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Route 78, Hunterdon County, NJ

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Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police
Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police Two people were injured including one seriously after a three-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Wednesday, May 29 on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. A tractor-trailer was parked and unoccupied on the right shoulder on Route 78 West in Lebanon when a Subaru driven by a 60-year-old Northampton, PA woman entered the area and struck the left rear of the truck just after 9 a.m., New Jersey State Police said.  The crash caused the Subaru to spin out and hit a Volkswagen passenger car traveling in the right lane, police said.  As a result of the crash, the tractor-…

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by Sam Barron
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ROAD RAGE: NY Driver Charged In Shooting On Route 78, Prosecutor Says ROAD RAGE: NY Driver Charged In Shooting On Route 78, Prosecutor Says
Collen Brown Arrested In Route 78 Road Rage Shooting A pickup truck driver from New York has been charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses following a road-rage shooting on Route 78 in Hunterdon County earlier this month, authorities said. Collen M. Brown, 25, of Jamaica, NY, was driving a pickup truck eastbound alongside a tractor-trailer when he fired a 9 mm handgun at its engine compartment around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The tractor-trailer became disabled, pulled over, and the driver contacted police as Brown continued eastbound, the prosecutor said. He was identi…

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by Daily Voice
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Passenger Van Overturns As Pickup Truck Loses Control, Breaks Trailer Hitch On Rt. 78: PHOTOS Passenger Van Overturns As Pickup Truck Loses Control, Breaks Trailer Hitch On Rt. 78: PHOTOS
Passenger Van Overturns As Pickup Truck Loses Control, Breaks Trailer Hitch On Rt. 78: Photos A passenger van overturned after the pickup truck that was towing its trailer lost control on Route 78, temporarily closing the highway in Hunterdon County before dawn on Wednesday, May 10, state police said. The accident occurred just before 3:20 a.m. in the westbound lanes near milepost 9.4 in Bethlehem, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. A Chevrolet pickup truck was towing a passenger van on a trailer when the vehicle lost control, which caused the van to come loose from the trailer and roll over into the left lane, Curry said. The roadway was shut down until around 5 a.m. No inj…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Crash, State Police Say Driver Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Crash, State Police Say
Driver Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Crash, State Police Say A driver was hospitalized following a Tuesday night crash on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, state police confirmed. A Hyundai was traveling in the westbound lanes when the vehicle struck the guardrail near milepost 10.4 in Bethlehem Township just before 8:45 p.m., NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told Daily Voice. The driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Slota said. The Pattenburg Volunteer Fire Company also assisted at the scene. Bethlehem Twp, 840 pm, car accident, route 78 , mile marker 11.1 westbound Posted by The Pattenburg Volunteer Fire Company on Tue…

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by Valerie Musson