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Tractor Trailer Overturns, Becomes Wedged Under Overpass On NJ Turnpike In Mount Laurel Tractor Trailer Overturns, Becomes Wedged Under Overpass On NJ Turnpike In Mount Laurel
Tractor Trailer Overturns, Becomes Wedged Under Overpass On NJ Turnpike In Mount Laurel A portion of the NJ Turnpike was closed in Mount Laurel Tuesday morning, May 7 due to an overnight accident. A Kenworth tractor-trailer was heading southbound when it lost control, struck a guardrail and overturned at milepost 37 around 3:35 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The driver of the Kenworth suffered moderate injuries and was taken to an area hospital. The crash remains under investigation.
FIREBALL (UPDATE): Gas Tanker Flips From One Side Of Route 17 To Other, Dealership Destroyed FIREBALL (UPDATE): Gas Tanker Flips From One Side Of Route 17 To Other, Dealership Destroyed
Fireball (Update): Gas Tanker Flips From One Side Of Route 17 To Other, Dealership Destroyed In nothing short of a miracle, no serious injuries were reported after a gas tanker truck exploded into a huge fireball on Route 17 Monday morning. A used car dealership and many of its two dozen or so vehicles were destroyed in the five-alarm blaze after the truck and a passenger vehicle collided near the U-turn at the White Castle on the highway's southbound side in Hasbrouck Heights at 5:43 a.m. Jan. 8. The force flipped the tanker over the divider into the northbound lanes, Fire Chief Mike Greco said at the scene. (Justin Derevyanik took the photo at the top of this story. See his vide…
UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway Was Missing Rockland Teen UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway Was Missing Rockland Teen
Update: Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway Was Missing Rockland Teen A missing Rockland County girl died when she was struck on the Garden State Parkway by two vehicles -- one of which kept going -- just before dawn Thursday, authorities said. The 14-year-old victim from Chestnut Ridge was pronounced dead on the darkened southbound highway near Exit 171 south of the James Gandolfini Service Area in Montvale shortly after 5 a.m. Nov. 16, they said. An unknown vehicle hit the girl first and kept going, New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. A Chevy Tahoe traveling behind that vehicle then hit her, as well, he said. The Tahoe driver "cont…
Parent Of Farmingdale Student Injured In Deadly Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says Parent Of Farmingdale Student Injured In Deadly Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says
Parent Of Farmingdale Student Injured In Deadly Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says The charter bus company involved in a deadly highway crash in New York that killed two teachers and injured dozens of marching band students is facing the first of likely multiple lawsuits, CNN reports. Lawrence Doreson, the father of an injured 14-year-old Farmingdale High School student, sued Regency Transportation and driver Lisa Schaffer for negligence Thursday, Sept. 28, accusing both of “reckless and careless acts,” according to the outlet. Specifically, the lawsuit claims that Schaffer caused the rollover wreck, which occurred Thursday, Sept. 21 on I-84 in the Orange County town of …
I-95 Crash In Westport Backs Up Traffic For Miles I-95 Crash In Westport Backs Up Traffic For Miles
I-95 Crash In Westport Backs Up Traffic For Miles A box truck crash on a stretch of I-95 backed up traffic for miles during the evening commute. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 5 p.m. on the southbound side near Exit 17 in Westport. As firefighters were finishing clearing a tractor-trailer crash on I-95 in Westport, they received a second call for another rash just an exit away. The first arriving units found a box truck on its side over the concrete barrier on the left side of the highway within a construction zone, said Assistant Westport Fire Chief Brett Kirby. The crash site.Westport Fire Department The two occ…
New Windsor Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Crash Between Car, Tractor-Trailer New Windsor Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Crash Between Car, Tractor-Trailer
New Windsor Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Crash Between Car, Tractor-Trailer A Hudson Valley woman was seriously injured following a crash with a tractor-trailer. The crash took place in Orange County around 11:15 a.m., Thursday, June 1 in the town of Newburgh. According to Lt, Peter Talarico, of the town of Newburgh Police, officers on the scene found an accident involving a 2008 Infinity and a 2002 tractor-trailer.  Preliminary investigations show the tractor-trailer,  driven by a 42-year-old Sullivan County man from Wurtsboro, was traveling southbound on Route 300. The 2008 Infinity, driven by a 62-year-old New Windsor woman, was traveli…
Former North Jersey BOE Member, Husband, Son Killed In Florida Crash Former North Jersey BOE Member, Husband, Son Killed In Florida Crash
Former North Jersey BOE Member, Husband, Son Killed In Florida Crash A former trustee of a North Jersey school board, her husband, and one of their sons died in a highway crash in Florida over the weekend, according to district officials and authorities. The victims were identified as former Millburn BOE member Danielle Prieto, 53, her husband Alfred, 57, and their son Antonio.  Left to mourn their losses are their two other sons: Millburn HS senior Roberto, and 25-year-old Alec. The crash occurred on Interstate 75 just south of State Road 52 in Pasco County, NJ Advance Media reports. Millburn Schools Superintendent Dr. Christine Burton shared the news in a…
Grieving Parents Scramble To Give Son Proper Burial Following Horrific Parkway Crash Grieving Parents Scramble To Give Son Proper Burial Following Horrific Parkway Crash
Grieving Parents Scramble To Give Son Proper Burial Following Horrific Parkway Crash The death of a 9-year-old boy on the Garden State Parkway has left his grieving family scrambling for funeral funds. Jake Olivos' dad, Fausto, of Beachwood, launched a GoFundMe page two days after the horrific crash in hopes of collecting enough money to hold a proper funeral service for his son. The page had garnered $5,300 in just four hours. Jake was ejected from a Volkswagen Passat that overturned on the entrance ramp to exit 89A south around 10:20 p.m., New Jersey Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. "I have no words right now, but I'm asking for a huge favor," the grieving father…
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Fatally Struck By Jeep On Suffolk County Highway ID Released For 20-Year-Old Fatally Struck By Jeep On Suffolk County Highway
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Fatally Struck By Jeep On Suffolk County Highway The identity has been released of a 20-year-old who was fatally struck by a Jeep on a Long Island highway. The man was in the lanes of travel on eastbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Sayville, east of exit 49, when he was struck by a 2006 Jeep Liberty at about 2:40 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19, the Suffolk County Police said. The victim, now identified as Matthew Wenk, of Islip Terrace was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Farmingville man who was driving the Jeep, also age 20, was not injured in the crash, police said. Authorities said the vehicle was impounded for a safety check.&n…
Overturned Car Slows Traffic On Route 287 In Bridgewater Overturned Car Slows Traffic On Route 287 In Bridgewater
Overturned Car Slows Traffic On Route 287 In Bridgewater An overturned vehicle slowed traffic Thursday morning on Route 287 in Bridgewater. Traffic backed up along the southbound side of the highway as crews rushed to the median near the Exit 17 ramp around 8:50 a.m. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com
ID Released For Man Killed When Minivan Crashes Into Pole On Long Island Expressway ID Released For Man Killed When Minivan Crashes Into Pole On Long Island Expressway
ID Released For Man Killed When Minivan Crashes Into Pole On Long Island Expressway The identity of a man who was killed in a crash on the Long Island Expressway earlier this week has been released. The crash happened on Monday, May 11 just before 11:15 p.m. on the eastbound expressway, between exits 48 and 49 in Melville. The man was driving a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole, Suffolk County Police said. The man, now identified as Chester Szarejko, 93, of Queens, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's office. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. …
ID Released For Man Shot In Vehicle Who Died During Crash On Way To Hospital ID Released For Man Shot In Vehicle Who Died During Crash On Way To Hospital
ID Released For Man Shot In Vehicle Who Died During Crash On Way To Hospital A 21-year-old man who was shot in the head and neck while sitting in a vehicle in Bridgeport and then died following a crash on the way to the hospital has been identified. Leogiovanni Fernandes Spencer, 21, of Bridgeport, has been identified as the man shot around 9:21 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, when two gunshots were fired on Gem Avenue near Whitney Avenue, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Spencer was shot in the head and neck while seated in a vehicle, and the vehicle's driver fled the scene, attempting to take the victim to the hospital, Jones said.  …
1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls 1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls
1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls Traffic was at a stand-still along Route 208 northbound after a car veered off the roads and into the woods during Thursday. The incident occurred between Russel and Ewing avenues around 5 p.m.  The road reopened about an hour later but drivers reported slow-moving traffic. The victim was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries and the car was removed by a tow truck. Michael Jannicelli also contributed to this story.