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Crash Shuts Route 202 In Readington Crash Shuts Route 202 In Readington
Crash Shuts Route 202 In Readington All lanes of Route 202 were closed in Readington due to a crash investigation on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The DOT site said it happened around 3:35 p.m. in the northbound lanes near Pleasant Run Road.
Victim Airlifted In Hunterdon County Crash: Authorities Victim Airlifted In Hunterdon County Crash: Authorities
Victim Airlifted In Hunterdon County Crash: Authorities A crash between a car and a truck in Hunterdon County led to a person being airlifted to a hospital on the afternoon of Monday, March 25, authorities said. At 4:17 p.m., first responders were dispatched to Route 202 and Wertsville Road in East Amwell for a crash between a car and a tractor trailer, the City of Lambertville Fire District said. The injured victim was removed from the vehicle without extrication, firefighters said. They were transported to a nearby hospital trauma center via a New Jersey State Police North Star helicopter, firefighters said. Amwell Valley Fire Company The c…
Dad, Sons Busted By Mahwah PD For Selling THC Products To Minors At Route 17 Gas Station Dad, Sons Busted By Mahwah PD For Selling THC Products To Minors At Route 17 Gas Station
Dad, Sons Busted By Mahwah PD For Selling THC Products To Minors At Route 17 Gas Station A business owner and his two sons were busted by Mahwah police who said they found them selling THC products to underage teens at their Route 17 gas station. Undercover buys led to the discovery in plain view of 360 THC products during a raid at the BP station on the southbound highway just past the Route 202 interchange, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Police arrested the owners -- Murat Ozen, 54, of Paramus, and his sons, Selim Devia, 32, of East Rutherford and Muhammed Ozen, 24 of Paramus -- he said. All three were charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to dis…
Man Killed In Morris County Car Crash ID'ed: Police Man Killed In Morris County Car Crash ID'ed: Police
Man Killed In Morris County Car Crash ID'ed: Police Police have identified the 65-year-old Morris Plains man who was killed after his car crashed into a tree on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 6. At 10 a.m., a vehicle, driven by John McTernan, traveling south on Littleton Road near Route 202 struck a tree in the area of Totten Way, Morris Plains police said. No other vehicles were involved, police said. McTernan was transported to Morristown Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Financial Controller Uses Bogus Bonuses, More To Embezzle $1M From Bergen Biz: Prosecutor Financial Controller Uses Bogus Bonuses, More To Embezzle $1M From Bergen Biz: Prosecutor
Financial Controller Uses Bogus Bonuses, More To Embezzle $1M From Bergen Biz: Prosecutor A 62-year-old financial controller from Oakland embezzled $1 million from a Bergen County-based business, authorities charged. Charles J. Vincent, 62, “used his position as financial controller to divert approximately one million dollars belonging to his employer to his personal control,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Wednesday, Oct. 4. “The theft occurred over an extended period and employed several deliberate methods of diversion,” the prosecutor said. “These included large unauthorized payments to himself disguised as bonuses, as well as payments from company accounts to …
Teen Killed Walking Home In Somerset County Was Voracious Reader With Gentle Soul Teen Killed Walking Home In Somerset County Was Voracious Reader With Gentle Soul
Teen Killed Walking Home In Somerset County Was Voracious Reader With Gentle Soul Police have identified the 18-year-old man killed while walking home in Somerset County last week. William Richardson was struck by a vehicle that veered off Route 202 (Main Street) and onto the sidewalk around 6:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 in Bedminster, local police said. William was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the 35-year-old driver of the Nissan Altima that struck him was hospitalized. The crash is being investigated by local police and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. According to his obituary, William had graduated from Bernards High School last Spring. His true educa…
Pedestrian Accident Closes Rt. 202 In Morris County Pedestrian Accident Closes Rt. 202 In Morris County
Pedestrian Accident Closes Rt. 202 In Morris County A pedestrian crash closed a portion of Route 202 in Morris County Thursday morning, Sept. 21. The crash occurred on the southbound side north of CR 670/Alps Road in Lincoln Park around 7:30 a.m., according to the NJDOT website. One of two right lanes remained closed as of 10 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Motorists Intervene As Driver Assaults Crossing Guard, Motorcyclist In Morris County: Police Motorists Intervene As Driver Assaults Crossing Guard, Motorcyclist In Morris County: Police
Motorists Intervene As Driver Assaults Crossing Guard, Motorcyclist In Morris County: Police A 36-year-old Morris County man has been charged with assaulting a motorcyclist and crossing guard, authorities said. A pickup truck driver later identified as John R. Connelly, of Boonton, stopped his truck behind a motorcyclist on Route 202 and Brooklawn Drive, where a crossing guard was letting children cross the street around 3:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Richard Pantina said. Police began getting calls of a motor vehicle crash, and when they got to the scene, they learned that the 58-year-old motorcyclist had stopped on Route 202 so the crossing guard…
Motorcyclist Flown To Hospital After Route 202 Crash In Somerset County: Police Motorcyclist Flown To Hospital After Route 202 Crash In Somerset County: Police
Motorcyclist Flown To Hospital After Route 202 Crash In Somerset County: Police A motorcyclist was flown to a nearby hospital after an early morning crash with a Volvo on Route 202 in Branchburg on Friday, Sept. 8. A Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a gray Volvo on the northbound side near North Branch River Road just before 7:40 a.m., Branchburg Township Police Lt. Edward Edgar told Daily Voice. The motorcyclist was flown to a nearby hospital via NJSP Medevac for treatment of unspecified injuries. The Volvo driver was evaluated at the scene by Somerset RWJ Paramedics and refused further treatment, Lt. Edgar added. Both vehicles were towed from the scene due t…
Crash Takes Down Utility Pole, Closing Portion Of Route 202 In Bridgewater Crash Takes Down Utility Pole, Closing Portion Of Route 202 In Bridgewater
Crash Takes Down Utility Pole, Closing Portion Of Route 202 In Bridgewater A crash took down a utility pole, shutting down Route 202 in Bridgewater on Thursday afternoon, August 31. The crash occurred on the southbound side of Rt. 202/206, detouring traffic from Byrd Avenue to Harding Road, police said just before 2 p.m. Rt 202 northbound all lanes closed by CR 639/Foothill Rd in Bridgewater due to overturned vehicle and pole down. Follow detour or plan alternate route. — NJDOT (@NewJerseyDOT) August 31, 2023 Northbound traffic was affected at the crash scene as a result of the broken pole, according to police, who were asking drivers to use the southbound la…
Dump Truck Overturns On Rt. 202, Scattering Dirt And Injuring Driver (UPDATE) Dump Truck Overturns On Rt. 202, Scattering Dirt And Injuring Driver (UPDATE)
Dump Truck Overturns On Rt. 202, Scattering Dirt And Injuring Driver (Update) A dump truck carrying dirt overturned and shut down Route 202 in Hunterdon County Monday afternoon, July 31, authorities said. The truck overturned on the southbound side near River Road in Raritan Township around 12:30 p.m., the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said. Responders found the truck overturned in the left turn lane. The load of soil it was carrying had been dumped into the northbound lanes alongside a large diesel leak. All lanes were temporarily shut down in both directions north of Barley Sheak Road/River Road, the NJDOT said. Meanwhile, the driver was taken to…
24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police
24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police A 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Route 202 crash that sent a minivan driver to the hospital in a medical helicopter during the afternoon on Wednesday, July 19, police confirmed. The Raritan Township man collided with the minivan on the southbound side near the intersection with Holland Brook Road in Branchburg Township around 3:35 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said alongside local officials. He was found severely injured and later pronounced dead. His name was being withheld out of respect for the family’s privacy. The minivan driver — a 33-year-old Flemi…
2 Hurt In Hunterdon County Crash Involving Passenger Van, Minivan: State Police 2 Hurt In Hunterdon County Crash Involving Passenger Van, Minivan: State Police
2 Hurt In Hunterdon County Crash Involving Passenger Van, Minivan: State Police Two people were hurt in a crash involving a passenger van and a minivan in Hunterdon County Thursday, May 11, one of them hospitalized, state police said. The vehicles collided near Wertsville Road on Route 202 in East Amwell just before 9:25 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. Two passengers were hurt in the crash, Curry said; one of them was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, and the other refused further medical attention.
Truck Driver Pulled From Rig In Hunterdon County Crash Truck Driver Pulled From Rig In Hunterdon County Crash
Truck Driver Pulled From Rig In Hunterdon County Crash First responders from multiple squads helped free a truck driver who ran off the road in Readington, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 17 at 6:40 p.m., the Flemington - Raritan Rescue Squad, Whitehouse Rescue Squad, Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Company and Hunterdon Medical Center MICU EMS-1 were dispatched to Route 202 northbound in the area of the Countryside Funeral Home for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash.  The initial reports indicated a tractor-trailer versus a passenger vehicle, with the truck off of the roadway and possible entrapment in both vehicles. After a collis…
NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor
NJ Man In Bathroom For Suspicious Amount Of Time Found With Heroin, Cocaine: Prosecutor Police conducting a welfare check on a 45-year-old Somerset County man who had been in the bathroom for too long was found with 13 wax folds of heroin, a small amount of cocaine and a glass pipe, authorities said. A Route 202 business called police on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to check on a man — later identified as James A. Michael of Branchburg — who had been in the bathroom for more than an hour around 8:55 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. That's when they found Michael, who had an outstanding warrant out of Middlesex County for failure to appear in court. Michael was …
UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes
Update: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes UPDATE: Law enforcement agencies in two states were sharing information in the search for a masked gunman who robbed two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than a half hour. The spree ended with back-to-back holdups of two gas stations on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah barely a couple of minutes from the Rockland County border. The robber entered the Valero station near Route 202 at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He “brandished a handgun at the staff at the register and demanded mone…
Trio Selling Heroin Busted In Hunterdon County Parking Lot, Prosecutor Says Trio Selling Heroin Busted In Hunterdon County Parking Lot, Prosecutor Says
Trio Selling Heroin Busted In Hunterdon County Parking Lot, Prosecutor Says Three men from Mercer County were arrested and hit with drug charges for allegedly selling heroin in a Hunterdon County parking lot, authorities said Thursday. Khyzir Davis, 18, of Trenton, was charged with one count of third-degree distribution of heroin, while Malik Wade, 25, of Trenton, and Garfield Anderson, 20, of Ewing, were charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The three men were arrested Wednesday in the parking lot of a business on Route 202 northbound in Raritan Township, Robeson added. They were being h…
19-Year-Old Airlifted, Another Hospitalized After Serious Hunterdon County Intersection Crash 19-Year-Old Airlifted, Another Hospitalized After Serious Hunterdon County Intersection Crash
19-Year-Old Airlifted, Another Hospitalized After Serious Hunterdon County Intersection Crash A 19-year-old was airlifted to a trauma center and a second victim was hospitalized after a serious Sunday evening crash at a Hunterdon County intersection, authorities said. The two-car crash occurred at the intersection of Route 202 and Summer Road in Readington Township just after 6 p.m., the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said. The Whitehouse Rescue Squad also responded and worked alongside the FRFARS to quickly extricate one of the victims, a 19-year-old man, who was then taken via NJSP NorthSTAR medical helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital trauma cente…
Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17 Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17
Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17 Mahwah police captured an overnight stolen car thief and searched for two others after using spike strips to stop the vehicle before dawn Friday, authorities said. The 2022 BMW X7 kept rolling and hit a Mahwah police car after the trio bailed out on Route 17 shortly before 2:30 a.m. Nov. 25. No serious injuries were reported. Officers Jonathan Weber and Thomas Mitchell found 18-year-old Sergio Pierce hiding in a Dumpster off McKee Drive a short time later, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Pierce tried to run but was immediately caught, the captain said. A New Jersey State Police helicopter a…
UPDATE: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says UPDATE: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says
Update: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says UPDATE (Saturday, Nov. 19): The search for a missing Mahwah man ended with the discovery of his body deep into one of the area's largest parks, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed. A hiker discovered the body of Hector Zamorano, 41, off the yellow trail at the Ramapo Valley Reservation around noontime Saturday, Nov. 19, said the sheriff, whose department is handling the investigation. The area is roughly an hour's walk in from Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah. Although no foul play was suspected, Cureton said members of his forensics team -- known as the Bureau of Crim…
Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD
Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been swiping deliveries from residents' mailboxes led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police who responded to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before, he said. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried …
UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash
Update: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been stealing mail led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police responding to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried to stop the Civic as it pulled onto Campgaw Road, but the driver hit the gas and fle…
Mahwah Tree Worker Severely Injured In 40-Foot Fall Mahwah Tree Worker Severely Injured In 40-Foot Fall
Mahwah Tree Worker Severely Injured In 40-Foot Fall A tree worker in Mahwah was airlifted with severe injuries after falling 40 or so feet, authorities said. AirMed One was summoned to Glasgow Terrace -- between Route 202 and West Ramapo Avenue -- around 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28. The chopper was called out of concern over area traffic jams created when a car carrier hauling hybrid vehicles caught fire on Route 17. SEE: Car Carrier Of Hybrids Catches Fire, Closes Route 17 (PHOTOS) It landed at NJ Crush FC North Field near Ramapo College, then flew the worker to St. Joseph's University Medical Center. OSHA was notified.
One Dead, 2 More Hurt As Car Carrier Runs Red Light, Hits Van At Hunterdon County Intersection One Dead, 2 More Hurt As Car Carrier Runs Red Light, Hits Van At Hunterdon County Intersection
One Dead, 2 More Hurt As Car Carrier Runs Red Light, Hits Van At Hunterdon County Intersection A 77-year-old driver was killed and two others were hospitalized after a car-carrying trailer ran a red light and slammed into two other vehicles at a Hunterdon County intersection, authorities said. An open multiple car carrier trailer was heading northbound on Route 202 near Dory Dilts Road in Raritan Township when it failed to stop at the red light, striking a westbound Nissan Altima and a Nissan commercial van as they crossed through the intersection just after 2:30 p.m. on Monday, August 8, Police Lt. Scott Nelson said in a release. The Altima driver, John Monahan, 77, of Three Bridge…
Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor
Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor A 25-year-old woman wanted on warrants out of multiple Central Jersey towns arrested for leading a Route 202 police pursuit before crashing, authorities said. Police tried stopping Jerrie Lee Williams, of Bound Brook, around 11:05 p.m. in Branchburg when they noticed she had an expired registration, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Williams failed to stop when signaled by the officer activating his emergency police lights and siren, McDonald said. Instead, she fled on Holland Brook Road at a high rate of speed.  The officer deactivated his police emergency l…
Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: PHOTOS Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: PHOTOS
Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: Photos A driver was rescued and rushed to a nearby trauma center after a vehicle plunged down a steep embankment and landed in a pond in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the crash near Route 202 and Colony Road in Raritan Township just after 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, the department said. Initial investigation showed that the vehicle was heading northbound on Route 202 when it crossed the grass median north of Voorhees Corner Road, continued north in the southbound lanes, and hit several mailboxes and a fire hydrant, crews sa…
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Snarls Traffic In Somerset County (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Flips, Snarls Traffic In Somerset County (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Flips, Snarls Traffic In Somerset County (Developing) A tractor-trailer rolled over in Somerset County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 on Commons Way in Bridgewater Township, initial reports said. The driver was out of the vehicle with injuries, an unconfirmed report said. As of 1:30 p.m., the ramp from Route 202 to Route 22 remained closed, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say
His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say Two children of a former Russian military member feared their suicidal father had booby-trapped their Bergen County home after losing $400,000 in the stock market, investigators said. Anatoly Zaytsev, 67, remained held in the county jail in Hackensack on Wednesday, March 23, more than two weeks after members of the county Bomb Squad and other responders converged on his Oakland home and seized rifles, high-capacity magazines and silencers. The incident reportedly began when Zaytsev’s son told borough police that his father surrendered five guns to him.  The son also told them the Ukra…
BOMB SQUAD: Assault Firearm, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer Seized, Oakland Resident, 67, Busted BOMB SQUAD: Assault Firearm, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer Seized, Oakland Resident, 67, Busted
Bomb Squad: Assault Firearm, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer Seized, Oakland Resident, 67, Busted A report of a man with illegal weapons brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad and local police to a quiet Oakland neighborhood where the 67-year-old owner was taken into custody without incident, authorities said. Police responding to a report from a concerned family member around 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, found an assault firearm, high-capacity magazines and a silencer at the Raeben Avenue home just off Route 202, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. They ended up charging Anatoly Zaytsev with unlawful possession of a weapon, of a large-capacity magazine and of a prohibited weapon/device, Kenne said.…
Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover
Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover A driver was critically injured in a rollover crash Saturday morning in Wayne, responders said. Township firefighters sawed the roof of the Jeep to extricate the victim following the 6:30 a.m. crash on Black Oak Ridge Road (Route 202) near Ashlyn Court. The cause wasn't immediately determined. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Wayne police, firefighters and EMS responded. Black Oak Ridge Road remained closed temporarily between Ashlyn Court and Jackson Avenue. Aftermath.CONTRIBUTED
MURDER IN MAHWAH: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail MURDER IN MAHWAH: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail
Murder IN Mahwah: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail UPDATE: A gas station worker accused of shooting his Mahwah roommate dead in their rented home near the New York State border this summer was extradited to New Jersey this week to face murder charges. Milan Ghimire, a 23-year-old Nepali national, is accused of shooting and killing station co-worker Phu Tsewang, 56, in the West Mahwah residence the night of July 12. Both were among several residents who rented the 1,760-square-foot home in a residential neighborhood between Route 202 and Route 17 within walking distance of work. Township police called to the Avenue A home by another re…