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Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report
Driver Who Crashed In NJ School Bus Had Fled Police Over State Lines: Report The driver of the car that rammed into a Phillipsburg school bus on Route 22 Tuesday afternoon was fleeing authorities in two states, WFMZ reports.  A bus transporting first- and second-graders from Phillipsburg Primary School was struck by a vehicle shortly after dismissal on Dec. 12, Daily Voice reported. Superintendent Gregory Troxell has said that some of the 22 students onboard received minor injuries.  The driver of the other vehicle had been the subject of a police pursuit that began in Lopatcong, WFMZ reported, citing the Warren County Prosecutor's Office. Authoritie…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Drivers Hospitalized As Serious Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 22 (PHOTOS) Drivers Hospitalized As Serious Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 22 (PHOTOS)
Drivers Hospitalized As Serious Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 22 (Photos) A Wednesday morning rollover crash shut down Route 22 in Northampton County and sent both drivers to nearby hospitals, authorities said. A sedan collided with an SUV, which overturned on the overpass above 25th Street at the Wilson and Palmer Township boroughs around 9 a.m., according to LehighValleyLive. One driver had to be extricated from the vehicle, and both were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment of unspecified injuries, the outlet stated citing police officer and fire chief Jim Alercia. Route 22 eastbound was shut down for about an hour and a half between 25th and 13th Streets…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
WATCH: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire WATCH: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire
Watch: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire A car went up in flames on Route 22 Thursday afternoon, prompting a massive suppression effort from several fire departments that was captured in a shocking video clip. Fire crews in Palmer and Bethlehem Township rushed to the scene of the blaze in the westbound lanes near milepost 333.1 in the early afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters immediately began dousing the blaze, which became a “challenge to extinguish” when fuel started leaking from the car and burning, the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company said. The Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company was also called to the scene to a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Wrong-Way Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Seriously Injured As Cars Burst Into Flames In Central PA Wrong-Way Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Seriously Injured As Cars Burst Into Flames In Central PA
Wrong-Way Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Seriously Injured As Cars Burst Into Flames In Central PA One person is dead and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash along Route 22 on Saturday night, police said. For an unknown reason, one vehicle was traveling west in the eastbound lanes around 10:30 p.m. That vehicle crashed head-on into another vehicle that was traveling east in the eastbound lanes. Both vehicles burst into flames, quickly engulfing the vehicles entirely. Witnesses at the scene rushed to get the drivers and one passenger out. The driver of the first vehicle and a passenger in that car were taken to Holy Spirit Hospital with serious injuries. The d…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver Hospitalized In Central PA Road-Rage Shooting, Suspect At-Large, Police Say Driver Hospitalized In Central PA Road-Rage Shooting, Suspect At-Large, Police Say
Driver Hospitalized In Central PA Road-Rage Shooting, Suspect At-Large, Police Say A road rage incident escalated to gun violence on Thursday, according to police. A black Acura SUV and a white SUV with tinted windows got into a “road rage incident" on Route 22 near the I-83 overpass just after 12 p.m., according to Susquehanna Township police.  The two vehicles continued on to Walnut Street when the driver of the white SUV fired a single shot into the black Acura SUV. The driver of the black Acura was hit by the bullet and has been taken to the hospital. Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Darryl Brown at dbrown@susquehannat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287
PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 Three Pennsylvania men were charged in a drive-by shooting on Interstate 287 in New Jersey that injured a motorcyclist over the weekend, authorities said. Matthew Plaza, 32, of Allentown; Luis Velez, 37, of Bethlehem; and Raymond Bethancourt, 35, of Shillington have been arrested on various weapons charges while Plaza is also facing a charge of attempted murder, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers from the Somerville Station responded to Chimney Rock Road in Bridgewater, where the motorcyclist had called 911 saying another driver brandished a gun and shot him on the highway around 6:40 p…

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by Cecilia Levine