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Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police
Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police A 56-year-old Columbia resident was killed in a car crash on Route 31 in Warren County on the morning of Monday, Oct. 14, authorities said. At 5:43 a.m., officers responded to the car crash where they found a Chevy Avalanche had overturned, Washington Township police said. A preliminary investigation revealed the Chevy was traveling southbound on Route 31 north when it left the roadway, striking the guardrail and bridge abutment before rolling over into a ditch, police said. The driver of the Chevy was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Route 31 was closed for three and a half hours…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Manville Man In His 30s Dies In Route 22 Crash Manville Man In His 30s Dies In Route 22 Crash
Manville Man In His 30s Dies In Route 22 Crash A man in his 30s died in a crash on Route 22 in Somerset County Wednesday, authorities said. Bound Brook police responded to the eastbound side of the roadway following multiple 911 calls reporting a crash between Vosseller and Mountain avenues around 11:20 a.m., Deputy Chief Kevin Rivenbark said. The Manville man, whose identity was not being released, was pronounced dead at the scene.  Several witnesses pulled over and cooperated with the investigation.  The accident was under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Reconstruction Team…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Four Hospitalized In Paramus Crash Four Hospitalized In Paramus Crash
Four Hospitalized In Paramus Crash A morning crash in Paramus sent four people to the hospital. One had to be extricated following the crash at Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. None of the injuries was considered serious, responders said. Borough police had to divert traffic from the intersection. They were investigating. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. One of the victims had to be extricated in the crash at Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue in Paramus shortly before 11 a.m. Monday.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River UPDATE: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River
Update: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A box truck slammed into a utility pole on northbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River early Saturday night, igniting a chain reaction that kept the highway closed for hours. The pole snapped in half, downing wires across the highway -- which fell onto a tour bus and Jeep in the southbound lanes. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the crash near Lake Street, which also involved a tractor-trailer jack-knifing. Traffic remained detoured at Allendale Avenue past 10:30 p.m., more than 5½ hours after the incident.

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by Jerry DeMarco