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Driver Hurt In Crash That Backed Up Route 287: UPDATE Driver Hurt In Crash That Backed Up Route 287: UPDATE
Driver Hurt In Crash That Backed Up Route 287: Update A driver was hurt in a crash that backed up traffic on Route 287 in Morris County on Thursday, April 27, state police said. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes near milepost 39.4 in Hanover Township just before 9:05 a.m., NJSP Lt. Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. A Honda Accord veered off the left side of the roadway, hit the guardrail, and overturned. The driver was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Peele said. The crash shut down two of four right lanes for about 90 minutes, according to 911NJ. Overturned vehicle on I-287 sout…

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by Valerie Musson
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Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider
Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider WITNESSES SOUGHT: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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State Police: Driver Hospitalized After Running Honda Off Route 80 In Denville, Hitting Tree State Police: Driver Hospitalized After Running Honda Off Route 80 In Denville, Hitting Tree
State Police: Driver Hospitalized After Running Honda Off Route 80 In Denville, Hitting Tree A Honda Civic driver was hospitalized after veering off Route 80 and hitting a tree in Denville Tuesday evening, state police said. The driver was traveling down Route 80 westbound when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree near milepost 38.4 just after 6:05 p.m., NJSP Trooper Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. The driver was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Peele said. No passengers were inside the vehicle, and no other cars were involved, authorities said. The cause of the crash remained under investigation.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Off-Duty State Trooper Injured In Sussex County ATV Crash Off-Duty State Trooper Injured In Sussex County ATV Crash
Off-Duty State Trooper Injured In Sussex County ATV Crash An off-duty New Jersey State Police trooper was hurt in an ATV crash in Sussex County. The trooper was taken to Morristown Medical Center after the crash at 1 a.m. Sunday on Beaver Run Road in Lafayette, NJSP Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Two people were on the vehicle, and both suffered minor injuries, Peele said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash 5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash
5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash A driver and four passengers were hospitalized after their sedan crashed Saturday on Route 80, authorities said. The group was headed eastbound when the driver lost control of the Volkswagen Jetta in Totowa between the Minnisink and Squirrelwood road exits around 10:30 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The sedan slammed the left guard rail, injuring all of the occupants, Peele said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, he added. State Police were investigating, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Maywood Woman, 41, Killed In Christmas Crash On NJ Turnpike Maywood Woman, 41, Killed In Christmas Crash On NJ Turnpike
Maywood Woman, 41, Killed In Christmas Crash On NJ Turnpike A 41-year-old Maywood woman was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike overnight Christmas Eve, authorities said. Kelly Bey was behind the wheel of a Toyota Camry, and she stopped in the center lane near milepost 120 in Teaneck, when she was struck by a Lexus SUV just before 1 a.m. Friday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Bey was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the Lexus sustained non-life-threatening injuries.  The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of 4:45 p.m. Friday.

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by Cecilia Levine
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State Police: Box Truck Overturns, Spills Tires, Debris Across Route 78 State Police: Box Truck Overturns, Spills Tires, Debris Across Route 78
State Police: Box Truck Overturns, Spills Tires, Debris Across Route 78 Route 78 eastbound was shut down for more than three hours Tuesday morning after a box truck overturned and spilled tires and debris all over the roadway, state police said. The truck overturned near milepost 29.8 between Lebanon and Bedminster, causing the tires and debris inside to spill onto the road shortly before 6:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Peele said. All lanes were re-opened around 9:30 a.m., Peele said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. 

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by Valerie Musson