Monthly Archives: July 2020
HILLSIDE TOWNSHIP, NJ – Traffic was delayed on US 22 in Union County on Monday afternoon. An earlier incident combined with construction on US 22 in the westbound lanes near Liberty Avenue delayed drivers in the area, according to the New Jersey 511 traffic information website. Drivers through the area were advised to expect delays […]
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – A pedestrian was struck on Route 1 early on Monday morning. NJ.com reported that the accident happened in the 900 block of Route 1 at about 1:40 a.m. near the intersection with Smith Street. A vehicle traveling north struck the pedestrian in the roadway. Responders found a 50-year-old man with severe injuries […]
ROCKLAND COUNTRY, NY – According to NJ.com, a man from New Jersey was charged with driving while under the influence of drugs after he struck and killed a pedestrian. The 53-year-old Giovanni Bolano was mowing his grass on Lester Drive last Wednesday when the driver veered from the road into his yard, crashing into him. […]
NEW JERSEY – As the state reopens, NJ.com reports that traffic-related deaths are reaching pre-pandemic levels, even with fewer drivers on the road. In May and June, 96 people were killed on New Jersey’s roads. That is well within the typical range for those two months in recent years, although many people are still restricting […]
MAHWAH, NJ (BERGEN COUNTY) – A woman is dead after an apparent drowning in a pool in Bergen County Saturday night, according to an article by the Hackensack Daily Voice. A 55-year-old woman was sitting in a backyard pool in the Rio Vista subdivision, located on Crocker Mansion Drive, at about 9:30 p.m. when her […]
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – A pedestrian was sent to the hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Perth Amboy last night. Local media sources report that the accident happened in the 400 block of Smith Street at about 10:30 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital with serious wounds but […]
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP, NJ – The driver in Thursday’s fatal motorcycle accident is accused of driving while intoxicated and is facing a charge of vehicular homicide. According to NJ.com, the driver, Sayreville man Jack Piatek, 27, was allegedly intoxicated when the late-night accident occurred. He has been issued summonses that include a DUI and has […]
NEWARK, NJ – Two women were taken to the hospital after a hit-and-run accident in the South Ward early this morning. According to local news sources, the accident happened just before 4 a.m. near the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Murray Street when the victims crashed their car into a pole. Another vehicle collided with […]
STAFFORD, NJ – A woman was sent to the hospital after a boating accident at Jersey Shore early this morning, according to NJ.com. The accident happened at about 2 a.m. in the Manahawkin Bay, off the coast of Stafford, when the victim accidentally ran her boat aground. The victim hit her head on the boat, […]
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP, NJ – A woman died after being ejected from the back of a motorcycle in an accident that also injured its driver. The Atlantic Daily Voice reports that the accident happened near Industrial Drive on Route 35 in Old Bridge at around 11:50 p.m. Thursday. The unidentified female passenger was ejected from […]
