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NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Crash That Killed Levittown Train Conductor NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Crash That Killed Levittown Train Conductor
NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Crash That Killed Levittown Train Conductor A branch of a tree that had fallen on tracks broke through a New Jersey Transit train's windshield, killing the operator in Burlington County, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary investigation into the Thursday, Oct. 15 crash. Jessica Haley, 41, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was the conductor who died south of the Roebling station in Mansfield Township. According to the NTSB, the light rail vehicle struck the tree at milepost 24.53 near Florence at around 6:02 a.m. There were 41 passengers on the two-car train heading from Tren…
Pedestrian Killed By Train Near Delair Bridge: NJ Transit Pedestrian Killed By Train Near Delair Bridge: NJ Transit
Pedestrian Killed By Train Near Delair Bridge: NJ Transit One person was fatally struck by an Atlantic City Rail Line bound for Philadelphia early Monday, April 1, authorities told Daily Voice.  Train 4608 departed Atlantic City at 4:11 a.m. and was due at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station at 5:47 a.m., but hit and killed a pedestrian near the Delair Bridge around 5:40 a.m., NJ Transit officials said.  None of the passengers or crew onboard were hurt, authorities said.  Service between Philadelphia 30th Street and Cherry Hill was shuttered Monday morning but has since resumed.  NJ Transit rail tickets are being cro…
Multiple NJ Transit Lines Suspended Due To Signal Issues At NY Penn Station Multiple NJ Transit Lines Suspended Due To Signal Issues At NY Penn Station
Multiple NJ Transit Lines Suspended Due To Signal Issues At NY Penn Station An Amtrak signal issue at New York Penn Station has suspended NJ Transit service on Friday, Jan. 12, officials said. All rail service  on the Northeast Corridor, Raritan Valley Line and North Jersey Coast Line is suspended due to Amtrak signal issues, Kyalo Mulumba, a senior public information officer for NJ Transit said.  Bay Head shuttles will continue to operate and Midtown Direct service is being diverted to Hoboken, Mulumba said.  NJ Transit rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd St-NY and NJ TRANSIT bus…
Stranded Travelers Slam Amtrak, NJ Transit Amid Service Suspension (DEVELOPING) Stranded Travelers Slam Amtrak, NJ Transit Amid Service Suspension (DEVELOPING)
Stranded Travelers Slam Amtrak, NJ Transit Amid Service Suspension (Developing) Hundreds of travelers were left stranded Thursday morning, July 6. Enraged Amtrak and NJ Transit customers took to Twitter during morning rush hour as power issues at Amrak's Metropark station in New Jersey halted service from Philadelphia to New York,  With no substitute transportation available, crews were working to restore power as of 9:40 p.m. Service to NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor was also impacted. Northeast Corridor rail service is suspended in both directions between Trenton and Metropark due to Amtrak overhead wire issues. North Jersey Coast Line rail service will experie…
Twitter Fumes Over Amtrak Outage Between NYC/Philly, NJ Transit Delays Twitter Fumes Over Amtrak Outage Between NYC/Philly, NJ Transit Delays
Twitter Fumes Over Amtrak Outage Between NYC/Philly, NJ Transit Delays Amtrak and New Jersey Transit commuters were off to a frustrating start Wednesday, Nov. 2. All Amtrak trains were stopped between New York Penn Station and Philadelphia, with delays of up to 45 minutes reported for NJT.  Trains were in motion as of 7:30, but until then, commuters took to Twitter to vent — specifically on Amtrak's post announcing the outage that caused the standstill. That's not an update. We've been stuck for 2 hours now. No updates, no power, just sitting in the cold. — felon musk (@tylerdecolorado) November 2, 2022 Amtrak's outage caused delays on NJT. Northeast…
Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Sources Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Sources
Sniper Kendall Howard Accused Of Shooting 2 Newark Officers Captured After Manhunt: Sources UPDATE: Kendall Howard, the accused East Orange sniper wanted for shooting two Newark police officers, has been captured after a massive search, sources tell Daily Voice. Howard was arrested Wednesday morning by Newark police on two attempted murder charges, sources with direct knowledge of the incident say. Details surrounding his arrest were not immediately clear. Howard had been wanted in connection with another shooting from last Friday when police received a 911 call from a civilian who reported seeing him in the area of an apartment building at 25 Van Velsor Place, authorities said. …
Bad Heart Killed NJ Man, 73, While In Police Custody, Grand Jury Finds Bad Heart Killed NJ Man, 73, While In Police Custody, Grand Jury Finds
Bad Heart Killed NJ Man, 73, While In Police Custody, Grand Jury Finds Newark police bore no responsibility in the death from heart disease of a 73-year-old man who collapsed in the back seat of a patrol car, a state grand jury has found. Juan Restrepo of Summit had been taken into custody by officers who'd responded to a report of an intoxicated man behind the wheel of a vehicle on June 15, 2020, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. “He was then transported to [an] NJ TRANSIT station, where officials attempted to obtain a Breathalyzer reading,” the attorney general said. “A reading was not able to be obtained.” Restrepo “was subsequent…
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a train in Morris County Sunday night, authorities said. The man was struck by the Morris & Essex train 6933 at the Martin Luther King Avenue Bridge in Morristown around 6:40 p.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Jim Smith told DailyVoice.com. The train had departed New York Penn Station at 5:11 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 6:56 p.m., Smith said. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The approximately 50 customers and crew members on the train were uninjured…
Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County
Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after the vehicle was struck by a train in Morris County Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed. Morris & Essex Line train 851 hit the trailer at the crossing at the Stanhope Waterloo Valley Road in Mount Olive around 11:20 a.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Mariluz Garcia-Diaz told DailyVoice.com. The train departed Hoboken terminal at 9:13 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hackettstown at 11:28 a.m., Garcia-Diaz said. The tractor-trailer driver was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The…
ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes
ICY Morning (Update): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes UPDATE: One victim was confirmed dead and westbound Route 3 in East Rutherford was temporarily closed Wednesday morning following what was the most serious in a series of crashes on icy North Jersey roads. Here's a listing of incidents. Mark Kolta, 31, of North Bergen had been involved in an earlier chain-reaction crash on the Hackensack River bridge on westbound Route 3 shortly after 6:30 a.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. He was struck in another pileup after getting out of his vehicle, the deputy chief said. Kolta was pronounced dead at a local hospital a …
Gunman Killed In Jersey Shore Shootout With Police Identified Gunman Killed In Jersey Shore Shootout With Police Identified
Gunman Killed In Jersey Shore Shootout With Police Identified UPDATE: Authorities on Wednesday identified the out-of-state man who charged at police and was gunned down after he shot and wounded a detective trying to serve a warrant in Long Branch last week. Mark D. Walker II, 34, of Woodbridge, Va. shot the detective in the leg before barricading himself inside the Chelsea Avenue apartment last Friday, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Walker was shot and killed after a fire broke out in the house and he came out shooting nearly nine hours later, multiple sources said. The wounded Monmouth County prosecutor's detective was wor…
Suspect Shoots Detective, Dies In Exchange Of Gunfire After Nine-Hour Jersey Shore Standoff Suspect Shoots Detective, Dies In Exchange Of Gunfire After Nine-Hour Jersey Shore Standoff
Suspect Shoots Detective, Dies In Exchange Of Gunfire After Nine-Hour Jersey Shore Standoff UPDATE: An out-of-state man who shot and wounded a detective trying to serve a warrant and then remained holed up for nearly nine hours in a Long Branch apartment was gunned down when he came out firing, authorities said. The wounded Monmouth County prosecutor's detective was working a homicide investigation with colleagues when they went to 274 Chelsea Avenue with the warrant Friday afternoon, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. The man, whose identity was temporarily being withheld, moved into a room of the apartment and then fired as they followed him, hitting the de…
Bus Driver Seriously Injured In Winslow Township Crash Bus Driver Seriously Injured In Winslow Township Crash
Bus Driver Seriously Injured In Winslow Township Crash An NJ Transit bus driver had to be rescued after his vehicle rear-ended a disabled bus early Thursday morning, officials said. Six passengers were on the 554 line bus from Lindenwold to Atlantic when it rear-ended a disabled NJ Transit bus on the White Horse Pike around 6:15 a.m., NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. Three people were injured, including the driver who was extricated by first responders, Merrill said. The Atlantic City-bound bus had departed from Lindenwold. One person was airlifted in the crash, according to CBS3. Winslow Township police were investigating with help …