Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Multiple-Car Crash Injures 11, Some Severely; Closes Route 1 In Woodbridge Multiple-Car Crash Injures 11, Some Severely; Closes Route 1 In Woodbridge
Multiple-Car Crash Injures 11, Some Severely; Closes Route 1 In Woodbridge At least 11 people were injured including several seriously in a Woodbridge crash Wednesday, authorities said. Several victims were trapped and had to be extracted by firefighters and EMS crews, responding to the intersection of Route 1 and Randolph Avenue, around 12:10 p.m., reports say. At least one crash victim was airlifted by Northstar medevac helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick, reports said. Eastbound lanes of Route remained closed about 3 p.m. as police tried to determine the cause of the crash. Investigators from the Middlesex Co…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Pedestrian, 24, Fatally Injured By Two Cars In Mercer County Central Jersey Pedestrian, 24, Fatally Injured By Two Cars In Mercer County
Central Jersey Pedestrian, 24, Fatally Injured By Two Cars In Mercer County A 24-year-old pedestrian from Piscataway died late Monday after being struck by two vehicles in Mercer County, authorities said. The fatal collision, which closed Route 1 north in West Windsor for about two hours early Tuesday, remains under investigation. The name of the victim -- and the names of two out-of-state drivers -- had not been released. The fatal collision occurred at 11:08 p.m. on Monday on Route 1 near the Princeton Service Center, a West Windsor Police Department spokesman said. One of the drivers is a 43-year-old resident of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, the lieuten…

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by Jon Craig
Newark, NJ
News
Winning Lotto Tickets Sold In Newark, North Brunswick Winning Lotto Tickets Sold In Newark, North Brunswick
Winning Lotto Tickets Sold In Newark, North Brunswick A pair of New Jersey lottery tickets splitting a $273,232 jackpot were sold in Essex and Middlesex counties. The Jersey Cash 5 tickets from last Thursday's drawing were sold at Park Place News in Newark and Circle Exxon on Route 1 in North Brunswick. The winning numbers were 04, 07, 10, 15, and 26 and the XTRA number was 02. The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold. Each winner will take home $136,616.

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Essex County Man, 31, Struck, Killed NYC Motorcyclist In Edison Authorities: Essex County Man, 31, Struck, Killed NYC Motorcyclist In Edison
Authorities: Essex County Man, 31, Struck, Killed NYC Motorcyclist In Edison A 31-year-old driver from Essex County has been charged in connection with the death of a Brooklyn motorcyclist in Edison last month, authorities said. The driver is accused of speeding and driving drunk at the time of the fatal crash.  Roland Q. Lyles, 31, of Orange, was initially arrested and charged on June 27 with aggravated assault following a collision, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan said in a joint statement. Additional charges were lodged against Lyles on Wednesday after the 51-year-old crash victim died on Tuesda…

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Monroe Woman, 81, Dies Of Injuries From 3-Car Crash Monroe Woman, 81, Dies Of Injuries From 3-Car Crash
Monroe Woman, 81, Dies Of Injuries From 3-Car Crash An 81-year-old Monroe Township woman died Sunday from injuries she sustained in a three-car crash on Route 1 in South Brunswick, authorities said. Theresa Dowling succumbed to her injuries Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, South Brunswick police said. Dowling was driving a 2017 Lexus westbound on Henderson Road at 10:47 a.m. Friday when she failed to stop for a red light, police said. Her Lexus entered the intersection and was struck by a 2013 Hyundai, driven northbound by a Somerset woman.The impact sent the Lexus across Route 1, striking a 2016 Chevrolet, polic…

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Drunken Pedestrian Struck By Pickup In Edison Police: Drunken Pedestrian Struck By Pickup In Edison
Police: Drunken Pedestrian Struck By Pickup In Edison A drunken 42-year-old pedestrian was struck and seriously injured by a pickup truck in Edison, authorities said. The victim was trying to cross Route 1 against a green light near Plainfield Avenue when he was struck in the southbound lane at 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Edison police said. A second pedestrian crossed the road safely before fleeing the scene, they said. The victim remained in intensive care at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with head injuries, facial fractures and other broken bones, authorities said. The pickup driver, an 18-year-old New Brunswick…

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by Jon Craig
Newark, NJ
Business
Sears Closing Livingston, New Brunswick Stores Sears Closing Livingston, New Brunswick Stores
Sears Closing Livingston, New Brunswick Stores Liquidation sales are planned for a pair of Sears stores closing soon. The Sears stores at the Livingston Mall and on Route 1 in New Brunswick are expected to close mid-April, a company spokesperson said. "After careful review, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to close the Sears stores in Livingston and New Brunswick," the spokesperson said in a statement.  "We encourage customers to continue shopping on Sears.com for all their product needs."

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
News
Instagram Video Shows Vibrant Victims Moments Before Deadly Woodbridge Crash Instagram Video Shows Vibrant Victims Moments Before Deadly Woodbridge Crash
Instagram Video Shows Vibrant Victims Moments Before Deadly Woodbridge Crash Chilling videos posted to Instagram show the three victims of a late-night Woodbridge crash singing and dancing just moments before they died, the New York Post originally reported. “These are all of my high school friends," said Michaela Powell, who posted the snippets to her Instagram page. "These are the people I grew up with." Powell, 23, and Uchechukw Chukwuma, 24, were passengers in the Nissan Altima driven by Brianna Martinez, 23, which rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Route 1 near Ford Avenue around 11:50 p.m. Friday night, Woodbridge police said. The three graduated from Frank…

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At South Brunswick Hotel, Dozens Reportedly Evacuated Fire Breaks Out At South Brunswick Hotel, Dozens Reportedly Evacuated
Fire Breaks Out At South Brunswick Hotel, Dozens Reportedly Evacuated Firefighters managed to contain to one room a fire that broke out Thursday night at a hotel in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, the Kingston Volunteer Fire Department said.  Firefighters were called to Sonesta Suites, 4225 Rt. 1, shortly after 10 p.m. Arriving firefighters immediately spotted flames in the room, the department said.  At 22:02 on Thursday night December 5, we were dispatched for an automatic fire alarm with a possible fire at the... Posted by Kingston Volunteer Fire Department #1 on Friday, December 6, 2019 The fire was quickly extinguished and guests -…

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by Paul Milo