Tag: fatal accident
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Teen bicyclist struck, killed by car in Hightstown
A Hightstown teenager died after he was struck by a car while he was riding his bicycle across the street at West Ward Street and Mercer Street in Hightstown, according to the Hightstown Police Department. The boy, 13, was struck by a car driven by an East Windsor Township woman at around 9 p.m. Sept.…
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Police investigating fatal motor vehicle accident that claimed life of Old Bridge woman
Editor’s Note: The initial story said the school bus involved in the accident on Route 18 near Ferry Road was owned by Old Bridge Public Schools. That was later found to be incorrect. The bus is not related to the school district. OLD BRIDGE – It is not known if icy road conditions played…
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Toms River man sentenced to three years in prison for fatally striking a pedestrian in Metuchen
NEW BRUNSWICK – A Toms River man was sentenced to three years in prison for fatally striking a 51-year-old pedestrian in a crosswalk in March, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a release. Paddy Flynn was sentenced before Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Paone sitting in New Brunswick on Sept. 8 to the prison…
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Edison police investigating fatal one-vehicle crash near Frédéric Street
EDISON – Police are continuing to investigate a fatal one-vehicle car crash that occurred this morning, Aug. 17, according to Police Lt. Robert Dudash. The driver, a male, died at the scene. Police are withholding the driver’s name at this time. The incident occurred at 8:48 a.m. on Aug. 17 in the area of Route…
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New Jersey State Police continue to investigate crash that critically injured former Woodbridge mayor and killed his wife
HOLMDEL – Police are continuing to investigate the cause of a single vehicle crash that critically injured a former Woodbridge mayor and killed his wife as they were driving on the Garden State Parkway near PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel last week. Philip Cerria, 85, and his wife Margaret Cerria, 84, of Lakewood,…
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Fatal accident in Edison claims life of 44-year-old Metuchen man
EDISON – Police are investigating an accident on Route 27 south near Vineyard Road where a 44-year-old Metuchen man on an electric bicycle was fatally struck by a tractor trailer, authorities said. Police initially was searching for the tractor trailer with a red cab, which several witnesses observed leaving the scene after…
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Authorities identify motorcyclist killed in Monday accident
The Lawrence Township Police Department announced yesterday that the motorcyclist killed in a motorcycle accident earlier in the week was a 58-year-old Hamilton man named Walter Harris Jr. According to police, Harris’ motorcycle was struck by a car at the intersection of Route 1 and Franklin Corner Road. Officials said Harris was crossing Route 1 from…
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Motorcyclist killed in accident
A motorcyclist was killed early on the morning of Aug. 27 when his motorcycle was struck by a car at the intersection of Route 1 and Franklin Corner Road, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. The motorcyclist was crossing Route 1 from Bakers Basin Road to Franklin Corner Road when a Volkswagen Jetta traveling…
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Jackson man dies from injuries sustained in collision
JACKSON – A resident of Jackson has died from injuries he sustained when his car was struck by an unlicensed motorcyclist who was apparently fleeing from police. On July 27, representatives of the Jackson Police Department notified the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office that Eric Dean Larson, 24, had died from injuries resulting from a July…