Who Killed His Mom In Gruesome NJ Attack
'Covered In Blood': Charges Upgraded For Man Who Killed His Mom In Gruesome NJ Attack Charges have been upgraded for a 44-year-old Central Jersey man whose mother died a week after a gruesome attack, police said. Herbert Roberts, of Plainsboro, is believed to have attacked his 73-year-old mom, Beverly Roberts, of Princeton Junction, the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 18, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Beverly was flown to Newark University Hospital after she was found covered in blood with severe injuries to her head and eyes, Ciccone said alongside Chief Eamon Blanchard of the Plainsboro Police Department. Herbert was arrested at the scene and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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$2M Lottery Jackpot Split Between Hudson, Mercer County Players $2M Lottery Jackpot Split Between Hudson, Mercer County Players
$2M Lottery Jackpot Split Between Hudson, Mercer County Players It was the perfect way to kick off the long weekend for three New Jersey lottery players. Three lucky tickets, two sold in Hudson County and one in Mercer County matched all five numbers in the $2 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday, May 26. Each winner will receive $696,440.  The tickets were sold at $.99 Cent Global on Central Avenue in Jersey City and a 7-Eleven on Princeton Highstown Road in Princeton Junction. The winning numbers were: 02, 05, 06, 10, and 19 and the XTRA number was: 02. 

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by Sam Barron
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Details Released In Amtrak Strike Of Man, 39, That Caused Major Delays Details Released In Amtrak Strike Of Man, 39, That Caused Major Delays
Details Released In Amtrak Strike Of Man, 39, That Caused Major Delays A 39-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in New Jersey, delaying rail service between Philadelphia and New York City Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, authorities said. The name of the man killed had not been released pending notification of family, said Lt. John Bresnen of the Plainsboro Police Department. Amtrak train 178 was traveling from Washington D.C. to Boston at 6:54 p.m. when the victim was struck east of Princeton Junction, an Amtrak spokesman said. The incident stranded frustrated customers on Northeast Corridor trains. As of 9:50 p.m., service was beginning …

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by Jon Craig
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Brand New Rankings: Best Places To Live In All Of NJ Brand New Rankings: Best Places To Live In All Of NJ
Brand New Rankings: Best Places To Live In All Of NJ Niche.com has released its latest rankings of best places to live in New Jersey. Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings.  Princeton came in at No. 1, with Princeton Junction following at No. 2. Upper Montclair was listed as the third best place to live in New Jersey, and is described as a family-friendly area with plenty of parks and great schools. Here are other top places to live in New Jersey. 4: Ridgewood 5: Mountain Lakes 6: Princeton Meadows 7. Springdale 8. Monmouth Junction 9.Westfield 10. New Prov…

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by Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: Saddle Brook Driver Whose Car Was Smashed By Train Was Drunk, Police Charge VIDEO: Saddle Brook Driver Whose Car Was Smashed By Train Was Drunk, Police Charge
Video: Saddle Brook Driver Whose Car Was Smashed By Train Was Drunk, Police Charge A Saddle Brook woman whose apparently disabled car was captured on police dashcam video being smashed by an Amtrak train had been drinking and driving, police said. It was 11:57 p.m. Tuesday when West Windsor police said they found the 2012 Toyota Camry's passenger side over the rail on the westbound Amtrak tracks near the Princeton Junction train station. The driver, 23-year-old Amna S. Ahmed, was out of the vehicle and with her father and sister, who’d arrived to help, authorities said. A camera on the dashboard of one of the responding officer’s cruisers captured the moment that Amtrak’…

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by Jerry DeMarco