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Weather
High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power
Wind gusts up to 50 mph were wreaking havoc across New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 9. As of 2:30 p.m., thousands of residents were without power and multiple roadways were closed due to downed wires and related crashes. The National Weather Service also issued a new tornado watch across North Jersey. An earlier watch for South Jersey and much of Pennsylvania has been lifted. Click here to see the counties covered by the new watch, in effect through 10 p.m. In Hackensack, nearly 500 PSE&G customers had lost power, and more than 450 in Maywood, as of 2:15 p.m. In Brick Township and Millstone…
News
NJ Man ID'd In Fatal Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-81 In Lebanon: PSP
The man who died after three tractor-trailers crashed on Interstate 81 on Saturday morning, Aug. 3, has been identified by the Pennsylvania State Police Adrian Jemmott, 31 of Trenton, New Jersey died at the scene of the triple tractor-trailer crash, PSP Jonestown Investigator Ryan Schuetrumpf detailed in the release on Aug. 4. The crash happened at mile marker 87.5 on I-81 North around 4:15 a.m., Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler initially told us. Jemmott was the passenger of a Hino 268 box truck, driven by John Concepcion, 35, of Hamilto…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Route 49 Crash In South Jersey (
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A 72-year-old driver from Florida was killed in a crash along Route 49 in Atlantic County, authorities said. Troopers responded to the crash at about 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, on Route 49 West at milepost 49 in Estell Manor, according to New Jersey State Police spokesman Sgt. Charles Marchan. Based on a preliminary investigation, Mark Jones of Cape Coral, FL, was driving a Ford Escape when it traveled off the road and struck a tree, Marchan said. As a result of the crash, Jones sustained fatal injuries, he said. The crash remains under investigation. All lanes of Roiute 49 were close…
Traffic
Tractor-Trailers Collide On NJ Turnpike (
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A pair of tractor-trailers collided in a rear-end crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. One lane northbound remained blocked on Thursday, July 25 at about 1:45 p.m. north of Interchange 7A in Robbinsville, according to the NJDOT. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Freightliner tractor was traveling northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike at about 1 p.m. A Volvo tractor-trailer was parked on the right shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike. In the area of milepost 63.1, the Freightliner collided with the rear of the Volvo, New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the Volvo…
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Truck Driver Hospitalized After Crash On Route 55 In Deptford (
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A truck driver was hospitalized after running off Route 55 in Deptford, authorities said. A portion of Route 55 was closed for more than two hours due to the crash on Wednesday, July 24, according to the NJDOT. Troopers responded at about 4 p.m. on Route 55 north milepost 59.6, according to Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Based on a preliminary investigation, a box truck lost directional control, causing the vehicle to run off the roadway, Lebron said. The truck re-entered the roadway and then ran off again, striking the guardrail, overturned, and struck th…
Traffic
Utility Pole Down, Route 40 Closed In South Jersey (
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A utility pole is down closing Route 40 in Salem County, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 west of Porchtown Road in Pittsgrove Township, according to the NJDOT. All lanes were closed in both directions, 511nj.org reported. Check back for updates.
Traffic
Driver Killed, Passenger Critical After Another Car Ran Red Light On Route 130: Police (
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Police have released details in a crash that happened on Route 130 in Hamilton early Wednesday, July 10. A 55-year-old man from Voorhees was killed and his 44-year-old passenger from Hamilton was left critical when they were struck by car that had ran a red light around 6 a.m., authorities said. Their names had not been released as of press time. UPDATE: State Agency Director Chadd Lackey ID'd As Driver Killed By Driver Running Red Light On Route 130 The car that ran the red was operated by a 51-year-old woman from Bordentown who was heading south on Route 130 near Kloc…
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Wildfire Consumes 450 Acres Of Wharton State Forest (
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A wildfire has consumed 450 acres in Wharton State Forest in Burlington County, authorities said on Friday, July 5. The "Tea time Hill" wildfire had not been contained at all as of 3 p.m., the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The Forest Fire Service is on scene of the wildfire burning in the area of the Batona Campground and Apple Pie Hill in Tabernacle Township, the state agency said on Facebook. A hunting club and one home were threatened by fire, the agency said. The Batona Campground in Wharton State Forest has been evacuated, it said. Local forest roads were closed nearby. Later…
News
3-Car Crash Reported On Route 206 South Jersey (
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There was a three-car crash on Route 206 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:40 a.m. on Monday, June 24 north of Route 70 (Red Lion Circle) in Southampton, according to the NJDOT. Based on a preliminary investigation, three vehicles were traveling on Route 206 when they were involved in a rear-end collision, New Jersey State Police said. A pickup truck struck a passenger car in the rear, causing it to strike the vehicle in front of it, State Police said. There were no serious injuries reported on scene, and the crash remains under investigation, police s…
Traffic
Car Flips, Utility Pole Down On Major South Jersey Roadway (
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A vehicle overturned and a utility pole was down closing a major roadway in Gloucester County. The crash occurred at about 3:40 p.m. on Friday, June 21 on Route 322 west of Route 45 in Harrison Township, according to the NJ DOT. All lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported.
News
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 130
A tractor trailer overturned on Route 130 (Burlington-Bordentown Road) Thursday, June 20 in Florence Township. Emergency vehicles were at the scene in the southbound lanes and the roadway was closed as of 8 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Traffic
Truck Flips On I-676 In Camden (
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A truck overturned on Interstate 676 in Camden, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4 on the northbound ramp to Exit 4 (Atlantic Avenue), according to the NJDOT. The exit ramp was closed, 511nj.org reported.
Traffic
Truck Flips On I-676 In Camden (
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A truck flipped on Interstate 676 in Camden, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 12:20 p.m. on Monday, June 3 near the I-76 corridor, according to the NJDOT. All lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported.
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Blaze In Mercer County
Firefighters were battling a three-alarm blaze at a storage center in Mercer County. The fire broke out at about 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at 3828 Quakerbridge Road in Hamilton Township, according to firefighters. ROAD CLOSURE ALERT: Quaker Bridge Rd is closed for two blocks in Hamilton Twp due to a fire in the area. First responders are on the scene and will reopen the road as soon as possible. Posted by Mercer County, New Jersey on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Photos at the scene show the blaze broke out at a storage center.
Traffic
Truck Flips On Route 55 In South Jersey (
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A truck overturned on Route 55 in Gloucester County, authorities said. There were injuries, according to 511nj.org. The crash occurred at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27 southbound south of Exit 56 (Route 47) in Deptford Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. One right lane was closed, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Traffic
Serious Crash Closes Route 130 In Salem County (
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A serious crash closed Route 130 in Salem County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 2 p.m. Thursday Feb. 1 north of Route 48 in Carneys Point, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. All lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported.
Police & Fire
Crash Shuts Route 70 In Evesham
A crash closed Route 70 in both directions in Evesham Saturday morning, Jan. 27. The NJDOT website said the roadway was closed in both directions as of 11 a.m. No further information was immediately available.
Traffic
Truck Takes Down Power Lines, Closes Route 40 In South Jersey
A truck that had unloaded a dumpster took down power lines, closing Route 40 in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Monday, Nov, 27, at about 9:30 a.m., police responded to wires across the roadway and two broken electrical poles. A City of Atlantic City employee was operating a roll-off truck and had offloaded a dumpster, police said. "The driver failed to properly put down the boom before driving off," they said. The boom caught the electrical wires, snapped the poles and pulled the wires across the roadway. There were no injuries reported. Route 40 was closed in both dire…
Traffic
Downed Utility Pole Shuts Gloucester County Roadway
A rush-hour crash and downed utility pole has shut down a major Gloucester County road for several hours. The crash occurred on Route 47 in Glassboro at about 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 and the road remained closed as of 1:10 p.m., according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The pole was down across all lanes near Route 553 (Woodbury Avenue), 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Trailer Fire Shuts Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
All lanes of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge were closed Sunday evening, July 30 after a tractor trailer caught fire underneath it. The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. .🔥 MAJOR FIRE 🔥🚧 ALL LANES BLOCKED 🚧All lanes are blocked at the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge due to a fire in Tacony. #kywnewsradio pic.twitter.com/VYA555LcJU — Traffic on the Twos (@KYWRadioTraffic) July 30, 2023 The bridge connects Palmyra, NJ to Philadelphia, and runs over the Delaware River. Videos of the blaze were posted to Citizen. No word on a reopening.
Traffic
Serious Crash Reported On Route 206 Burlington County (
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There was a serious crash in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 26 on Route 206 in both directions North of Route 532/Medford Lakes Road in Tabernacle Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation All lanes closed and detoured, 511nj.org reported. An unconfirmed report said there was a fatality. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 130
An overturned tractor-trailer closed all lanes on Route 130 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 8:20 a.m. on Route 130 southbound at the New Jersey Turnpike-Pennsylvania Exit in Florence Township, according to the NJ Department of Transportation. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Flipped Truck Closes I-295 Ramp In South Jersey
An overturned truck closed a ramp on Interstate 295, authorities said. The truck crashed at about 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 northbound on the Exit 43 off-ramp in Mount Laurel Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transporation website. The exit ramp and right shoulder were closed, 511nj.org said.
Traffic
Crash With Downed Power Lines Closes South Jersey Route
A serious crash knocked down power lines and shut down an Atlantic County route, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 on Route 50 near 11th Avenue and Grant Street in Estell Manor, the New Jersey Department of Transporation said. A utility pole was down and all lanes were closed in both directions, the DOT said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Fatal Head-On Crash Reported In South Jersey (
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A fatal head-on crash occurred on South White Horse Pike in Camden County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash, involving a box truck, happened at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 near Spring Garden Road in Winslow Township, initial reports said. The pike was closed down during the investigation. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
4-Alarm Fire Levels South Jersey Auto Warehouse
A four-alarm blaze leveled an industrial building in South Jersey, authorities said. The fire broke out about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at U.S. Auto Auction, 6601 S. Crescent Boulevard in Pennsauken, reports said. There were reports of multiple explosions and flames blasted through the auction building's roof. A partial collapse onto Route 130 South closed part of the highway as firefighters from multiple departments battled the blaze. The fire raged for more than three hours and required at least 10 engines and six ladder trucks to get it under control, reports said.
Police & Fire
Deadly, Fiery Crash Closes Black Horse Pike
The Black Horse Pike in Monroe Township (Gloucester County) was closed Sunday night for a serious crash investigation, police said. Initial reports say one person died when a car overturned and struck a tree then burst into flames sometime around 10:45 p.m. The crash occurred at 2906 Black Horse Pike, and the road was expected to be closed for an extended period of time, reports say.
Police & Fire
Car Flips In South Jersey, 2 People Airlifted To Hospital
A car flipped over onto its roof, trapping two people in South Jersey, authorities said. The crash was reported Tuesday afternoon at South Church Street and Gaither Driver in Mount Laurel Township, reports said. Two people were trapped and had to be extricated by firefighters and EMS crews, initial reports said. Police closed Church Street and a medevac helicopter was en route. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
19-Car Pileup Closes Parkway For Hours
Drivers sat on the Garden State Parkway for hours due to a 19-car crash that closed the northbound of the highway. While no injuries were reported, at least 19 cars were involved in the Bass River northbound crash around 5:30 p.m., authorities said. The Parkway reopened around 8:30 p.m., and the cause remains under investigation. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com.
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