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Truck Overturns, Spilling Stools On Roadway: Franklin Township PD Truck Overturns, Spilling Stools On Roadway: Franklin Township PD
Truck Overturns, Spilling Stools On Roadway: Franklin Township PD Stools were spilled throughout a roadway after a truck overturned on the evening of Wednesday, March 5, authorities said. At 9:52 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Easton Avenue and JFK Boulevard after a Mack tractor trailer overturned, the Franklin Township Police Department said.  The driver, a 56-year-old Georgia resident, was attempting a right-hand turn from JFK Boulevard onto southbound Easton Ave. when he experienced a mechanical issue with the brakes, police said. The tractor trailer entered the northbound lanes of Easton Avenue and overturned, police said. T…

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by Sam Barron
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Dad Gets Five Years For Route 287 Road Rage Shooting With Kids In Car: Prosecutor Dad Gets Five Years For Route 287 Road Rage Shooting With Kids In Car: Prosecutor
Dad Gets Five Years For Route 287 Road Rage Shooting With Kids In Car: Prosecutor A 41-year-old Middlesex County dad was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, Nov. 15 after being convicted of multiple charges in a road rage shooting on a Route 287 exit ramp in May 2023, authorities said. While driving in heavy traffic on Easton Avenue in Franklin Township by the Route 287 exit ramp, Gerald Chapman, a Highland Park residet, pulled alongside the victim's car and struck the passenger side mirror with his left hand, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Chapman then drove behind and around to the driver's side of the vehicle, pulled out a handgun and fired two…

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by Sam Barron
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Middlesex County Dad Convicted In Route 287 Road Rage Shooting: Prosecutor Middlesex County Dad Convicted In Route 287 Road Rage Shooting: Prosecutor
Middlesex County Dad Convicted In Route 287 Road Rage Shooting: Prosecutor A 41-year-old Middlesex County dad has been convicted of multiple charges in a road rage shooting on a Route 287 exit ramp in May 2023, authorities said. While driving in heavy traffic on Easton Avenue in Franklin Township by the Route 287 exit ramp, Gerald Chapman pulled alongside the victim's car and struck the passenger side mirror with his left hand, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Chapman then drove behind and around to the driver's side of the vehicle, pulled out a handgun and fired two shots at the car, striking the driver's window and the rear driver's side door while …

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by Sam Barron
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Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Franklin Township Crash As 43-Year-Old Resident Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Franklin Township Crash As 43-Year-Old Resident
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Franklin Township Crash As 43-Year-Old Resident Police said they have identified the man who was killed in a crash in Somerset County on the early morning of Saturday, June 1.  At 12:17 a.m., police responded to a crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle on Easton Avenue near DeMott Lane, Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella M. Maeweather said.  The motorcyclist, Darrell Montgomery, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene, Maeweather said. The crash is under investigation by the Franklin Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau, Maeweather said. A section of Easton Avenue was closed for approximat…

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by Sam Barron
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Motorcyclist Killed In Overnight NJ Crash, Police Say Motorcyclist Killed In Overnight NJ Crash, Police Say
Motorcyclist Killed In Overnight NJ Crash, Police Say A motorcyclist was killed in a late-night crash in Somerset County, police said. Police responding to reports of a crash on Easton Avenue near DeMott Lane in Franklin Township found a crashed motorcycle around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Franklin Township Police Lt. Vincent T. Wilson said. The motorcycle operator was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. at the scene. Police did not release an identity. A section of the roadway was closed for three hours. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Officer Robert Meyer at 732-873-5533 extension 3236 or at robert.meyer…

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by Cecilia Levine