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Warren County Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Large Fuel Spill, Closes Rt. 31 For Hours: Police Warren County Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Large Fuel Spill, Closes Rt. 31 For Hours: Police
Warren County Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Large Fuel Spill, Closes Rt. 31 For Hours: Police A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a Nissan caused a fuel spill that left Route 31 in Warren County closed for hours on Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, police said. It happened around 4:35 a.m., Washington Township Police Chief Christopher M. Jones said. A 46-year-old Belvidere man was driving a Nissan Rouge next to a 25-year-old Hackettstown man driving a tractor-trailer southbound on Route 31 in Oxford Township when the tractor-trailer “lost control, slid and pushed the Nissan off the road,” Jones said. Both drivers were unharmed in the crash. Route 31 was closed for about three hours …
Fire Destroys Warren County Home Fire Destroys Warren County Home
Fire Destroys Warren County Home Multiple fire departments battled a house fire in Washington Borough on Monday, March 13, authorities said. At 1:31 p.m., the Washington Borough Fire Department, Washington Emergency Squad and the Washington Township Police Department were dispatched to Ramapo Way. Police and firefighters found that the home was unoccupied but evacuated several attached residences.  The call was quickly updated to a working fire bringing in apparatus and manpower from the following agencies: Washington Township Fire Department - Station 76 Mansfield Township Fire Company No.1 - Station 28 Hampton Fi…
Firefighters, EMS Respond To Crash With Injuries In Warren County Firefighters, EMS Respond To Crash With Injuries In Warren County
Firefighters, EMS Respond To Crash With Injuries In Warren County Firefighters, police and EMS crews responded to a crash with injuries overnight. The crash occurred at 11:18 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 on Route 57 near Asbury Anderson Road in Mansfield Township shutting the roadway down in both directions. Mansfield Fire Companies Independence First Aid Squad, and Washington Emergency Squad all responded, according to Tri-County Volunteer Fire Co.'s Facebook post. Both Chiefs and the Rescue arrived and began assisting EMS with patient care, the post said. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the Mansfield police chief said…
Truck Slams Into Warren County Home (PHOTOS) Truck Slams Into Warren County Home (PHOTOS)
Truck Slams Into Warren County Home (Photos) Numerous emergency crews rushed to the scene of a truck that slammed into a home in Warren County. The Oxford Emergency Squad responded to the crash at a home in Oxford shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, the department said. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time of the crash, according to South Branch Emergency Services, Inc., which also responded. Crews worked to stabilize the home and remove the truck without causing additional damage. No injuries were reported. Other assisting agencies include the Washington Township Police Department, Oxford Volunteer Fire Department, Wa…
Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home
Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home A fiery Warren County home explosion caused one person to suffer a burn to the head and brought more than a dozen emergency crews to the scene. The Mansfield Township Fire Company responded to a home on Willever Lake Road off Jackson Valley Road and confirmed the fully-involved blaze around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 25, the department said. Several surrounding departments also responded and immediately began attacking the fire and providing mutual aid, MTFC said. A medical helicopter was on standby as crews worked to douse the blaze, which included multiple explosions, initial reports sa…
Hunterdon County Driver Hospitalized After Route 31 Crash Takes Out 2 Phone Poles, NJDOT Sign Hunterdon County Driver Hospitalized After Route 31 Crash Takes Out 2 Phone Poles, NJDOT Sign
Hunterdon County Driver Hospitalized After Route 31 Crash Takes Out 2 Phone Poles, Njdot Sign A 60-year-old Hunterdon County driver was hospitalized Tuesday following a serious Route 31 crash that took out two telephone poles and a department of transportation sign, authorities said. A Glen Gardner woman was driving a 2009 silver Toyota Camry northbound on Route 31 S. in Washington when she swerved into the southbound lane and back again, crossing both lanes shortly before 2:30 p.m., Washington Township police said in a release. The vehicle then left the highway and onto the shoulder, where it crashed into two telephone poles and a NJDOT sign, police said. The woman was taken to St…
Warren County Home Ravaged By Fire [PHOTOS] Warren County Home Ravaged By Fire [PHOTOS]
Warren County Home Ravaged By Fire [Photos] Fire crews rushed to douse a Warren County home that went up in flames before dawn Tuesday. The blaze broke out in the chimney of a home on the first block of Oak Ridge Road in Washington Township around 12:20 a.m., police said in a news release. All occupants had safely escaped the home as officers arrived, police said. No injuries were reported. The fire remains under investigation. Additional details were not released. Assisting agencies include the Washington Township Fire Department, Borough Fire Department, Oxford Township Fire Department, Mansfield Township Fire Department, Hacket…
Man, 80, Airlifted With Serious Injuries Following Warren County Crash Man, 80, Airlifted With Serious Injuries Following Warren County Crash
Man, 80, Airlifted With Serious Injuries Following Warren County Crash An 80-year-old Belvidere man was airlifted with serious injuries following a Thursday morning crash in Warren County, authorities said. The man was driving a 1998 Nissan east bound on Jensen Drive in Oxford and failed to yield to a 2011 Toyota traveling north on Mt. Pisgah Avenue, causing a collision just before 11:50 a.m., Washington Township police said. The man was airlifted via Atlantic Air 1 to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The Toyota driver — a 37-year-old woman from Belvidere — was treated at the scene by the Washington Emergency Squad. T…
Pedestrian, 59, Hospitalized After Being Struck By PA Driver In Warren County, Police Say Pedestrian, 59, Hospitalized After Being Struck By PA Driver In Warren County, Police Say
Pedestrian, 59, Hospitalized After Being Struck By PA Driver In Warren County, Police Say A 59-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized after being hit by a PA driver in Warren County Monday night, authorities said. Raymond Hahn, 61, of Tyler Hill, PA was behind the wheel of a 2005 Saturn Vue when he hit Lawrence Walls, 59, on the 100 block of Rt. 31 north just before 11 p.m., Washington Township police said. Walls, of Port Murray, had been walking southbound in the travel lane of Rt. 31 at the time, police said. Walls was treated by the Washington Emergency Squad before being taken to St. Luke’s Warren Campus, police said. The road was closed until 1:30 a.m. during preliminary in…
Police: Sussex County Woman, 66, Airlifted After Being Struck By Car While Crossing Route 57 Police: Sussex County Woman, 66, Airlifted After Being Struck By Car While Crossing Route 57
Police: Sussex County Woman, 66, Airlifted After Being Struck By Car While Crossing Route 57 A Sussex County woman was airlifted to the hospital after she was struck by a car while crossing Route 57 in Warren County Wednesday evening, police said. Penelope Taylor, 66, was attempting to cross Route 57 E. in Washington Township when she was struck by a 41-year-old Phillipsburg man driving a 2004 Pontiac Vibe westbound shortly after 6:05 p.m., police said. An initial investigation determined that Taylor was not using a crosswalk while crossing the road, authorities said. Taylor, of Franklin, was airlifted by NorthStar to St. Luke’s Bethlehem Campus with unspecified injuries, police s…
Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash
Teen Bicyclist Hospitalized In Warren County Crash A teen bicyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a sedan Thursday afternoon in Washington, authorities said. The 17-year-old was heading west on Route 57 when the 71-year-old Subaru Legacy driver was attempting a left turn from S. Lincoln Avenue around 1:30 p.m.Washington Police Lt. John Kaufmann said. The teen was treated at the scene by of the Washington Emergency Squad and transported to Hackettstown Medical Center. WTPD officers were assisted at the scene by the Washington Emergency Squad. The accident remains under investigation.
LISTEN: New Jersey Man Attacked By Squirrel While Taking Trash Out LISTEN: New Jersey Man Attacked By Squirrel While Taking Trash Out
Listen: New Jersey Man Attacked By Squirrel While Taking Trash Out A 28-year-old Warren County man was attacked by a squirrel while taking out the trash over the weekend, authorities said. Police responded to the area of 69 East Washington Ave. in Washington on a report of a man who had been bitten and scratched by a squirrel while taking out the trash Sunday around 3 p.m., Washington Township police said. "Be advised the perpetrator still on scene," an official can be heard saying over the police radio. "Actually we believe it ran back to its nest," another said. The man was treated at the scene by the Washington Emergency Squad and refused further…