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Injured Man, 69, Found Lying On Somerset County Railroad Tracks: Police Injured Man, 69, Found Lying On Somerset County Railroad Tracks: Police
Injured Man, 69, Found Lying On Somerset County Railroad Tracks: Police A 69-year-old man was hospitalized after he was found injured on a set of railroad tracks in Somerset County early on Monday, Sept. 11, investigators say. A passerby found the Manville man lying on the tracks near North Street and North 14th Avenue and called police around 7 a.m., Manville Police Officer in Charge Lieutenant Craig Jeremiah said in a release. Responders, including EMTs and Paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, administered CPR and provided medical treatment before taking the man to a local hospital for further treatment, Lt. Jeremiah said. The rails were closed…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Dies After Lexus Crashes, Lands In Somerset County Brook: Police Driver Dies After Lexus Crashes, Lands In Somerset County Brook: Police
Driver Dies After Lexus Crashes, Lands In Somerset County Brook: Police A driver was pronounced dead at the hospital after crashing into a brook in Somerset County Friday afternoon, Aug. 25, authorities confirmed. The driver, whose identity was not released, was found unconscious behind the wheel of a black 2004 Lexus partially submerged in the brook at the Pike Brook Bridge as officers responded to the crash near Belle Mead Griggstown Road and Pike Run Road in Montgomery just after 12:45 p.m., township police said in a Monday release. The driver was extricated and pulled from the vehicle and taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where he was later pronou…

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by Valerie Musson
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Somerset County Driver Killed In Late-Night Crash At Rt. 22 Intersection Somerset County Driver Killed In Late-Night Crash At Rt. 22 Intersection
Somerset County Driver Killed In Late-Night Crash At Rt. 22 Intersection A Somerset County driver was killed after colliding with another vehicle at a Route 22 intersection late on Wednesday, June 21. Charles Young, of Somerset, was driving a 2018 Jeep Wrangler and hit a 2018 Nissan Rogue driven by Wallace Wilder of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the westbound lanes at the intersection of the MetLife facility in Bridgewater around 11:58 p.m., police said. Young was pronounced dead at the scene. Responding agencies include the Bradley Gardens Volunteer Rescue Squad and Robert Wood Johnson Hospital’s Paramedics. The cause of the crash is under investigation. No f…

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by Valerie Musson
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East Brunswick Motorcycle Officers Injured When Car Turns Directly Into Their Paths: Police East Brunswick Motorcycle Officers Injured When Car Turns Directly Into Their Paths: Police
East Brunswick Motorcycle Officers Injured When Car Turns Directly Into Their Paths: Police Two East Brunswick police officers were injured when their motorcycles collided with a third vehicle Wednesday, May 17, authorities said. Sgts. John Bird and James Angermeier were traveling east on Milltown Road on their bikes when a Honda HR-V making a left turn out of the Wawa parking lot directly into their paths around 4:30 p.m., police said. The Honda HR-V made a left turn from the exit of the Wawa parking lot onto Milltown Road in front of the path of the two motorcycles, police said. The three vehicles collided in the eastbound lane of Milltown Road. Bird an…

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by Jon Craig
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Pair Flown In Hunterdon County ATV Crash Pair Flown In Hunterdon County ATV Crash
Pair Flown In Hunterdon County ATV Crash Two people were airlifted to the hospital in an ATV crash Friday, Feb. 24 in Hunterdon County. The Quakertown Fire Company, EMS and HMC paramedics responded to the crash off Everittstown Road in Alexandria around 5:40 p.m., firefighters said. There, they found two people with multiple injuries. The victims were taken in an off-road transport vehicle to a landing zone at Sky Manor Airport, where medical chopper awaited. Both victims were flown to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cyclist, 56, Flown To Hospital After Falling Down Steep Hill In Hunterdon County Cyclist, 56, Flown To Hospital After Falling Down Steep Hill In Hunterdon County
Cyclist, 56, Flown To Hospital After Falling Down Steep Hill In Hunterdon County A 56-year-old cyclist was flown to a nearby hospital after falling down a steep hill in Hunterdon County and losing consciousness, authorities said. The Pittstown woman was cycling on the Delaware-Raritan Canal Tow Path when she lost control of her bicycle and ran down a steep slope into a wooded area around 3:35 p.m. Sunday Oct. 23, a press release from Lambertville Police said. The Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad arrived to take the unconscious woman out of the woods and to Ely Field, which is next to the Lambertville Public School. From there, the woman was flown to R…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Hunterdon County Resident Dies In Hospital Weeks After Crash, 24 Hunterdon County Resident Dies In Hospital Weeks After Crash, 24
Hunterdon County Resident Dies In Hospital Weeks After Crash, 24 NOTE: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Montero was riding a motorcycle during the crash. The article has been updated. ---------------- A 24-year-old Hunterdon County resident has succumbed to his injuries in the hospital several weeks after a serious crash near a local high school. Steven Montero, of Flemington, was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital following the Saturday, June 4 crash at the intersection near Hunterdon Central Regional High School, DailyVoice.com reported. He spent several weeks in a medically-induced coma and was pronounced dead on Sunda…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Hunterdon County Man, 24, In Medically-Induced Coma Following ‘Life-Threatening’ Crash Hunterdon County Man, 24, In Medically-Induced Coma Following ‘Life-Threatening’ Crash
Hunterdon County Man, 24, In Medically-Induced Coma Following ‘Life-Threatening’ Crash Support is on the rise for a 24-year-old Hunterdon County man who has been in a medically-induced coma for over a week following a life-threatening crash. Steven Montero, of Flemington, was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital following a serious crash at the intersection near Hunterdon Central Regional High School on Saturday, June 4, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical expenses. “As many people noticed it was a horrible accident,” reads the campaign, created by Norma Cruz Ruiz. Montero has been in a medically-induced coma after suffering from severe internal bleeding an…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor A 19-year-old woman from Central Jersey has been accused of killing her newborn baby, authorities said. Jessica Farag gave birth to her daughter on Wednesday, June 8, just hours before police were called to her Jamesburg home for a welfare check, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Both the mom and the baby were taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead, Ciccone said alongside Jamesburg Police Chief James Craparotta. Farag was charged with one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, one count of second-degree desecr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hopatcong Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Bridgewater Hopatcong Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Bridgewater
Hopatcong Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Bridgewater A 28-year-old Hopatcong woman was struck and killed by a car in Bridgewater overnight, authorities said. Kelsey Benson was walking on State Highway 28 when she was struck by a Lexus driven by a 59-year-old Bridgewater man around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, June 5, local police said. Members of Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Paramedic unit responded to the scene to render aid to Benson, but she ultimately died of her injuries at the scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation and no charges have been filed at this time.   Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Movie Extra Who Had Help From Parents Covering Up Killing Convicted Of Murder: Prosecutor NJ Movie Extra Who Had Help From Parents Covering Up Killing Convicted Of Murder: Prosecutor
NJ Movie Extra Who Had Help From Parents Covering Up Killing Convicted Of Murder: Prosecutor A New Jersey man who allegedly had help from his parents covering up a rapper's shooting death has been convicted of first-degree murder, authorities announced. Ryan D. Keough shot Terrence "T.R." Coulanges, 29, of Old Bridge, on Jan. 9, 2019 at a home on Farm Lane in Bound Brook around 5:45 p.m., when neighbors said they heard gunshots, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Keough — who reportedly made appearances in  Creed and The Dark Knight Rises — told police he was in a carriage house when Coulanges banged on the door, reached into his jacket and pulled out a gun, NJ Adva…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ News Reporter 'Randomly' Drove Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing 1: Prosecutor NJ News Reporter 'Randomly' Drove Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing 1: Prosecutor
NJ News Reporter 'Randomly' Drove Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing 1: Prosecutor Charges have been upgraded for a Central Jersey news reporter who intentionally drove her car into into oncoming traffic, killing a 95-year-old woman, authorities said. Lisa Pollitt, 36, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault and obstruction in connection with the Thursday, Feb. 10 crash in Cranbury, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Pollitt was identified by her editor, Charlie Kratovil, as a reporter for "New Brunswick Today." "It's a tragedy," Kratovil told Daily Voice. "Our hearts go out to the victims and their families." Pollitt was headin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Charged In Deadly Union County Stabbing Man Charged In Deadly Union County Stabbing
Man Charged In Deadly Union County Stabbing A 52-year-old man has been charged in a deadly Plainfield stabbing, authorities said.  Marcelo Ixcuna-Castro killed Jose Maria Ixcuna-Chach, 37, on the 500 block of W Front Street around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 28, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. It was not clear how the two were related. Ixcuna-Castro was transported to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries before being released into custody without incident. He was being held in the Essex County Jail pending a first appearance. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Trenton Man Hospitalized After Getting Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Hunterdon County Trenton Man Hospitalized After Getting Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Hunterdon County
Trenton Man Hospitalized After Getting Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Hunterdon County A Trenton man was hospitalized after getting trapped under an overturned lawn mower in Hunterdon County Wednesday morning. The victim was mowing the lawn at a home on Smoke Rise Lane in Clinton when he slid down a hill, causing the mower to slide off the property and overturn around 11 a.m., Clinton Township Police said. The victim was ejected from the mower, which then landed on top of him and partially submerged him into the mud, police said. The man was freed with help from South Branch Emergency Services and taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.

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by Valerie Musson
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State AG: Carteret Driver Dies After Medical Episode During Parking Spot Argument State AG: Carteret Driver Dies After Medical Episode During Parking Spot Argument
State AG: Carteret Driver Dies After Medical Episode During Parking Spot Argument A driver had a medical episode and died during an argument over a parking spot in Carteret, state authorities confirmed. Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Friday that his office must investigate because the victim's death occurred while police were talking to him and the other driver. According to Bruck: "The incident occurred on July 28 at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Jeanette Street near the intersection of Hayward Avenue in Carteret Borough. A police officer of the Carteret Borough Police Department responded to a call of two men arguing over a parking spot. The responding off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Central Jersey, Authorities Say Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Central Jersey, Authorities Say
Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Central Jersey, Authorities Say Middlesex County authorities are investigating two shootings that left one person dead and four people wounded overnight, they said. The shootings occurred about three hours apart but appear to be related, authorities said Friday afternoon. A gunman allegedly fired at a vehicle at 2:08 a.m. Friday on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick, hitting two people, police said. Both victims were taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where one later died from bullet wounds, they said. A second shooting victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was in stable condition on Friday, police said. T…

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by Jon Craig
News
FBI Confirms: Dead Activist Lawyer Killed Judge's Son, Wounded Her Husband FBI Confirms: Dead Activist Lawyer Killed Judge's Son, Wounded Her Husband
FBI Confirms: Dead Activist Lawyer Killed Judge's Son, Wounded Her Husband The FBI late Monday afternoon officially identified Roy Den Hollander as the gunman who killed the son of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas and wounded her husband at their Middlesex County home. The body of Den Hollander -- who recently had a case pending before Salas -- was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Sullivan County town of Rockland in New York State. "Den Hollander is now deceased," U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced Monday afternoon while calling him the "primary suspect." The investigation was continuing, Carpenito emphasized. He asked a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
‘Dedicated, Faithful’ Newark Police Veteran Killed By Coronavirus ‘Dedicated, Faithful’ Newark Police Veteran Killed By Coronavirus
‘Dedicated, Faithful’ Newark Police Veteran Killed By Coronavirus A Newark police veteran who served the public faithfully for 26 years died of complications from COVID-19, officials said Friday. Officer Michael Conners, 58, a grandfather of six, succumbed to the illness Thursday night at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. last night at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, according to his family. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Officer Conners,” Ambrose said. “He was an integral part of our Police Division’s family. We all knew him as a dedicated public servant who served faithfully for 26 yea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Toms River Driver, 18, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Whippany Utility Worker Critical Toms River Driver, 18, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Whippany Utility Worker Critical
Toms River Driver, 18, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Whippany Utility Worker Critical An 18-year-old driver from Toms River was charged with Monday's hit-and-run that left a 51-year-old utility worker From Whippany in critical condition, authorities said. A white Ford F 250 pickup truck struck the victim in the crosswalk at Middlesex Avenue and Grove Avenue at 9:01 a.m. and kept going,  Metuchen police said.  Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Metuchen Police Chief David Irizarry sought the public's assistance in identifying the driver of a white pickup truck seen near the incident.  That driver contacted authoriti…

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by Jon Craig
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Four Linden Police Officers Hospitalized: Three In Arson Assault, Another In Crash Four Linden Police Officers Hospitalized: Three In Arson Assault, Another In Crash
Four Linden Police Officers Hospitalized: Three In Arson Assault, Another In Crash Hours after a Linden police officer was hospitalized in a crash, another officer was seriously injured and two others briefly hospitalized Sunday morning following an assault by an arson suspect. A 23-year-old man set fire to a mattress at a Chandler Avenue residence, then assaulted a responding officer who confronted the suspect as he emerged from the building around 10:45 a.m., Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The suspect ran but was quickly captured near the corner of East Blancke Street and Baltimore Avenue, Guenther said. The first officer was taken to Newark University Hospital wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Clifton Man Dead In 5-Car North Plainfield Crash Clifton Man Dead In 5-Car North Plainfield Crash
Clifton Man Dead In 5-Car North Plainfield Crash A 31-year-old Clifton man died in a five-car crash in North Plainfield, authorities said. John Melo was found unresponsive after losing control of his vehicle and hitting several others in the left and center lanes of Route 22 near West End Avenue around 1:05 p.m. Monday, North Plainfield Police Chief William Parenti said. First responders administered medical aid on Melo before he was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerset, where he died just before 1:50 p.m., police said. A commercial-type vehicle that fled the scene was also involved in the crash, authorities said. Othe…

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by Cecilia Levine