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Tractor-Trailer Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (UPDATED) Tractor-Trailer Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (UPDATED)
Tractor-Trailer Flips On New Jersey Turnpike (Updated) A driver escaped serious injury when his tractor-trailer overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24 on the turnpike southbound near milepost 27 in Barrington, according to New Jersey State Police spokesman Troy McNair. The driver lost control of his tractor-trailer, ran off the roadway to the right and overturned, McNair said. The driver sustained minor injuries, he said. One right lane of two lanes was blocked, 511nj.org reported. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer 4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer A New Jersey family of nine was heading to Niagara Falls over the weekend when their motorhome was struck by a tractor-trailer at full speed, leaving two injured and stranding four children on a New York highway, authorities said. Deputies from the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on State Route 20A at State Route 238 in the Town of Orangeville around 9:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17 and found that a full sized tractor trailer had collided with a full sized motorhome occupied by a New Jersey family comprising four adults and five children on their way to Niagara Falls. It …

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by Valerie Musson
News
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Road Closed In South Jersey Tractor-Trailer Flips, Road Closed In South Jersey
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Road Closed In South Jersey A tractor-trailer overturned in Gloucester County, shutting down the highway, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on Friday Sept. 9 on the Route 55 southbound ramp to Exit 39 - US 40 in Franklin Township, according to the state Department of Transportation. All lanes were closed, the DOT said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Serious Crashes Reported On I-295 South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Serious Crashes Reported On I-295 South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crashes Reported On I-295 South Jersey (Developing) A serious crash was reported on Interstate-295 in Camden County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash was reported at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 on I-295 southbound near milepost 27 in Bellmawr An unconfirmed report said that one of the car's occupants was unconscious. A second I-295 crash involving a tractor-trailer occurred at about 3:30 p.m. near milepost 49.6 in Springfield, Burlington County. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed' Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed'
Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed' The death of a 41-year-old Bayonne woman who was ejected then run over by a tractor trailer last weekend on the New Jersey Turnpike has left those who knew her reeling. Olga Armijo was heading north in a Toyota Corolla when she was struck by a Honda Accord around 4:15 a.m. Sunday, April 24 near milepost 105.9 in Newark, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The impact caused the Toyota to cross the roadway and strike the right guardrail. As a result of the crash, Armijo was ejected then struck by a tractor trailer, Marchan said. Those who knew Armijo said she was full of li…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police
NJ Turnpike Blocked By Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police The northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike were blocked after a tractor-trailer crashed, authorities said. The truck became fully engulfed in flames at about 5:55 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, State Police said.  The crash occurred at milepost 30.6 in Cherry Hill Township. No injuries were reported and the truck was removed shortly after 7 a.m., a State Police spokesman said.  The cause and circumstances of the accident remain under investigation.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Mom, Daughters Injured In I-95 Philly Crash, Report Says Mom, Daughters Injured In I-95 Philly Crash, Report Says
Mom, Daughters Injured In I-95 Philly Crash, Report Says A mom and her two daughters were left injured after a crash on I-95 Monday, CBS3 reports. Around 12:30 a.m., the family was driving west on Bridge Street, attempting to turn onto the I-95 ramp, when a tractor-trailer crashed into the car, according to the news outlet. One of the daughters was airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition, while the other daughter and her mother were treated for minor injuries, the outlet says. Click here for the full story from CBS3 Philly.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Leaks Fluid On Route 206 South Jersey Tractor-Trailer Flips, Leaks Fluid On Route 206 South Jersey
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Leaks Fluid On Route 206 South Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a tractor-trailer rolling over in Burlington County, authorities said. The truck overturned about 11:30 a.m. Friday on the 1000 block of Route 206 in Bordentown, according to initial reports. The trailer reportedly was carrying a non-hazardous load, but fuel was leaking from the truck's engine. It was unclear whether the driver was hurt. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
News
Trucker Gets 4 Years In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, Near GWB Trucker Gets 4 Years In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, Near GWB
Trucker Gets 4 Years In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, Near GWB A Florida trucker was sentenced to a plea-bargained four years in state prison for fleeing a tractor-trailer crash that killed a 21-year-old Teaneck native on Route 95 in Fort Lee last year. Joel Lasanta, 39, was captured by New Jersey State Police two days after the June 4, 2020 crash, authorities said at the time. Jada Smith had been headed back to Teaneck from Brooklyn with fellow family members in two vehicles when she was involved in another accident in the southbound express lanes of Route 95 shortly before 10:30 p.m. Smith's mom and dad were in a car behind hers coming off the Georg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Truck Driver Charged In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash NJ Truck Driver Charged In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash
NJ Truck Driver Charged In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash A truck driver from New Jersey is facing several charges after a chain-reaction Long Island crash caused multiple injuries. The incident unfolded just after 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14 in Bellmore. David Gonzalez, 38, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was driving a tractor-trailer on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) when he struck a vehicle that was stopped in a left-hand turning lane at the intersection of Bellmore Avenue, Nassau County Police said.  That in turn, caused that vehicle one to strike another vehicle also in the turning lane, according to police.  The driver of the first vehicl…

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by Joe Lombardi