TOMS RIVER, NJ – A drunk driver caused a large-scale power outage after crashing into a utility pole and causing a fire in Toms River on Sunday. According to Daily Voice, a 47-year-old man swerved off the road at the intersection of Bay Avenue and Tanglewood Road after trying to answer his cellphone at about… Read more »
HOBOKEN, NJ – Driver arrested for DWI after a hit-and-run accident in Hoboken on Thursday evening, according to Daily Voice. The accident was reported near the intersection of 3rd Street and Willow Avenue at about 9:55 p.m. When police arrived at the scene, they spotted a heavily damaged gold minivan fleeing without headlights. One of… Read more »
RIVER VALE, NJ – A 22-year-old man was drunk when he crashed into a River Vale residence and lodged his vehicle in the landscaping on Sunday morning. According to Daily Voice, Tyler Ramirez, of Mahwah, crashed onto the lawn of a house on Rolling Hill Drive at about 1:30 a.m. His vehicle became stuck on… Read more »
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – A drunk driver from Allamuchy Township was arrested after fleeing an accident scene in Hackettstown on Wednesday. According to a local news report, Jeffery Fuchs, 57, fled east from the scene of an accident on Route 57 near Newburgh Road in Mansfield Township. Hackettstown police officers spotted the damaged vehicle at the… Read more »
WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Pennsylvania man injured himself and five others in a wrong-way crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woolwich Township on Thursday. According to the New Haven Register, 26-year-old Michael Forman was under the influence of alcohol when he crashed into a minivan on Thanksgiving night head-on in the northbound lanes…. Read more »
BEDMINSTER, NJ – A driver has been charged with DWI and driving without a license following a deadly crash in Bedminster last Friday evening. According to Nj.com, 66-year-old George L. Rodriguez was northbound in his SUV when he crossed into oncoming traffic on Routes 202 and 206. He got on the wrong side of the… Read more »
PATERSON, NJ – A man has been charged following an early morning crash that killed an 18-year-old one passenger and injured others in Paterson over the weekend. According to Daily Voice, 23-year-old Lawan A. Henry was under the influence of alcohol when he crashed a 2008 Cadillac CTS. The accident happened on Broadway near East… Read more »
HOBOKEN, NJ – A man was arrested in Hoboken after driving the wrong way down a one-way street and hitting a sign on Halloween night. According to the Hudson County View, officers on foot spotted the grey Honda Accord traveling the wrong direction on 1st Street near Washington Street. The officers attempted to stop the… Read more »
HOBOKEN, NJ – A man was charged with driving while intoxicated after driving on a sidewalk and crashing with a garbage can on Saturday morning. The Hudson County View reported that police responded to a call on Willow Avenue at 2nd Street at about 12:06. A gold Chrysler Town & Country was on the sidewalk… Read more »
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – A drunk driver injured several people on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights early Monday morning, according to Daily Voice. The 32-year-old driver ran a stop sign on Henry Street near Route 17 at about 1 a.m. He collided with a concrete curb, causing the vehicle to travel across the southbound lanes… Read more »
