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Worker Falls Into Electrical Box On NJ Turnpike, Police Say Worker Falls Into Electrical Box On NJ Turnpike, Police Say
Worker Falls Into Electrical Box On NJ Turnpike, Police Say A worker was hospitalized after falling into an electrical box on the New Jersey Turnpike in Teaneck early Wednesday, Dec. 10, according to the New Jersey State Police. Troopers responded to a report of a fall victim on the Turnpike southbound at milepost 119.2 in Teaneck at 12:42 a.m., Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. When troopers arrived, a worker had fallen into an electrical box, sustained minor injuries, and was transported to an area hospital, the sergeant said. The incident remains under investigation, Lebron said. No additional information was available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
US Marshals Arrest DWI Driver In Deadly Toms River Crash, 2 Tried Lying To Help Him Hide: Cops US Marshals Arrest DWI Driver In Deadly Toms River Crash, 2 Tried Lying To Help Him Hide: Cops
US Marshals Arrest DWI Driver In Deadly Toms River Crash, 2 Tried Lying To Help Him Hide: Cops A man with a long criminal record has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a construction worker in Toms River — and two women are accused of lying to protect him, authorities said. Douglas Smith, 51, is accused of hitting Allen Adams, 50, of Lumberton, while Adams was working in a construction zone on Lakewood Road around 1 a.m. on July 31, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Adams, who was operating machinery with flashing amber warning lights, was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Smith, prosecutors said. He was taken to Community Medical Center in T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Rushed To Hospital With Head Trauma In Bergen County Accident: Police Construction Worker Rushed To Hospital With Head Trauma In Bergen County Accident: Police
Construction Worker Rushed To Hospital With Head Trauma In Bergen County Accident: Police A construction worker was hospitalized in Bergen County Tuesday morning, Jan. 14 in a worksite accident, police said. The worker, 56, was struck in the head by the bucket of an excavator while working at a construction site in the 1500 block of Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. He was taken by the Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson with severe injuries, Auteri said. Investigators from OSHA are on the scene investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers
Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers A Bayville man was accused of driving while high on drugs when he caused several crashes on the Garden State Parkway before assaulting a construction worker, authorities said. Jonathan Ferro, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to multiple hit-and-run crashes near milepost 101.3 on the northbound side of the parkway in Tinton Falls at around 2:18 p.m. Investigators said Ferro was driving a Dodge pickup in the crashes and ran away from the truck when it became disabled. Ferro also physically assaulted a road worker while…

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by Chris Spiker