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Driving Blind? Toyota Recalls Nearly 600K Vehicles For Blank Displays Driving Blind? Toyota Recalls Nearly 600K Vehicles For Blank Displays
Driving Blind? Toyota Recalls Nearly 600K Vehicles For Blank Displays Picture this: You hop in your shiny new RAV4, hit the start button, and… nothing. Your 12.3-inch dashboard screen is as dark as a movie theater before the previews. That’s exactly why Toyota is recalling nearly 591,000 vehicles in the U.S., the company announced Thursday, Sept. 11. The problem? The digital display can stay blank at startup, which means drivers can’t see key warning lights.  “If malfunctions occur while driving, continuing to drive could lead to an increased risk of a crash or an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash,” Toyota said. The recall affects a long…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Man Dies Days After Atlantic County Crash: NJSP NJ Man Dies Days After Atlantic County Crash: NJSP
NJ Man Dies Days After Atlantic County Crash: Njsp An 81-year-old Avalon man died on Monday, Aug. 18, days after a crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 1:34 p.m., officers responded to a crash on County Road 557 North in Estelle Manor City after a Lexus crossed the center line into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the Toyota, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police said. Richard Pedroni, the driver of the Lexus, sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital where he died six days later, Postorino said. The driver of the Toyota sustained minor inj…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Pemberton Crash: Police Man Killed In Pemberton Crash: Police
Man Killed In Pemberton Crash: Police A 41-year-old Vincentown man was killed in a crash in Pemberton on Saturday morning, June 28, authorities said. At 9:43 a.m., officers responded to a crash in the 700 block of Magnolia Road, after a 1991 white Ford F350 traveling eastbound crossed over the center line and collided head-on with a 2002 gray Lexus I-300, traveling westbound, Pemberton Township police said. The driver of the Lexus, Jason Kozuch was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver of the Ford, a 45-year-old Browns Mills man sustained injuries to the lower part of his body and was transported to a nearby hos…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Trenton Woman Faces Murder Charges After Striking Person With Vehicle: Prosecutor Trenton Woman Faces Murder Charges After Striking Person With Vehicle: Prosecutor
Trenton Woman Faces Murder Charges After Striking Person With Vehicle: Prosecutor A 47-year-old Trenton woman is facing murder charges after she intentionally struck a person with her vehicle on Tuesday, April 1, authorities said. At 4:12 p.m., Asia Brown got into an altercation with Caldner Bell in front of his West State Street residence, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Brown then drove her Lexus SUV over the curb onto the grass area between the roadway and the sidewalk and struck Bell with her vehicle, Marbrey said. After striking Bell, Brown then continued to accelerate the Lexus onto the front lawn of a residence and hit a house, Marbrey said. Br…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Cops ID Man Killed After Rear Ending Garbage Truck: Hamilton Twp PD Cops ID Man Killed After Rear Ending Garbage Truck: Hamilton Twp PD
Cops ID Man Killed After Rear Ending Garbage Truck: Hamilton Twp PD A 64-year-old Egg Harbor man was killed after his car rear ended a garbage truck in Township of Hamilton on the early morning of Monday, Feb. 10, authorities said. At 5:15 a.m., officers responded to Black Horse Pike after a 2008 Lexus ES3 driven by William Hadley struck the rear of a privately owned trash and recycling truck driven by a 40-year-old  Pleasantville resident, when both were traveling westbound, police said. Hadley was pronounced dead at the scene police said. The other driver was not injured, police said. Traffic was diverted for several hours while police investigated t…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man, 52, Dies When Lexus Drives Off Atlantic City Expressway: Troopers Man, 52, Dies When Lexus Drives Off Atlantic City Expressway: Troopers
Man, 52, Dies When Lexus Drives Off Atlantic City Expressway: Troopers A Bridgeton man was killed when his car drove off the Atlantic City Expressway and rolled over, authorities said. Rodney Sarao, 52, died in the crash on Thursday, Dec. 12, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to the scene on the eastbound side of the expressway at around 7:55 a.m. The crash happened near milepost 1.4 in Atlantic City. Investigators said Sarao was driving east in a Lexus when the car veered off the right side of the highway, went down an embankment, and overturned. Sarao died from his injuries. The crash remained under inv…

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by Chris Spiker