Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash 4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash
4 Injured In NJ Transit Bus Crash A bus driver and three passengers were injured when a New Jersey Transit bus was rear-ended in Trenton, authorities said. At 11:21 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, the #601 bus was traveling on Mulberry Street and was slowing down to stop at the railroad crossing next to Route 1 when a vehicle rear-ended the bus, Trenton police said. The four crash victims were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center all for reported back pain, police said. No other serious injuries were reported and the damage to the bus and vehicle was minor, police said. The driver of the vehicle that rear-ended the bus, …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Troopers Name Passenger Killed In Chester County Wreck Troopers Name Passenger Killed In Chester County Wreck
Troopers Name Passenger Killed In Chester County Wreck Officials have named the Chester County woman who was fatally injured in a crash on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 2.  Sandra L. Jenkins of Exton was a passenger in a 2002 Toyota that wrecked on Route 401/Conestoga Road near Moores Road around 1:15 p.m., according to a state police report.  She died from her injuries, the report says.  The driver, 61-year-old Russell Jenkins, was also hurt and treated by Uwchlan Ambulance Corps, troopers said.  The state police report claims he was charged with careless driving, though no case records were available on the state website as o…

SHARE

by Mac Bullock
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Driver Was Going 57 MPH Over Speed Limit In Verona: Police Teen Driver Was Going 57 MPH Over Speed Limit In Verona: Police
Teen Driver Was Going 57 MPH Over Speed Limit In Verona: Police A teenager in Verona was in quite the hurry Thursday morning, Nov. 9. At 7 a.m., a police officer observed a vehicle traveling south on Pompton Avenue at a high rate of speed. The car was clocked at 87 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone, police said. The 17-year-old, who was a probationary driver, was issued summonses for speeding, reckless driving and careless driving, police said

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
School Bus Driver Fell Asleep Before Crashing Into Howell House, No Children On Board: Police School Bus Driver Fell Asleep Before Crashing Into Howell House, No Children On Board: Police
School Bus Driver Fell Asleep Before Crashing Into Howell House, No Children On Board: Police A 22-year-old bus driver is suspected to have fallen asleep at the wheel before crashing into a house in Howell, authorities said. The crash into the side of a house occurred at about 7:15 a.m. on Asbury Road. Lt. Christian Antunez, a Howell Police Department spokesman, said the driver was injured but no children were on board. The driver was later charged with careless driving and not wearing a seatbelt, he said. The driver had just dropped students off at Howell High School, he said. The driver suffered head and facial cuts, he said. There were no injuries to the occupants of the hous…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
'I Don't Know What Happened,' DUI Morris County Woman Tells Cops Moments After Wreck (VIDEO) 'I Don't Know What Happened,' DUI Morris County Woman Tells Cops Moments After Wreck (VIDEO)
'I Don't Know What Happened,' DUI Morris County Woman Tells Cops Moments After Wreck (Video) Police body cam footage shows the DUI arrest of a woman who struck a utility pole in Morris County, claiming that she had swerved to avoid an animal and her tire blew out. The footage posted this week by Drive Thru Tours shows officers arriving to the scene at Diamond Spring Road last Aug. 23, to find 26-year-old Kelly Walsh standing outside of her vehicle. “I don’t know what happened,” Walsh says in the nearly 40-minute clip, noting she had enjoyed several glasses of wine at a friend's house in Boonton in the hours leading up to the accident. "There was a little fox or something that, like…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
DWI Motorcyclist Arrested After Crash With Deer In Sussex County: Cops DWI Motorcyclist Arrested After Crash With Deer In Sussex County: Cops
DWI Motorcyclist Arrested After Crash With Deer In Sussex County: Cops A DWI motorcyclist was cited after a crash with a deer on Friday, Oct. 13 in Sussex County, authorities said. Adam C. Ralli, 32, of Newton, had struck a deer and appeared to be intoxicated when Byram Township police officers arrived on scene at Roseville Road around 10:45 p.m., Byram police said. Ralli failed several field sobriety tests and was arrested and transported to the station where he consented to and failed two breath tests. Ralli was charged with DWI, careless driving, and reckless driving. He was released pending a court date.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Dashcam Footage Shows Near Police Car Crash With 20-Year-Old Who Ran Stop Sign In NJ Dashcam Footage Shows Near Police Car Crash With 20-Year-Old Who Ran Stop Sign In NJ
Dashcam Footage Shows Near Police Car Crash With 20-Year-Old Who Ran Stop Sign In NJ Authorities in New Jersey have released footage of a 20-year-old driver running a stop sign that nearly caused a police car crash and reminding drivers to obey the rules of the road. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 5:17 p.m., a Hackettstown police officer was traveling west on Franklin Street when a Subaru, driven by the 20-year-old male from Allamuchy Township, traveling north on Sharp Street ran the stop sign nearly causing a crash with the police officer’s vehicle, police said. Press Release (10/5/23): Car Runs Stop Sign, Nearly Causes Crash With Police Vehicle On Wednesday, October 4, 2…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD
Hawthorne Bicyclist, 48, Struck By Fair Lawn Driver, 81, Summons Issued: Glen Rock PD An 81-year-old driver from Fair Lawn received a summons after he knocked down a 48-year-old bicyclist from Hawthorne in Glen Rock, authorities said. The victim, meanwhile, was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said weren’t considered life-threatening. The motorist made a left from Pomona Avenue in Fair Lawn onto westbound Harristown Road on the Glen Rock side when his 2007 Volvo struck the bicyclist shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, the chief said. The bicyclist was riding on the side of the road past the Herit…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Monmouth County Man Arrested For DUI Twice In 17 Hours: East Windsor PD Monmouth County Man Arrested For DUI Twice In 17 Hours: East Windsor PD
Monmouth County Man Arrested For DUI Twice In 17 Hours: East Windsor PD A 40-year-old man from Monmouth County was arrested twice on back-to-back days in Mercer County, authorities said. The first arrest happened in the Aldi's parking lot at 440 Route 130 in East Windsor, police said. Timothy Trifiro of Perrineville was found sleeping behind the wheel with his bumper dislodged at about 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, police said. He was charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving. The second incident occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at about 10 a.m. Police said that Trifiro was involved in a crash at the intersection of Route 33 and Lake Drive …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA
Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA A 48-year-old man is facing charges several weeks after a 7-year-old girl fell to her death from the bed of his pickup truck in Montgomery County, authorities said. Andres Marin, 48, of Plymouth Meeting, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle, and related offenses in the Tuesday, Aug. 22 fatality, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The girl and four other neighborhood children, ages 6 to 11, were riding their bikes and scooters outside when they asked Marin, who was a neighbor, to give them a ride in the back of his white 1996 Subaru …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Jersey Shore Car Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Jersey Shore
Car Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Jersey Shore A car smashed into a 7-Eleven shop in Brick Township, authorities said. At 10:24 a.m. on Monday, July 10th, Brick police received a call that a vehicle had crashed into the store located at 1151 Burnt Tavern Road, a one-story, commercial building on the corner of Burnt Tavern Road and Burrsville Road. The driver, 58-year-old Mary O’Brien from Howell, accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake as she was pulling into a parking space in front of the store, police said. There were no injuries sustained in the one-car crash. O’Brien was cited for careless driving, polic…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver, 78, Hospitalized, Summonsed After Paramus Crash Driver, 78, Hospitalized, Summonsed After Paramus Crash
Driver, 78, Hospitalized, Summonsed After Paramus Crash A 78-year-old driver was hospitalized and received a summons after his SUV collided with another vehicle and slammed into a utility pole in Paramus on Sunday. A 10-year-old passenger in the Honda CR-V was treated for facial injuries at the scene of the 5:20 p.m. July 2 crash on Paramus Road across from Fairway Oaks Park. His mother, who was also in the SUV, was uninjured. The driver, who complained of chest pains, was issued a summons for careless driving, police at the scene said. Two adults who were in a Chevy Equinox that was struck by the Honda weren't injured. The Honda CR-V coll…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco