SOMERSET, NJ – According to NJ.com, an intoxicated man struck and killed an Arizona woman out for a run in Raritan Borough on Friday afternoon. A 56-year-old man struck the woman with his pickup truck near the intersection of Old York Road and Woodmere Street at about 3:30 p.m. The woman, 60-year-old Celeste Andersen, was… Read more »
ALPINE, NJ – An impaired driver crashed into a pursuing police cruiser after a chase on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine on Monday night. According to Daily Voice, police were alerted to the erratic driver when he sped past an officer on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway at about 9 p.m. 24-year-old. Richard Simpson… Read more »
NEWARK, NJ – A driver has been arrested after a high-speed car chase that ended with the man ramming a Clifton Police vehicle on Saturday morning. According to Daily Voice, local police stopped a Honda Accord on eastbound Route 3 a little bit before 10:30 a.m. The driver, 26-year-old Joshua Ortiz, was asked to step… Read more »
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police announced that conventional methods of identification have fallen short in identifying the victim of a Lacey Township Friday crash. According to a news story, the victim is believed to be a Staten Island woman who was killed in a wrong-way crash on County Road 539. She was northbound in a… Read more »
MARLBORO, NJ – A 28-year-old man was injured after running into a Department of Transportation tractor that was mowing alongside Route 18 in Marlboro on Monday. According to Daily Voice, Erik Hopkins of Newark was driving north on Route 18 in Chevrolet Trailblazer. He struck the tractor as it was mowing grass in the median… Read more »
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A vehicle accident on New Jersey Route 138 in Wall Township caused extended delays for commuters on Wednesday morning. According to the New Jersey traffic incident tracker, the crash happened in the eastbound lanes near Club Drive at about 8:03 a.m. The right lane was closed causing delays of 10-15 minutes…. Read more »
NEWARK, NJ – One lane was closed on the US 1&9 Truck Route in Newark after a crash on Wednesday morning, according to 511 New Jersey. The crash took place in the northbound lanes in the area near Doremus Avenue at about 8:10 a.m. The right lane was closed as emergency workers cleared and investigated… Read more »
FORT LEE, NJ – A car accident was reported on the George Washington Bridge approaching the toll plaza in Fort Lee on Wednesday morning. According to 511 New Jersey, the accident happened in the eastbound lanes near the New Jersey Upper-Level Toll plaza at about 8:20 a.m. The two center lanes were blocked because of… Read more »
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – Emergency crews reported to the scene of a vehicle fire on the Garden State Parkway in Middletown Township Tuesday morning. According to 511 New Jersey, the incident happened in the northbound local lanes near Exit 144 for Red Hill Road at about 7:04 a.m. The left and center lanes were affected… Read more »
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ – One lane was closed after a car accident on Interstate 295 in Lawrence Township on Tuesday afternoon. According to the New Jersey traffic incident report, the accident happened just before 3 p.m. in the northbound lanes in the area near Exit 71 for Federal City Road. The crash also blocked the… Read more »
