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…
Livingston Man Dead After Car Crosses Over Median, Crashes On PA Highway, State Police Say Livingston Man Dead After Car Crosses Over Median, Crashes On PA Highway, State Police Say
Livingston Man Dead After Car Crosses Over Median, Crashes On PA Highway, State Police Say A Livingston man was killed in a Pennsylvania crash on I-78, authorities said. Leopold Bautista, 79, was traveling westbound in an Infiniti sedan when it crossed over the grassy center median and hit an eastbound Chrysler sedan in Lower Saucon Township around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Trooper Nathan Branosky said. Bautista was taken to St. Luke's Hospital (Bethlehem Campus), where he was pronounced dead nearly an hour later, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Bautista's death was ruled an accident, the cause being multiple blunt force injuries, the coroner's office sai…
Driver, 37, Killed Head-On By Truck That Crossed Barrier On I-78 In Hunterdon County, NJSP Says Driver, 37, Killed Head-On By Truck That Crossed Barrier On I-78 In Hunterdon County, NJSP Says
Driver, 37, Killed Head-On By Truck That Crossed Barrier On I-78 In Hunterdon County, Njsp Says A 37-year-old New Brunswick man was struck and killed by the driver of a pick-up truck who crossed over the concrete barrier of I-78 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. A Nissan Rogue was headed eastbound when a westbound Ford F-250  drove over the barrier and struck him in Bethlehem Township Wednesday evening, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The trailer being towed by the pick-up became unhitched and overturned across the westbound lanes, according to the trooper. The Nissan driver, Asheesh Bhan, was killed in the 7 p.m. crash near west milepost 9.6, Goez said…
Driver, 37, Killed Head-On By Truck That Crossed Barrier On I-78 In Hunterdon County, NJSP Says Driver, 37, Killed Head-On By Truck That Crossed Barrier On I-78 In Hunterdon County, NJSP Says
Driver, 37, Killed Head-On By Truck That Crossed Barrier On I-78 In Hunterdon County, Njsp Says A 37-year-old New Brunswick man was struck and killed by the driver of a pick-up truck who crossed over the concrete barrier of I-78 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. A Nissan Rogue was headed eastbound when a westbound Ford F-250 drove over the barrier and struck him in Bethlehem Township Wednesday evening, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The trailer being towed by the pick-up became unhitched and overturned across the westbound lanes, according to the trooper. The Nissan driver, Asheesh Bhan, was killed in the 7 p.m. crash near west milepost 9.6, Goez said.&nbs…
Bridges Along I-78 In Bedminster, Bridgewater To Be Replaced Bridges Along I-78 In Bedminster, Bridgewater To Be Replaced
Bridges Along I-78 In Bedminster, Bridgewater To Be Replaced The state Department of Transportation has begun work on replacing four bridges on I-78 in Bridgewater and Bedminster, a project that will take place in stages over the next three years in order to minimize traffic disruption, the agency said in a statement.  The bridges, which DOT said are in poor condition, carry traffic eastbound and westbound over Rt. 202/206 and over Washington Valley Road.  Beginning Monday and continuing weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the right lane ad shoulder westbound near the bridges will be closed for milling and other work. When the work is completed…
Wrong-Way Bedminster Crash Leaves 3 Bayonne Teens Critical Wrong-Way Bedminster Crash Leaves 3 Bayonne Teens Critical
Wrong-Way Bedminster Crash Leaves 3 Bayonne Teens Critical Three 18-year-olds from Bayonne were hospitalized in critical condition following a wrong-way crash in Central Jersey over the weekend, authorities said. A 2002 Toyota Corolla driven by one of them was speeding north on the southbound side of Rattlesnake Bridge Road near I-78 in Bedminster when it struck a concrete bridge abutment shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office and Bedminster police said. All three occupants had to be extricated, they said. Investigators were still trying to determine what happened and why. Anyone who might have witnessed the inci…
Fatal Accident Closes Westbound I-78 In Clinton Fatal Accident Closes Westbound I-78 In Clinton
Fatal Accident Closes Westbound I-78 In Clinton The State Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on I-78 in Hunterdon County Friday.  A car slammed into the back of a truck near mile marker 18.3 in Clinton, State Police said. One person was killed.  The person was not immediately identified.  The westbound lanes in the area were still closed as of about 10:45 a.m., State Police confirmed.  There was an earlier accident in roughly the same area, at around 4 a.m., when a truck overturned. 
Trucker Charged In Crash That Killed Jersey City Couple Headed To Own Wedding Trucker Charged In Crash That Killed Jersey City Couple Headed To Own Wedding
Trucker Charged In Crash That Killed Jersey City Couple Headed To Own Wedding Authorities say a truck driver from California was on his cell phone when he caused a chain-reaction crash on I-78 last year that claimed the lives of a couple headed to their wedding in western Pennsylvania, the Reading (Pa.) Eagle reported Wednesday. Jaspreet S. Chanal, 24, of Fresno, was charged this week with homicide by vehicle, careless driving resulting in death and other offenses. Chanal was traveling on I-78 near Windsor, Pa., on Nov. 14 when he passed signs advising motorists of road work ahead, according to authorities. Because he was distracted, Chahal crashed into the back of …
UPDATE: 'Outstanding' Union Teen Active In ROTC Dies In Car Crash UPDATE: 'Outstanding' Union Teen Active In ROTC Dies In Car Crash
Update: 'Outstanding' Union Teen Active In ROTC Dies In Car Crash A Union High School student who came from a family of firefighters and belonged to the school's junior ROTC program has died,  the New Jersey Veterans Network said Sunday.  According to the State Police, Anthony Steitz,  17, suffered serious injuries in a car crash Saturday night.  He was driving eastbound on I-78 in Watchung around 11:30 p.m. when his sedan  left the roadway and crashed into some trees. No other vehicles were involved, Sgt. Jeff Flynn of the State Police said. The cause of the crash was still under investigation Sunday. Steitz was taken to an ar…
Teen From Union Seriously Injured In I-78 Crash Teen From Union Seriously Injured In I-78 Crash
Teen From Union Seriously Injured In I-78 Crash A 17-year-old from Union suffered serious injuries in a car crash Saturday night, State Police spokesman Sgt. Jeff Flynn said.  UPDATE: Daily Voice has learned he has died from his injuries.  Anthony Steitz was driving eastbound on I-78 in Watchung around 11:30 p.m. when the sedan he was driving left the roadway and crashed into some trees. No other vehicles were involved, Flynn said.  Steitz was taken to an area hospital in serious condition, Flynn said Sunday afternoon. He did not know which hospital Steitz had been taken to.  The cause of the crash was still under i…
Four Charged With Running Drive-Thru For Drugs In Newark Four Charged With Running Drive-Thru For Drugs In Newark
Four Charged With Running Drive-Thru For Drugs In Newark Four men have been indicted on charges they sold drugs to motorists pulling off I-78 in Newark in what authorities described as a "drive-thru," Attorney General for New Jersey Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday.  Authorities also said they seized 13 guns -- including two assault rifles -- as well as large amounts of heroin and cocaine when they arrested Dashon Coleman, 37, of Kearny; and Newark residents Lamon Thomas, 47, Quameer Elamin, 27, and Hashawn Landrum, 39.  The four were arrested in December as part of an eight-month investigation, "Operation Drive-Thru," headed up by State Po…
State Police: Chester Man Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash State Police: Chester Man Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash
State Police: Chester Man Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash A 91-year-old Chester man was killed after hitting the back of a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of I-78, state police said. Albert Knight was headed westbound around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday when his car veered out of the right lane, hitting the truck in pulled over in Warren Township near milepost 38.9, NJ.com reports. Knight was pronounced dead at the scene and the truck driver was not injured, the article says.