SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Witnesses In Hunterdon County Crash That Seriously Injured 3 SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Witnesses In Hunterdon County Crash That Seriously Injured 3
SEE Anything? Police Seek Witnesses In Hunterdon County Crash That Seriously Injured 3 Police in Hunterdon County are seeking witnesses after a Morris County woman and two passengers were hospitalized with serious injuries in a crash on Route 523. Diego Gonzalez-Destefan, 25, was driving a Mercury Sable east on Stanton Road when he drifted out of his lane and crossed over Route 523 without stopping at the stop sign last Friday shortly before 6:40 a.m., Readington Township Police said. Gonzalez-Destefan, of Hampton, collided with Lisa Coston, 52, who was driving south on Route 523, police said. Coston, of Netcong, was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center for treatment of injurie…
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…
Police: Warren County Woman Hospitalized After Swerving Off Route 31, Crashing Into Tree Police: Warren County Woman Hospitalized After Swerving Off Route 31, Crashing Into Tree
Police: Warren County Woman Hospitalized After Swerving Off Route 31, Crashing Into Tree A Warren County woman was hospitalized after she swerved off Route 31 in Warren County and slammed into a tree Tuesday morning, authorities said. Denise Drukker, 55, of Liberty Township, was driving a 2018 brown Dodge Ram 150 pickup truck in the left lane of Route 31 south in Oxford Township when she swerved into the right lane, up an embankment and into a tree just before 10:40 a.m., Washington Township Police Lt. John Kaufmann said. Emergency crews extricated Drukker from the truck before taking her to St. Luke’s Warren Campus for treatment of unspecified injuries, authorities said. The …
UPDATE: Raccoon That Attacked Elderly Man In Hunterdon County Park Tests Rabies Positive UPDATE: Raccoon That Attacked Elderly Man In Hunterdon County Park Tests Rabies Positive
Update: Raccoon That Attacked Elderly Man In Hunterdon County Park Tests Rabies Positive The raccoon that attacked a 79-year-old man in a Hunterdon County park over the weekend tested positive for rabies, authorities said. The animal attacked the man at Christie Hoffman Farm Park in Tewksbury around 7 p.m. Friday, police said. Tewksbury Township police urge anyone who may have come into contact with the raccoon to notify their primary care physician or the Hunterdon Medical Center Emergency Room to discuss concerns and treatment options. Residents are also reminded to avoid picking up stray animals and to vaccinate pets against the virus. “Rabies is a deadly disease caused by…
Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist
Farm Tractor Kills Wrong-Way Warren County Motorcyclist A wrong-way Phillipsburg motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the hospital after being struck by a farm tractor in Washington, reports say. A motorcyclist traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 57 was struck by a John Deere tractor towing a P-7000 corn planter just before 7 p.m. May 13 in Washington Borough, WRNJ reports. The tractor was headed westbound on Route 57. The motorcyclist, a 55-year-old man from Phillipsburg, transported to Hunterdon Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation.
3 Airlifted In Wrong-Way Hunterdon County Weekend Crash 3 Airlifted In Wrong-Way Hunterdon County Weekend Crash
3 Airlifted In Wrong-Way Hunterdon County Weekend Crash Three people were flown to the hospital with serious injuries following a wrong-way crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. A 51-year-old woman from Bethlehem, PA, was headed east in the westbound lanes of I-78 near milepost 13.8 in Union Township when she sideswiped a pickup truck just before 2 a.m. Sunday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The woman -- behind the wheel of a Hyundai Sonata -- then a sedan head-on, throwing two passengers from the vehicle, Goez said. The passengers -- a 16-year-old boy and 25-year-old man both from Allentown, PA -- and the driv…
NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations
NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations #KNUCKLEHEADS (UPDATE): They come in all ages: Today’s collection of New Jerseyans accused of committing COVID-related crimes includes a 16-year-old girl who deliberately coughed on another Wegmans customer more than three times her age and a 54-year-old musician playing Pink Floyd covers for a crowd gathered on his lawn. Here's the latest list: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/mercer/police-fire/and-the-band-played-on-knucklehead-coronavirus-crimes-continue-nj-authorities-report/786183/ FROM SATURDAY (APRIL 4): With growing numbers of violators getting more brazen, police in New Jersey ha…
Local Students Donate PPE To Hunterdon Medical Center Local Students Donate PPE To Hunterdon Medical Center
Local Students Donate PPE To Hunterdon Medical Center One high school in Hunterdon County has donated several boxes of gloves and more than 1,600 surgical masks to a local medical center in the last week alone, reports say. Hunterdon Medical Center received 45 boxes of gloves and approximately 1,600 surgical masks from Hunterdon Central High School, where they had been stored as surplus supples from health offices throughout the district. The PPE supplies come as part of a statewide movement to donate critical medical gear to facilities in need. “Our community always comes together to face challenges,” said Hunterdon Central Superintendent Je…
HEROES: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire HEROES: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire
Heroes: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire A police officer and fire chief ran into a burning Clinton Township apartment to rescue a resident who told first responders he couldn't make it out on his own, authorities said. Annandale Fire Chief Chris Sloss and Clinton Township Patrol Officer Frank Praino removed the homeowner from the burning unit at the Beaverbrook condo development on St. Andrews Lane around 10 a.m. Sunday, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim was taken to the Hunterdon Medical Center and treated for burns and smoke inhalation, local fire officials said. The fire was contained to…
Warren County Teen Injured In Hunterdon Rollover Crash, Police Say Warren County Teen Injured In Hunterdon Rollover Crash, Police Say
Warren County Teen Injured In Hunterdon Rollover Crash, Police Say A 17-year-old male from Washington sustained minor injuries in a Lebanon rollover accident, authorities said. Police responded to Route 31 north of Rocky Run Road around 9:15 Wednesday night where the 2002 Chevy Malibu had overturned, NJ.com reports. The driver was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center by Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department EMS with minor injuries, Lebanon police said. The crash is under investigation, however local police suspect rainy conditions may have been a contributing factor, NJ.com says.
Randolph Man, 19, Charged With Grandfather's Murder Randolph Man, 19, Charged With Grandfather's Murder
Randolph Man, 19, Charged With Grandfather's Murder A 19-year-old Randolph man was in connection with the death of his grandfather, authorities announced. Roger R. Love, 86, died of injuries sustained in a Bethlehem assault involving his grandson, Justin A. Love, while being taken to Hunterdon Medical Center Monday, Acting Prosecutor Michael Williams said in a joint statement with state police. After a brief struggle with police, the younger Love was arrested and charged with resisting arrest, aggravated assault on his grandfather and a law enforcement officer.  Following his grandfather's death, Love was charged with mu…