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Truck Driver Pulled From Rig In Hunterdon County Crash Truck Driver Pulled From Rig In Hunterdon County Crash
Truck Driver Pulled From Rig In Hunterdon County Crash First responders from multiple squads helped free a truck driver who ran off the road in Readington, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 17 at 6:40 p.m., the Flemington - Raritan Rescue Squad, Whitehouse Rescue Squad, Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Company and Hunterdon Medical Center MICU EMS-1 were dispatched to Route 202 northbound in the area of the Countryside Funeral Home for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash.  The initial reports indicated a tractor-trailer versus a passenger vehicle, with the truck off of the roadway and possible entrapment in both vehicles. After a collis…

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by Jon Craig
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Driver Hits Two Cars And Tractor-Trailer After Having Medical Emergency In Rt. 31 Crash: UPDATE Driver Hits Two Cars And Tractor-Trailer After Having Medical Emergency In Rt. 31 Crash: UPDATE
Driver Hits Two Cars And Tractor-Trailer After Having Medical Emergency In Rt. 31 Crash: Update A Honda driver went unconscious and veered into two cars before hitting a tractor-trailer during a crash on Route 31 in Hunterdon County Tuesday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred near 356 Route 31 in Raritan Township just after 8:40 a.m., Lt. Scott Nelson said in a press release. A 62-year-old Flemington man driving a Honda Odyssey southbound went unconscious and swerved into the northbound lane several times, striking two other vehicles before hitting a tractor-trailer, police said. Responding officers, as well as an off-duty officer from Clinton Township, freed the driver fro…

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by Valerie Musson
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Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home (Photos) Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home (Photos)
Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home (Photos) A car barreled into a Hunterdon County home over the weekend, authorities said. The crash occurred outside a home in Alexandria Township shortly before 3:50 p.m. Saturday, according to the Hunterdon County Technical Rescue Task Force. The crash destroyed a column between the home’s garage doors, which then had to be stabilized before the vehicle could be safely pushed back into the driveway, the task force said. The second-floor joists that had lost their support from the column were restored and stabilized using a three-post vertical shore. “The shore was built in place in order to work…

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by Valerie Musson
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Central Jersey EMT Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms For Years Gets 3 Months Jail Time Central Jersey EMT Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms For Years Gets 3 Months Jail Time
Central Jersey EMT Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms For Years Gets 3 Months Jail Time A Central Jersey EMT who admitted secretly recording people in rescue squad bathrooms for years was sentenced to three months in county jail, authorities said Tuesday. Douglas B. Gimson, 32, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy on Sept. 17, 2020 and faces 90 days in county jail and three years of probation, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Gimson, formerly a member of both the Flemington-Raritan and Lambertville-New Hope rescue squads, recorded people in the restrooms of the squads' facilities in Lambertville from November 2016 through May 2…

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by Valerie Musson
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Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty
Central Jersey Man Who Secretly Recorded People In Bathrooms While Working As EMT Pleads Guilty A Central Jersey man who secretly recorded people using restrooms at two local rescue squad stations while working as an EMT pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy, authorities said. Douglas Gimson, 32, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree charges last Friday, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said alongside two local law enforcement agencies. An investigation by the HCPO Special Victims Unit and police departments in Lambertville and Flemington found that Gimson, a Hampton resident and former member of both the Flemington-Raritan and the Lambertville-New Hope rescu…

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by Valerie Musson
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Central Jersey Man Swallows Heroin, Busted With 49 Folds, Police Say Central Jersey Man Swallows Heroin, Busted With 49 Folds, Police Say
Central Jersey Man Swallows Heroin, Busted With 49 Folds, Police Say A Central Jersey man accused of selling heroin swallowed narcotics in an attempt to hide them from police in Flemington, authorities said. Jesse Chambers, 44, was approached in a vehicle near Park Avenue in front of Steve’s Food Store in Flemington on Sept. 9, borough police said in a release. Chambers, of Sayreville, was asked to exit the vehicle after officers saw him attempting to conceal narcotics in his mouth, police said. Officers’ efforts to get Chambers to spit out the drugs were unsuccessful, and he eventually swallowed them, police said. Chambers was then evaluated by the Flemin…

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by Valerie Musson
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Trapped Driver Freed, Hospitalized Following 3-Car Crash On Route 202 In Hunterdon County Trapped Driver Freed, Hospitalized Following 3-Car Crash On Route 202 In Hunterdon County
Trapped Driver Freed, Hospitalized Following 3-Car Crash On Route 202 In Hunterdon County A trapped driver was freed and hospitalized following a three-car crash on Route 202 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes in front of the Northlands building in Raritan Township just after 4:20 p.m. Monday, the Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad said. Emergency crews at the scene freed the trapped driver using hydraulic rescue tools while paramedics cared for the other three patients involved, authorities said. Once safely removed from the vehicle, the trapped driver was taken to Morristown Medical Center for further care. The other three patient…

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by Valerie Musson
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PHOTOS: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger PHOTOS: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger
Photos: Speeding Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home; Crews Rescue Trapped Driver, Passenger Emergency crews were quick to locate and rescue two occupants from a vehicle that slammed into a building in Hunterdon County Sunday night. The Flemington - Raritan Rescue Squad and Raritan Township Fire Company were called to 7 Amwell Road in Raritan Township on a report of a vehicle that crashed into a building around 7:35 p.m., the department said on Facebook. On-scene investigation revealed that the vehicle had come from Manners Road and sped down the driveway of the property, authorities said. The car then bounced off of the corner of a large shed and slammed into an apartment in the …

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by Valerie Musson
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Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years
Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years A 31-year-old Hunterdon County EMT was accused Wednesday of secretly recording multiple people in rescue squad bathrooms without their knowledge or consent for years. Douglas Gimson, 31, of Hampton, was arrested Dec. 3 on invasion of privacy charges, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said alongside two local law enforcement agencies. Grismon, a member of both the Flemington-Raritan and Lambertville-New Hope rescue squads, recorded the individuals in the bathrooms of the squads' facilities, a spokesperson for the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. The …

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Firefighters Treated For Heat Exposure In Hillsborough Manufacturing Plant Blaze 2 Firefighters Treated For Heat Exposure In Hillsborough Manufacturing Plant Blaze
2 Firefighters Treated For Heat Exposure In Hillsborough Manufacturing Plant Blaze A pair of firefighters were treated for heat exposure while putting out a blaze that broke out at a manufacturing plant Monday in Hillsborough, officials said. Billows of heavy smoke were coming from the roof of Reckitt & Benckiser off Route 206 when police and firefighters arrived around 1:40 p.m., Hillsborough Police Sergeant Stephen Nowacki said. Nearly a dozen companies from surrounding agencies responded as the fire climbed to two alarms. It was under control around 3:40 p.m., officials said. Reckitt & Benckiser produces health, home and hygiene products such as Lysol. "Just…

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by Cecilia Levine